Law
Judge in Woodstock eviction case concerned about “spatial apartheid”
Atlantis was going to be a hub, said Judge Sher, but now “people are stuck out there with great unemployment and social problems”
By James Stent
Law | 18 November 2020
In damning judgment, court calls for Road Accident Fund to be liquidated
RAF officials and attorneys told Judge Denise Fisher that cases were settled, but she smelt a rat
Law | 17 November 2020
Bromwell Street: Residents want emergency accommodation near city
City argued that providing social or temporary housing in the inner city would take time
By James Stent
Law | 17 November 2020
Court warns government against short cut tender processes
Judge says it was illegal to use settlement agreements to avoid tender procurement laws
Law | 13 November 2020
Judge Makhubele is suspended … but still hearing cases
It is unclear why a judge facing impeachment was chosen to hear new matters concerning the executive
By James Stent
Law | 10 November 2020
Must government provide flush toilets to informal settlements? A court case may answer this
Residents in Langaville say temporary sanitation measure is being misused as a permanent solution
Law | 6 November 2020
Court rejects urgent bid to extend top-up grants
Millions of beneficiaries need the top-up to get by, argued Black Sash
By Zoë Postman
Law | 2 November 2020
Can you smoke dagga before work?
A CCMA ruling suggests you can so long as it doesn’t impair your performance
Law | 2 November 2020
Court order has big implications for land expropriation
Municipality must return land to 84-year-old pensioner because it didn’t obtain his consent, suggesting that parts of the Expropriation Act are unconstitutional
Law | 23 October 2020