Court error causes years of delay in prisoner’s appeal
Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services received 2,244 complaints from prisoners appealing their sentences. KZN accounted for nearly half of these.
News | 16 October 2023
Court showdown over Cape Flats evictions
“We are not here because we want to be here. We are here because we need homes.”
News | 16 October 2023
March in Cape Town in support of Gaza as Israel orders evacuation
Official death toll rises to 3,000 - over 1,200 Israelis and about 1,800 Palestinians - as violence escalates
Text by Matthew Hirsch and Nathan Geffen. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 13 October 2023
KZN teachers march for safety at schools
“Some of our colleagues have been brutally murdered while at the workplace”
Brief | 13 October 2023
eThekwini land occupiers claim officials attacked them without warning
The municipality claims it faced violent resistance when it was carrying out shack demolitions
News | 13 October 2023
Animal clinic staff beaten and robbed at gunpoint
Mdzananda staff were busy building a fence for Khayelitsha residents who wanted to adopt a dog
Brief | 13 October 2023
How complaints against judges are handled needs to change
The Judicial Service Commission’s failings threaten judicial accountability and independence
Judith February, Chris Oxtoby, Mbekezeli Benjamin, Joe Mayson, Luthando Vilakazi, Nomfundo Ramalekana and Jenna Maujean
Opinion | 13 October 2023
Every Saturday this small shack turns into a vibrant children’s book club
Philippi resident Sindeka Mandoyi started the Chosi-chosi book club in 2019 to share her passion for reading
News | 13 October 2023
People living with disabilities march to Musina municipality for services and jobs
“The municipality has no heart for disabled people” says mother with three disabled children
Brief | 12 October 2023