Human Rights

Government officials cannot hide behind the sub judice rule

It’s not an excuse for failing to answer difficult questions

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Law | 14 October 2022

Couple challenges law on maternity leave

Both parents should be entitled to the same leave when a baby is born, argues Polokwane couple

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Law | 26 September 2022

Evicted “park dwellers” seek damages from City of Johannesburg

“I was treated as a nuisance and not a human being”

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Law | 14 September 2022

Police minister ordered to pay R400,000 after unlawful arrest and detention

Johannes Claassens was locked up in filthy cells for three days on trumped-up charges

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Law | 17 August 2022

Traders at the historic Salt River Market will be excluded from new City development

“This is our livelihood, my bread and butter” says trader

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News | 17 August 2022

Two people killed as Tembisa brought to a standstill by protests

Ekurhuleni mayor believes protest is aimed at making the township “ungovernable” for the DA-led coalition

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Brief | 1 August 2022

Cape Town law enforcement officer on trial for murder next month

The officer is charged with shooting dead a homeless man, Dumisani Joxo, in January

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Brief | 29 July 2022

New court challenge to decision to scrap Zimbabwean permits

The Zimbabwean Immigration Federation seeks to defend the rights of Zimbabweans living in South Africa

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Law | 28 July 2022

Murder victim’s friend storms out of Khayelitsha court as case is postponed yet again

Trial of man accused of killing Phelokazi Mqathanya postponed for sixth time since May

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Brief | 22 July 2022