Law
High Court suspends measures against asylum seekers
The provisions left many asylum seekers vulnerable to being deported to countries where they would face persecution or threats to their lives
Law | 2 December 2020
Apartheid-era crime of incitement declared unconstitutional
Law used to charge Julius Malema infringes freedom of expression
Law | 30 November 2020
Granny was the “true parent”, court rules in inheritance case
Child’s grandmother will share in child’s R15-million estate, not his father
Law | 25 November 2020
Crucial case on legality of shack demolitions starts
Judges will rule whether a court order must be sought in all cases
Law | 24 November 2020
Constitutional Court victory for domestic workers
They are now covered for claims for work-related injuries, illnesses and death retrospectively to 27 April 1994
Law | 19 November 2020
Judge in Woodstock eviction case concerned about “spatial apartheid”
Atlantis was going to be a hub, said Judge Sher, but now “people are stuck out there with great unemployment and social problems”
By James Stent
Law | 18 November 2020
In damning judgment, court calls for Road Accident Fund to be liquidated
RAF officials and attorneys told Judge Denise Fisher that cases were settled, but she smelt a rat
Law | 17 November 2020
Bromwell Street: Residents want emergency accommodation near city
City argued that providing social or temporary housing in the inner city would take time
By James Stent
Law | 17 November 2020
Court warns government against short cut tender processes
Judge says it was illegal to use settlement agreements to avoid tender procurement laws
Law | 13 November 2020