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Helping someone to die: what the law currently says

Campaigners for assisted dying still have some way to go to achieve their goal

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Law | 4 May 2017

Court orders senior municipal managers to pay costs out of their own pocket

Judgment should worry state employees who make incompetent decisions

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Law | 3 May 2017

Energy Minister says government may appeal nuclear judgment

Mmamoloko Kubayi acknowledges serious problems in her department

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Brief | 2 May 2017

Judge to visit Grootkraal school before reaching verdict

Decision in eviction case not expected for some time

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Law | 13 April 2017

Court asked to tell government to consider expropriating land near Cango Caves

Battle over future of Grootkraal community enters second day

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Law | 12 April 2017

Bromwell street residents apply for judge’s recusal

They describe Leslie Weinkove’s conduct as “grossly negligent” and “incompatible with or unbecoming the holding of judicial office”

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News | 5 April 2017

Court strikes blow against quackery

Dr Hugh Brathwaite falsely claimed that his product could prevent HIV transmission

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Law | 16 March 2017

Russian nuclear deal places massive liability on South Africans

The country would be liable for any accident transporting nuclear material from Vladivostok to Qatar for instance

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Law | 24 February 2017

Russian deal has far-reaching financial implications, says Earthlife lawyer

Agreement doesn’t mean nuclear reactors about to be built, argues state

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Law | 23 February 2017

Environment officials searched mine with unlawful warrant, argues mine lawyer

Search was conducted after controversial Australian-owned West Coast mine, Tormin, allegedly caused a cliff to collapse

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Law | 23 February 2017

“Vanished”: Robertson Abattoir court settlement goes missing

No record of dismissed workers’ agreement in court file

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Law | 23 February 2017

Court hears why nuclear deal should be stopped

“We had the arms deal, we had Nkandla … it’s not the majority of South Africans that will benefit from this deal,” says activist

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Law | 22 February 2017

Tormin made false claims, court hears

“Independent” consultant was in fact an employee

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Law | 22 February 2017

How our Constitution views animals

Court says “animals are sentient beings” capable of suffering and pain

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Law | 22 February 2017

Mining company tells court there’s no evidence it caused cliff to collapse

Environmental authority was “gunning for it”, claims Tormin

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Law | 21 February 2017