Articles for Tessa Knight
A delayed court ruling is blocking a man’s right to justice
Judge Siraj Desai still to provide written reasons for a case filed in March 2016, despite multiple requests
By Tessa Knight
Law | 11 September 2019
How do we reduce shack fires?
City’s poorest residents use both insurance and technology to fight fires
By Tessa Knight and Candy Chan
Feature | 10 September 2019
Backlog at Western Cape High Court has improved
Late judgments down from 13 in February to four in August
By Tessa Knight
Law | 29 August 2019
Is Melissa Whitehead a principled civil servant or a “cowboy”?
Her supporters say she was too progressive for Cape Town’s municipality. Her detractors accuse her of playing victim.
By Tessa Knight
News | 26 August 2019
Cape Town municipality knew Site B could be sold for more but chose to sell quickly instead
Forensic investigation clears City of wrongdoing but nevertheless raises troubling questions
By Tessa Knight
News | 16 August 2019
DTI washes its hands of lottery scandal
Minister Ebrahim Patel is legally obliged to hold the National Lotteries Commission accountable
By Tessa Knight
News | 15 August 2019
This is what it’s like to go to school in Hanover Park
If they hear gunshots the “kids know if they outside they have to go to the nearest classroom and hit the floor”
By Tessa Knight
News | 12 August 2019