Law
Police negligence case before Constitutional Court
Rape survivor argues police did not investigate properly
Law | 8 February 2021
Essential worker fired for not working during level 5 lockdown reinstated
CCMA says company failed to even entertain her offer of taking unpaid leave
Law | 5 February 2021
Judges told to apologise for taking too long over judgments
“We are unanimous that the gravity of their misconduct demands that we impose a sanction,” says Judicial Services Commission
Law | 18 January 2021
Court upholds new charge against Zimbabwean journalist
Hopewell Chin’ono was arrested along with two others for speaking out against police brutality on social media
Law | 13 January 2021
Corporal punishment: Two mothers take teachers’ organisation to court
Teachers who admitted to beatings receive “shockingly lenient” sentences
Law | 13 January 2021
Court setback for Special Investigating Unit’s bid to recover money
The unit claimed that the state attorney had not done its job properly in a medical negligence case
Law | 10 December 2020
Supreme Court tears into KZN judge
Four-year delay in delivering judgment was “an unconscionable dereliction of duty”
Law | 9 December 2020
Concourt gives prison watchdog more independence
But the CEO of the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services can still be disciplined by the Justice Department
Law | 7 December 2020
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