Human Rights
Court orders Labia to show film about Israeli occupation of Palestine
“It is clear that it was in the business of hiring out its cinema to screen films that are thought-provoking, hard-hitting and controversial” says judge
Law | 26 March 2021
Refugee leader detained for over 120 days
Aline Bukuru has been separated from her three children who remain in the Bellville camp without a guardian
News | 24 March 2021
Farm workers say they have nothing to celebrate on Human Rights Day
Illegal evictions of farm dwellers on the rise, says union
News | 23 March 2021
Court slams City of Cape Town for barring access to homeless camp
Judge Desai found that South African Human Rights Commission monitors trying to enter the site were acting lawfully
By James Stent
Law | 17 March 2021
School principal charged with attempted murder after pit toilet incident
Child was lowered into toilet to fetch cellphone
Brief | 16 March 2021
Labour Department to probe “poor conditions” on Cape farm
Workers are demanding running water, lower electricity rates and improved housing
By Liezl Human
News | 16 March 2021
Historic pub faces eviction by South African army, say owners
The beautiful stone pub has underground passages where mine workers used to train
News | 16 March 2021
“I gave up when they told me that I wouldn’t be able to write matric without an ID book”
People who find themselves stateless in South Africa struggle to rectify their situation
News | 15 March 2021
Home Affairs bureaucracy: Woman can’t get an ID or register her child’s birth
Tashreeqa Isaacs’s life is mired in red tape because of an error that happened 18 years ago
Brief | 15 March 2021