Articles for Tania Broughton
Judge bars lawyers from collecting fees for “vexatious” land claim case
For years, law firm Sinama and Associates pursued a land claim with “no shred of evidence”, ending in a loss for the claimants
Law | 18 March 2020
Marikana occupiers reach landmark agreement with property owners
Showdown in Supreme Court of Appeal averted
Law | 6 March 2020
Concourt brings relief to children of foreign parents
If you were born in South Africa to non-citizens you can apply to be a citizen
Law | 26 February 2020
Judge slams City of Cape Town for not enforcing its own bylaws
City accused of failing to act against Greenmarket Square protesters
Law | 18 February 2020
SA’s new refugee regulations could have been drafted by Trump, says activist
Ban on political activity is “illegal, unconstitutional and contrary to the UN convention on refugees”
Law | 17 January 2020
Court rules that child offenders, victims and witnesses may not be named - even in adulthood
Parliament given 24 months to correct Criminal Procedure Act
Law | 5 December 2019
Understanding the SCA’s freedom of expression judgment
“The legislature may well have wanted to regulate hate speech as broadly as possible, but it has not done so with the necessary precision” explains Judge Navsa
Law | 2 December 2019
Judge rules that Prisons Inspectorate must be given independence
Government must change law within two years so that the inspectorate’s funding is not controlled by the Department of Correctional Services
Law | 5 September 2019
Mom loses court case but scores a bigger victory for Eastern Cape patients
Supreme Court of Appeal has called on health minister Zweli Mkhize to “urgently address” the dire situation at government hospitals in the Eastern Cape
Law | 16 August 2019