Ministry Of Justice
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Rape law challenge driven by emotion, ego – justice ministry
The department is opposing a bid to declare unconstitutional the defence a rape accused can use — that they believed the victim had consented
Salie-Hlophe accuses Goliath of lying and racism
In response to Goliath’s gross misconduct complaint, Salie-Hlophe says Goliath has ‘an unhealthy obsession with my marriage’
Masutha disputes Bloomberg Abrahams article
The Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services wants to set the record straight on Minister Michael Masutha’s quoted words in a Bloomberg article
UN human rights office in Angola to close
The United Nations will close its human rights office in Angola after the authorities there withdrew their cooperation, the office of the high commissioner said on Friday. Angola…
Zille accuses Public Protector of abuse of office
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Helen Zille has accused the Public Protector of abusing his office for party political purposes in attacking DA MP Mike Waters. She declared that…
Zimbabwe spends trillions on new Parliament
The Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has been allocated Z-trillion in the 2008 national budget for the construction of the new Parliament building, the Herald…
Thousands of Sudanese to return from Ethiopia in 2008
Close to 30 000 Southern Sudanese who fled the country’s 21-year north-south war are to return home from camps in neighbouring Ethiopia during 2008 as part of an agreement…
Call for better complaint mechanism for judges
The Ministry of Justice needs to speed up the formation of an appropriate complaints mechanism dealing with judges, the National Association of Democratic Lawyers said on…