Law

Preview: Parents of drowned child seek justice

Michael Komape died in a toilet at school. Now James and Rosina Komape are going to court to compel the state to provide decent sanitation to schools across Limpopo.

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Law | 12 November 2017

Tokyo Sexwale’s report frustrates Palestinian hopes

FIFA allowed off the hook by struggle veteran’s failure to take legally correct and just stand on Israeli occupation

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Law | 10 November 2017

Groundbreaking toilet case heads to Equality Court

Service provided by the City of Cape Town to be put under the spotlight

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Law | 7 November 2017

Minimum prison sentences must go, says Constitutional Court judge

They “are poorly-thought out, misdirected, hugely costly and an ineffective way of punishing criminals”

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Law | 3 November 2017

Eviction and the law: what the Constitutional Court says

Western Cape farm case shows the limits of legal battles in the struggle for decent housing

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Law | 31 October 2017

Western Cape education MEC reprimanded by judge

Court wants to know why no plan has been made for school facing eviction

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Law | 19 October 2017

Malawian High Court narrows scope of HIV Criminalisation Laws

Decision provides relief for people on antiretrovirals

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Law | 10 October 2017

Herbex misleads after legal setback

The Advertising Standards Authority can issue rulings on the adverts of non-members

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Law | 6 October 2017

Court decision a victory for asylum seekers

Home Affairs director-general used his power unlawfully

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Law | 3 October 2017

Supreme Court of Appeal gives advertising authority its fangs back

Blow dealt to advertisers of quack medicines

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Law | 30 September 2017

Understanding the party funding judgment

Judge finds that privacy of donors is not a good enough reason to limit the right to vote

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Law | 28 September 2017

Court declares land tenure act invalid

Parliament told to fix section which discriminates against women

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Law | 27 September 2017

Understanding the court judgment on polygynous Muslim marriages

Wills Act unfairly discriminates against second and subsequent wives

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Law | 22 September 2017

What is a fair price for expropriated land?

Supreme Court of Appeal has to decide hotly contested issue

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Law | 18 September 2017

Judge urges Bromwell Street parties to mediate

“It is tragic that people would have to go to Wolwerivier [when] there could have been some place closer to Woodstock for them to stay”

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Law | 14 September 2017