Law
Decision on disputed Sea Point property expected in 2020
“The applicants’ rights and the state’s obligations are two sides of the same coin”
Law | 29 November 2019
Phyllis Jowell Jewish Day School promises some affordable housing on Tafelberg site
But social housing won’t work, says school’s advocate
Law | 28 November 2019
Judges question province’s argument in Tafelberg case
No social housing has been built in the inner city, says judge
Law | 27 November 2019
Court case on future of Sea Point property begins
Western Cape government wants Tafelberg to be sold to a private school, while housing activists want it to be used for affordable housing
Law | 25 November 2019
No lawyers and no bail: Refugees on trial for trespassing
They occupied the UNHCR offices in Pretoria, demanding resettlement to a third country
By Elna Schütz
Law | 19 November 2019
Asylum seeker appeals hospital decision to stop dialysis
Alem Bazabe Ereselo was deemed ineligible for a kidney transplant because of her refugee status
Law | 19 November 2019
Heated debate over which court should hear farm worker case
Judge expected to rule next week on whether Oak Valley case will be heard in Labour or Equality Court
By Tariro Washinyira and GroundUp Staff
Law | 8 November 2019
Ethiopian woman fights for dialysis
Fundraising campaign started to help her get treatment in the private sector
By Zoë Postman
Law | 5 November 2019
Concourt rules apartheid intimidation legislation unconstitutional
1982 law criminalised free speech
By Zoë Postman
Law | 22 October 2019