Train station burnt and railway lines sabotaged
Attack on Metrorail infrastructure coincides with termination of security contracts
Brief | 19 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
The difficult life of Marikana sex workers
Working on an open plot, the women are often raped or robbed
News | 18 November 2019
Inmate alleging torture at Leeuwkop disputes psychiatrist’s report
The court case will resume on 11 May 2020
By Zoë Postman
News | 15 November 2019
Prisoner alleging torture at Leeuwkop sticks to his story under cross-examiniation
“What I’m telling the court today is what happened”
By Zoë Postman
News | 14 November 2019
Leeuwkop prisoner says officials gave him electric shocks in showers
“You feel like you can die”
By Zoë Postman
News | 12 November 2019
Former inmate tells court he thought of killing himself after prison beating
Xolani Zulu is one of five current and former inmates suing the state for alleged assault and torture
By Zoë Postman
News | 7 November 2019
Prison inmate tells court about beating at Leeuwkop prison
Xolani Zulu is among five inmates suing Correctional Services
By Zoë Postman
News | 6 November 2019