Human Rights
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
Why I donate money to Ukraine
South Africa’s failure to support the United Nations resolution calling for Russia to withdraw from Ukraine was a low-point in our foreign policy.
Opinion | 1 July 2022
Court action to stop immigrants being denied life-saving healthcare
Two-year-old Zimbabwean boy died after state hospital denied him treatment because his mother had no birth certificate
Law | 30 June 2022
Marriages under Islamic law given legal status
Women who divorced under Sharia were often left destitute and powerless to enforce maintenance and protect the rights of their children
Law | 29 June 2022
Endless court postponements deny justice to poor people
Trial of protesters arrested in Lenasia drags on for six years and counting
By Sithuthukile Mkhize and Thandeka Kathi
Opinion | 29 June 2022