Judge Makhubele racks up legal fees in excess of R3-million
Judicial Conduct Tribunal into her alleged misconduct adjourns until January
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Kariega parents battle to keep “beacon of hope” farm school
The education department wants to close Amanzi Primary School because it only has 114 learners
Durban residents dumped for 2010 world cup stage protest
They were told in 2009 their temporary accommodation was only for six months
Carnival brings “joy and fun” to Orange Farm
The theme was Revival of Ubuntu
A judge found that a man did not intend to rape his girlfriend. The Supreme Court of Appeal will hear the case this week
“What we are left with is a high level of impunity for sexual violence that affects a large segment of women in South Africa.”
Pro-Israel protest disrupted in Cape Town
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis calls for tolerance, emphasises right to protest and condemns threat against Jewish school
Tens of thousands march through Cape Town in solidarity with Palestinians
Call for Western Cape government to stand with Palestine as it has with Ukraine
Zimbabwe allow application dismissed: no need for it, say judges
Permit holders protected until at least June 2024
Expelled NUMSA members start rival union
Metal Mining and Allied Workers Unions of South Africa (MMAWUSA) holds inaugural press briefing
Barber assaulted by police officers in full view of CCTV
Video shows Juma Igiranieza being beaten up at his workplace
70 Small-scale Musina farmers face eviction
The municipality wants the land for a new township
Women farm workers demand meeting with Minister of Agriculture
Women on Farms Project marched to Parliament on Wednesday
Protection racket halts toilet cleaning in Khayelitsha
Service provider withdrew after threats at gunpoint and extortion attempts
Mitchells Plain residents refuse to accept Langa rail occupiers as neighbours
“Try to understand our plight and our current living conditions” says Langa rail occupier
Parents in tears over terrible conditions at school for disabled kids
Eastern Cape education department sends task team to investigate
Hundreds of RDP houses illegally occupied in Randfontein
The occupation of more than 360 houses was sparked by allegations of corruption at the housing project
How to steal a railway line and stay out of jail
Legal manoeuvres have stalled the case against former PRASA acting CEO Mthuthuzeli Swartz and businessman Syed Mohiudeen
Help free up government buildings for women’s shelters, MPs urged
Commission on Gender Equality report has harsh words for police
Prisoner computer ban struck down
Correctional Services has 12 months to revise the current policy
Vigils held in Cape Town for Gaza war
People gathered at Parliament and at the University of Cape Town to express solidarity with Palestine
South Africa’s Constitutional Court is failing to deliver judgments on time
And its website is out-of-date and poorly maintained
It’s “Toad versus Road” in the Western Cape High Court
Environmentalists challenge road extension that threatens endangered Western Leopard Toads
Nandipha Magudumana’s latest bail attempt fails
It was another legal setback for Nandipha Magudumana on Tuesday when she failed to convince a judge that she should be granted bail. Magudamana had approached the Bloemfontein High Court in an appeal against a ruling in September this year against a decision by Magistrate Estelle de Lange to deny her bail. On Tuesday, Acting …
Police brutality is a gigantic problem. Here’s how to change the law to fix it
But amending the law will not be enough. Police leadership must commit to addressing brutality.