Human Rights
Chinese Association heads to court over ‘hate speech’ comments on Facebook
Equality Court hears history of discrimination against Chinese people in South Africa
Law | 12 December 2019
Picket for children’s rights outside Home Affairs office
Protesters demand better access to documentation
By Zoë Postman
News | 10 December 2019
Refugees join homeless for Christmas lunch event
Ladles of Love apologises to homeless as food runs out during event
Brief | 9 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
How we internalise stigma and shame
Biko’s legacy can help us recognise the invader within
Opinion | 4 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
Gay activist stages pop-up theatre in city streets
“My performances are for the mother with a gay son who is hiding”
News | 29 November 2019
Fierce battle over future of landmark Cape Town site
Developers and government manoeuvre to realise ten-storey buildings at River Club, while Khoi organisations fight for land they say is sacred
Analysis | 27 November 2019
“We do not have streets, but during elections you will find big black cars driving between our shacks”
Mdantsane shackdwellers’ fight for toilets and housing
News | 22 November 2019