Articles for Tania Broughton
Magistrate becomes witness in his own matter
Interpol insisting on an interview forces magistrate to recuse himself from an extradition case
Law | 1 November 2024
Treasury defends SRD grant regulations
The Institute of Economic Justice is challenging regulations for the Social Relief of Distress grant which it says are unconstitutional.
Law | 31 October 2024
Court bid to declare social grant regulations unconstitutional
About 8-million people are being denied the R370 SRD grant according to the Institute for Economic Justice
Law | 29 October 2024
Lottery board vindicated by legal opinion
The National Lotteries Commission was correct to return money to Treasury
Parliament | 24 October 2024
Concourt showdown on copyright bill
The court will hear two applications relating to copyright and the rights of blind people to convert works into accessible formats
Law | 23 October 2024
Court bid to decriminalise sex work
The laws “have not deterred … the selling or buying of sex … and are not rationally capable of doing so. They merely create greater stigma and vulnerability among sex workers and violate their rights.”
Law | 10 October 2024
Blind SA says Ramaphosa is shirking his constitutional obligations
Legal action taken to compel the President to sign the Copyright Amendment Bill into law
Law | 10 October 2024
Minister of Police must pay damages to teacher for unlawful arrest
The teacher was arrested for domestic violence and held in custody for a weekend
Law | 27 September 2024
Court sets aside conviction in dagga case
The magistrate had relied on a section of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act that was declared unconstitutional almost 30 years ago
Law | 19 September 2024