Human Rights
Evicted “park dwellers” seek damages from City of Johannesburg
“I was treated as a nuisance and not a human being”
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
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
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
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
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
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
Brief | 22 July 2022
High Court rebukes City of Cape Town for Covid evictions
City wrongly applied the remedy of “counter spoliation” to demolish shacks, judges rule
Law | 19 July 2022
Hundreds of organisations swear to defend constitutional democracy
Gauteng meeting of activists condemns “corrupt forces in our society that are opposed to democratic rule”
News | 5 July 2022