Court rules on the limit of the Human Rights Commission’s powers
“It needs to be understood that the SAHRC is not a punisher of human rights violations, it is an educator, transformer and empowerer,” says Judge
Law | 16 May 2022
Taking healthcare to SASSA queues: pensioners screened for hypertension
About 60% of participants are found to have high blood pressure
News | 10 February 2022
Constitutional Court dismisses coal-mining company’s appeal bid
“Impact of coal mining and burning on global warming is irrefutable” says environmental activist
By John Yeld
News | 17 November 2021
Concourt punishes litigants for defaming judges
Punitive cost order made against tribal authority that made unsubstantiated allegations
Law | 21 June 2021
Highveld air won’t be fixed by a court order, argues minister
State makes its case in “Deadly Air” court drama
By Liezl Human
Law | 18 May 2021
Court stops Mpumalanga coal mine
No mining will be permitted in critical water source area until legal challenges are settled
By John Yeld
Law | 25 March 2021
MEC opens up the way for mining in protected Mpumalanga grasslands
Provincial government revokes status of part of Mabola Protected Environment
News | 10 March 2021
Their mother died in 2018. Since then this family of five has survived on child support grants
There are over 30,000 child headed households in South Africa
News | 18 January 2021
Security guards on strike in Mpumalanga after province fails to pay
Workers won’t be paid until April, says union
By Gaby Ndongo
Brief | 23 January 2020