Law
Court reprimands shop owner who denied access to child in wheelchair
“No one should be allowed to waste the court’s time unnecessarily” says magistrate
Law | 11 December 2019
Help, my eviction date is tomorrow and I don’t know what to do!
If you don’t prepare, you might find yourself and your belongings on the street
Law | 6 December 2019
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
Decision on disputed Sea Point property expected in 2020
“The applicants’ rights and the state’s obligations are two sides of the same coin”
Law | 29 November 2019
Phyllis Jowell Jewish Day School promises some affordable housing on Tafelberg site
But social housing won’t work, says school’s advocate
Law | 28 November 2019
Judges question province’s argument in Tafelberg case
No social housing has been built in the inner city, says judge
Law | 27 November 2019
Court case on future of Sea Point property begins
Western Cape government wants Tafelberg to be sold to a private school, while housing activists want it to be used for affordable housing
Law | 25 November 2019
No lawyers and no bail: Refugees on trial for trespassing
They occupied the UNHCR offices in Pretoria, demanding resettlement to a third country
By Elna Schütz
Law | 19 November 2019