Law
Scathing judgment against Ekurhuleni municipality for 17-year housing delay
Court orders that homes must be built by end of year
Law | 18 January 2018
Court victory for victims of Mooiriver fire
Mpofana Municipality must provide accommodation before it can evict residents living in hall
Law | 21 December 2017
Accused acquitted in high profile Khayelitsha murder case
Sinoxolo Mafevuka was murdered when she went to the toilet at night
By Chumile Sali
Law | 19 December 2017
Court frees man convicted of murder because of incomplete trial record
Judgment will put pressure on lower courts to get their record-keeping right
Law | 15 December 2017
Historical land battle decided in Constitutional Court
Xhosa community wins right to land, but settler descendants will not lose everything
Law | 14 December 2017
Cape Town’s sluggish judges
One judge has six judgments outstanding for more than a year
Law | 7 December 2017
Victory for women in polygamous marriages
Constitutional Court recognises their property rights
Law | 7 December 2017
Court rules in favour of mother tongue education
Bursary scheme favours student teachers from rural areas
Law | 6 December 2017
Don’t separate husbands and wives in shelters, says court
Residents of shelters have rights to privacy and dignity, Constitutional Court finds
Law | 5 December 2017