Human Rights
“It’s so painful when you see old people drinking dirty, smelly water with animals”
27 communities “crippled by the lack of water access during the Covid-19 pandemic”
News | 18 September 2020
Shack owner sent away after boy is electrocuted by izinyoka connection
Despatch residents send delegation to municipal offices to demand electricity
News | 15 September 2020
No arrests after deaf boy mauled by dogs
Eleven-year-old Jeniel Jafta uses a wheelchair and his right arm was amputated
News | 14 September 2020
Spatial injustice remains at core of rising inequality
Activists believe a radical “new normal” is needed for land reform
By Kyla Hazell and Nkosikhona Swartbooi
Opinion | 10 September 2020
IT crash blamed for leaving children hungry
Department of Justice says its working to resolve 129 outstanding payments
News | 7 September 2020
Violence in prisons is increasing. The prisons watchdog needs more power to stop it
A Constitutional Court decision, awaited since March, will be crucial for the safety of inmates and wardens
Opinion | 3 September 2020
Villagers have to carry their dead over a “dangerous” river
Children stay away from school when rains fill the river
News | 1 September 2020
Moral panic over human trafficking is hurting children, says report
State is using anti-trafficking measures “to justify practices that violate” rights
News | 27 August 2020
Government has used lockdown to decide who may protest
Uneven enforcement of restrictions on gatherings leaves protesters confused
Opinion | 17 August 2020