Law
Day 5: Psychologist describes suffering of drowned boy’s family
Mother distant and withdrawn, battles with ongoing sadness and depression
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 17 November 2017
Victory for community organisations in Mining Charter battle
Chamber of Mines fails to block activists from taking part in upcoming court case
Law | 17 November 2017
Day 4: State claims family wants to get rich out of Michael Komape’s death
SECTION27 accuses state lawyer and Department of Education of attempting to trivialise the family’s suffering
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 16 November 2017
Day 3: Pathologist describes finding faeces in child’s lungs
Michael Komape’s sister breaks down in court
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 15 November 2017
Day 2: State attempts to discredit parents in Michael Komape trial
Advocate asks if death of five-year-old who drowned in toilet was any different from death by sickness or car accident
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 14 November 2017
Court bid to lift time limit on sex crimes
Constitutional Court hearing application today
Law | 14 November 2017
Day 1: Mother tells court how she found her son dead in school toilet
First day in damages trial of the death of Michael Komape
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 13 November 2017
Preview: Parents of drowned child seek justice
Michael Komape died in a toilet at school. Now James and Rosina Komape are going to court to compel the state to provide decent sanitation to schools across Limpopo.
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 12 November 2017
Tokyo Sexwale’s report frustrates Palestinian hopes
FIFA allowed off the hook by struggle veteran’s failure to take legally correct and just stand on Israeli occupation
By Daniel Sher
Law | 10 November 2017