Activists demand affordable housing in Johannesburg inner city
Some landlords increased rent in some buildings by 200% during the hard lockdown, says activist
By Zoë Postman
News | 2 December 2020
Apartheid-era crime of incitement declared unconstitutional
Law used to charge Julius Malema infringes freedom of expression
Law | 30 November 2020
Transport employees face retrenchment three months after court victory
In August, the Constitutional Court ordered that 66 workers be insourced by the Road Traffic Management Corporation
By Zoë Postman
News | 25 November 2020
In damning judgment, court calls for Road Accident Fund to be liquidated
RAF officials and attorneys told Judge Denise Fisher that cases were settled, but she smelt a rat
Law | 17 November 2020
300 people have been living in shipping containers for 10 years
Homes built for Soweto hostel residents in 2010 will have to be demolished and rebuilt
By Mosa Damane
News | 17 November 2020
Can you smoke dagga before work?
A CCMA ruling suggests you can so long as it doesn’t impair your performance
Law | 2 November 2020
Snaking queue for Covid grants in Soweto
“I heard the government extended the grant for three months, but I am still waiting for my first payment to be approved”
By Mosa Damane
News | 22 October 2020
Housing protest after Gauteng “delivers nothing” on 2018 promise
Protesters want to know what happened to the Rapid Land Release Program
By Zoë Postman
News | 22 October 2020
Extinction Rebellion picket Standard Bank over oil pipeline finance
Protesters say the bank is contradicting its endorsement of the Paris Climate Agreement
By Zoë Postman
Brief | 9 October 2020