Law

Apex court to hear landmark case on “consent” in sexual offences

The Embrace Project wants the Constitutional Court to confirm a high court ruling that found provisions in the Sexual Offences Act unconstitutional

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News | 22 September 2025

Legal Aid helps scores of people, mostly pensioners, for free in Wills Week

The Master of the High Court estimates that more than 70% of working South Africans do not have wills

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News | 20 September 2025

Kunene committed hate speech by calling Malema a cockroach, court rules

The word has “genocidal connotations”

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Law | 5 August 2025

After a decades-long struggle and a court order, Primrose Modisane finally has a birth certificate

Stateless since birth, she was called a “border hopper” by Home Affairs officials

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Law | 5 August 2025

Court finds Cape Town lawyer guilty of slashing neighbour’s tyres

But magistrate did not rule on whether it was racially motivated

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News | 8 July 2025

South African law is failing gig workers

These workers don’t get paid leave and they can be dismissed arbitrarily

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Opinion | 10 June 2025

Chris Hani mayor sues SANCO leader for defamation

Lusanda Sizani says statements made during a protest were “unreasonable”

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Brief | 28 May 2025

Mediation will unclog court backlog

There are far too many cases in which the litigants don’t know what they want the judge to decide

Judge Stuart Wilson

Opinion | 17 May 2025

Gayton McKenzie ruling against News24 overturned - mostly

In January the Press Ombud ruled against a story on the sports minister’s Olympic jaunt. That finding has now been largely overturned.

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Law | 25 April 2025

Short thrift for law firm’s complaint against Sunday Times

Newspaper dealt fairly with union’s complaint to legal watchdog about their attorneys’ billing

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Law | 24 April 2025

The Expropriation Act: We are focusing on the wrong questions

The shrill debate is a distraction from the real issue

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Opinion | 28 February 2025

How African countries can turn away from the death penalty

A dozen countries on the continent still execute and most still have the death penalty in law, if not in practice

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Law | 27 February 2025

Judge fights to clear her name

Johannesburg High Court Judge Denise Fisher says she acted lawfully and in line with the Constitution

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Law | 11 February 2025

Gauteng Department of Social Development admits it did not comply with court orders

Administrative failures continue to plague the department

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News | 28 January 2025

Explosive court ruling on SRD grant

Government ordered to “progressively increase” the grant and income threshold, and allow in-person applications

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News | 24 January 2025

Our justice system is grinding to a halt

Simple cases are taking years and years to be finalised

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Analysis | 9 December 2024