Government
Appeal Court finds Cape Town’s emergency housing programme is not unconstitutional
Although it overturned the High Court ruling, the SCA granted the same relief
Law | 6 February 2023
Home Affairs accused of violating children’s rights
The department has refused to register dozens of children in Musina in cases where one of their parents is undocumented
News | 2 February 2023
Mantashe’s axing of Peter Becker was unconstitutional, rules court
Becker served on the National Nuclear Regulatory Board
Law | 20 January 2023
Court rules on unwed fathers
Judge says regulation on registration of unwed fathers without documents on children’s birth certificates is “irrational” and unconstitutional
Law | 16 January 2023
Nearly R2 billion for apartheid reparations is unspent
The President’s Fund is growing as apartheid’s victims wait
By Daniel Steyn
News | 12 December 2022
Sex workers tell minister police rape, rob and abuse them
Bill to decriminalise sex work released
Brief | 9 December 2022
Domestic workers urge Ramaphosa to sign compensation bill into law
The legislation was sent to the president more than two months ago
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 2 December 2022
Why is government taking so long to finalise water standards?
Much needed legislation has not moved since 2017. It’s up to us, the public, to put pressure on our elected leaders to finish the job.
Opinion | 18 November 2022
Protesters sleep outside Constitutional Court, demanding apartheid reparations
More than 150 people have been braving the weather for weeks
News | 15 November 2022