Law
Tardy judges late on hundreds of judgments
Some judgments have been outstanding for four years
Brief | 15 October 2025
Magistrates protest outside court, demanding higher wages
Magistrates are under-recognised and under-paid, says former Constitutional Court judge Edwin Cameron
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 14 October 2025
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
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
By Iva Fulepu
News | 20 September 2025
Kunene committed hate speech by calling Malema a cockroach, court rules
The word has “genocidal connotations”
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
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
News | 8 July 2025
South African law is failing gig workers
These workers don’t get paid leave and they can be dismissed arbitrarily
By Nick Fabré
Opinion | 10 June 2025
Chris Hani mayor sues SANCO leader for defamation
Lusanda Sizani says statements made during a protest were “unreasonable”
Brief | 28 May 2025