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May 7, 2021
General: Mall incident violated cultural rights – commission
The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Commission) has...
May 7, 2021
Policy: Green Paper on Marriages draws mixed reaction
Cabinet’s approval of the publication of the Green Paper on Marriages for public consultation has received mixed reactions, says a Cape...
Apr 30, 2021
Judiciary: President Cyril Ramaphosa at the state capture commission
The appearance of President Cyril Ramaphosa before the state capture commission on Wednesday has received positive responses from many...
Apr 30, 2021
Labour: New foreign worker rules
Employment and Labour minister Thulas Nxesi says that his department is currently working on the labour migration policy which will be...
Apr 30, 2021
Medical: Covid-19 vaccines
A BusinessTech reports revealed that South Africa plans to buy Russia’s Sputnik V vaccines and shots developed by China’s Sinopharm Group...
Apr 21, 2021
LAWYER AND PLAINTIFF REBUKED IN SEPARATE CASES
Two judges, in separate cases, voiced strong displeasure at the conduct they were shown as judicial officers by parties involved in...
Apr 21, 2021
CARRYING WEAPONS BY STRIKERS FORBIDDEN - RULING
The Labour Appeal Court has ruled that striking workers who carried weapons such as sticks and golf clubs during a picket, knowing it was...
Apr 21, 2021
MINISTER'S 'PEREMPTORY' STRIKE GUIDELINES OVERTURNED
A set of labour guidelines viewed by some as the government’s attempt to restrict workers’ right to embark on strikes have been set aside...
Apr 21, 2021
SPERM DONOR CASE JUDGE 'REQUIRES THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON'
Judgment was reserved in an application launched by a sperm donor to have access to his biological son after the child’s biological...
Apr 20, 2021
PARLIAMENT URGED TO DEAL WITH MALEMA CRITICISMS
EFF leader Julius Malema’s criticism of the judiciary calls into question his role representing the National Assembly at the JSC judges’...
Apr 20, 2021
MINISTER ACTS AGAINST EVICTION OF BLACK FARMERS
Agriculture & Land Affairs Minister Thoko Didiza has announced a suspension on evictions of black farmers in Mpumalanga from state-owned...
Apr 20, 2021
STILL HAUNTED BY APARTHEID LAW GHOSTS - CONCOURT
The Constitutional Court has raised concern that some of apartheid’s oppressive and discriminatory laws still impact on black people’s...
Apr 8, 2021
TOP HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD FOR SHACK-DWELLERS ACTIVIST
Sbu Zikode, president of the Abahlali base Mjondolo – the shack dwellers movement – has garnered international recognition for his...
Apr 8, 2021
CELLPHONE IS A PHONE, NOT A MACHINE - RULING
Samsung has come out on the wrong end of a dispute with SARS over import duties on cellphones at the Gauteng High court (Pretoria), notes...
Apr 8, 2021
SABC TURN-AROUND COSTS MORE JOBS THAN EXPECTED
The SABC is retrenching 621 employees in a major shake-up as part of the cash-strapped broadcaster’s turnaround process. Group CEO Madoda...
Apr 8, 2021
DOCTOR CLEARED FOR FAILING TO DETECT DOWN SYNDROME
A full Bench of the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) has refused to hold a gynaecologist liable for not detecting Down syndrome during the...
Apr 6, 2021
ATTORNEY'S SCA WIN COUNTERED BY JUDGES' DISPLEASURE
A senior partner at a leading SA law firm has scored a victory for Nivea in its battle with actress Connie Ferguson's beauty products...
Apr 6, 2021
COURT DENIES ABSENT FATHER SHARE OF SON'S ESTATE
A father’s renewed bid to share in the R15m left behind by his late son whom he had not seen since the child was six months old has been...
Apr 6, 2021
COVID-19 CRISIS: POLICIES NEEDED FOR OUTSIDE OFFICE RULES - EXPERT
Employers can discipline workers who flout Covid-19 regulations outside of work, and this could even result in dismissals. However, they...
Apr 6, 2021
'PAYMENT IN KIND' RULING TO BE TESTED IN SCA
A judge has ruled that the time has come for the development of the common law to accept the principle that in certain circumstances...
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