Law
Asylum seeker wins right to marry
The Supreme Court of Appeal has declared Home Affairs’s prohibition on asylum seekers marrying unconstitutional
Law | 21 October 2019
JSC dismisses complaint by Judge Makhubele against Judge Tuchten
Ruling vindicates Tuchten’s judgment that raised serious questions about Makhubele’s conduct at PRASA
By Drew Wayland
Law | 9 October 2019
Court victory for transgender prisoners
Judge rules that Jade September must be allowed to live as a woman
Law | 30 September 2019
Debt: Can you be charged more in interest than your original loan?
Understanding the complicated in duplum rule
Law | 30 September 2019
Constitutional Court to rule on “common purpose” in rape cases
Can an accused be convicted of rape for being part of a group with a common intent to rape?
Law | 26 September 2019
Concourt orders Minister of Police to pay R300,000 for wrongful arrest
Judges reaffirm right of accused to be brought to court within 48 hours
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 25 September 2019
Homeless people ask judge to find Dan Plato and JP Smith in contempt of court
They allege that City of Cape Town officials have confiscated their private property in violation of a court order
Law | 20 September 2019
Glebelands witness denies involvement in murder
Trial adjourned to next year
Law | 20 September 2019
Parents can’t spank their children, Constitutional Court says
The same conduct by someone other than a parent towards the same child would be indefensible assault
By Zoë Postman
Law | 18 September 2019