Rail regulator CEO suffers court defeat: company secretary must be reinstated
Leave to appeal Labour Court judgment dismissed
By James Stent
Brief | 15 April 2021
Concourt rules that marriage act oppressing thousands of women is unconstitutional
The court upheld a ruling that marriages under the old Black Administration Act be made in community of property by default
Law | 15 April 2021
Commuters stranded after taxi owner gunned down in Gqeberha
Taxi association says murder has nothing to do with its route operations
Brief | 15 April 2021
Judge President’s gripe with lawyers leads to High Court impasse
Limpopo judge’s statement that lawyers are trying to “capture” the court prompts concern from other judges
News | 15 April 2021
“We cannot escape the smell”: Women have to clear away sewage before they can do their laundry
Toilets overflowing since June last year, but eThekwini municipality says blockages are caused by foreign objects
News | 15 April 2021
Neighbour pays rent for family, saving them from eviction … for now
Couple lost their jobs at the start of the Covid-19 lockdown and have not been able to find permanent work since
News | 15 April 2021
No water in Qwaqwa villages since 2018
Villagers battle to access water, yet government says R220 million supply project is far advanced
News | 14 April 2021
SASSA on target to clear Western Cape disability grant backlog, agency says
Only 10,000 people still need assessments, SASSA says, but Black Sash is sceptical
By Liezl Human
News | 14 April 2021
Students unable to pay rent sleep outside college gates
“Getting education in this country is still a challenge and it won’t be better anytime soon”
Brief | 14 April 2021