Articles for Tania Broughton

Court challenge to government’s “peanut butter sandwich ban”

Lockdown regulations stop or intimidate charities’ food handouts

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Law | 25 May 2020

“There can be no justification for torture, ever” – top brass tell police

Police who refuse to comply with internal directive may be held personally liable

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News | 21 May 2020

Court victory for “invisible, undocumented children”

Fathers to be able to register the births of their children without the mother being present or giving consent

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Law | 20 May 2020

Judge reprimands ministers of police and defence for “lockdown brutality”

Court orders suspension of police and military involved in the torture and death of Collins Khosa

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News | 15 May 2020

“Our pleas have fallen on deaf ears” say autism community

Mom with autistic son explains challenges navigating public spaces with him during the lockdown

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News | 13 May 2020

Police must pay R96,000 in damages to gospel singer after warrantless search

“Evil act” perpetrated by police who have constitutional duty to protect society, says judge

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Law | 11 May 2020

Landmark rape ruling overturned by Supreme Court of Appeal

Rape survivor who sued the police for negligence should not get damages, court rules

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News | 6 May 2020

Judge hits back at attorneys who accused him of bias

Application by Road Accident Fund attorneys dismissed

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Law | 5 May 2020

Tobacco companies go to court to challenge regulations

Attorney says cigarette ban “is self-evidently irrational”

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Law | 4 May 2020

Covid-19: Increase in social grants not good enough, say critics

Activists and academics say government’s grant increases are a “way of appearing generous while actually reducing the disaster relief budget”

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News | 29 April 2020

Covid-19: Autism community pleads for relaxed lockdown rules

“I have no fence so I am forced to keep him indoors. Taking a walk is very important for his mental and physical benefit”

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News | 24 April 2020

Covid-19: Dlamini-Zuma faces challenge over threat to lock-up infected people

“The prevention of the spread of the virus can be achieved through self-isolation at home”

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News | 24 April 2020

Covid-19 lockdown bridges social divide for Durban’s homeless

Raymond Perrier of the Denis Hurley Centre says it took three days to achieve what NGOs had been trying to do for three years

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Interview | 24 April 2020

Covid-19: Family of dead man ask court to rule against police and army

“Security services consider the lockdown a licence to use force and to punish civilians”

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News | 22 April 2020

Covid-19: Economists propose R400 billion relief plan

“Governments worldwide have taken extraordinary measures. By contrast, the response from the South African government has been relatively limited”

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News | 20 April 2020

Covid-19: Lawyers urge justice minister to re-open more courts

Legal Practice Council warns of serious consequences as administration of justice grinds to a halt

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News | 16 April 2020