Articles for Safura Abdool Karim

Children of immigrants born in SA can now get citizenship

High Court finds Department of Home Affairs refusal of citizenship to six people unconstitutional

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Law | 8 September 2017

Facts and myths about the Marikana judgment

No, it doesn’t mean we can build shacks in Sea Point and force the City to buy the land for us

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Law | 5 September 2017

Should the state pay damages if a police officer hurts his partner?

The High Court and Supreme Court of Appeal reached different decisions. Now the Constitutional Court must decide.

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Law | 23 August 2017

Residents compel Limpopo municipality to provide clean water

But it remains to be seen if the Sekhukhune District Municipality will stick to court settlement

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Law | 18 August 2017

Black Sash appeals social grants deduction case

Organisation argues that High Court failed to recognise history of predatory practices

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Law | 4 August 2017

Parliamentarian tries to curb abortion

Terminating a pregnancy after 12 weeks will be much harder if bill passes

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Law | 1 August 2017

Digital TV for poor households: understanding the Concourt’s judgments

Set top boxes case split the highest court three ways

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Law | 31 July 2017

Companies using labour brokers to evade workers’ rights

Labour Relations Act unlawfully circumvented by middlemen despite judgment

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Law | 29 July 2017

Asylum seekers entitled to UIF

Court orders Department of Labour to pay out

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Law | 18 July 2017

Court victory for workers hired via labour brokers

Client company is considered employer if worker has been at company more than three months

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Law | 17 July 2017

Big victory for immigrant rights in Constitutional Court

Home Affairs must bring all detainees held under the Immigration Act before a magistrate within 48 hours

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Law | 29 June 2017

Understanding the OGOD judgment

The role of religion in public schools is not settled quite yet

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Law | 29 June 2017

Court ruling protects people from homelessness

Judgment clarifies what must happen in eviction hearings

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Law | 12 June 2017

Entire village issued with court interdict following mining company’s application

For more than half-a-year the entire Ngwaabe Village was banned from protesting

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Law | 11 May 2017

Activists go to court to overturn Tafelberg sale

Campaigners want Sea Point property to be used for affordable housing

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Law | 8 May 2017

Helping someone to die: what the law currently says

Campaigners for assisted dying still have some way to go to achieve their goal

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Law | 4 May 2017