Human Rights
Understanding the Namibian court ruling that decriminalised gay sex
The fact that a section of society believed that homosexuality was wrong did not mean that the violation of the rights of gay men was justified, the court said
Law | 10 July 2024
President urged to make sanitary pads free
I_Menstruate Movement launches “period poverty” exhibition in Franschhoek
Brief | 24 June 2024
“I had to beg for my child’s maintenance money”
The Department of Justice’s payment portal, MojoPay, has suspended electronic payments since May due to suspected fraud
News | 20 June 2024
Rainbow flags fill the streets of Nyanga and Gugulethu
In its 11th year, Khumbulani Pride renewed calls for justice for victims of hate crime
News | 20 May 2024
Gauteng’s shelter system is “broken” because of state incompetence
Several gender-based violence shelters in the province were forced to close because of uncertainty over their funding from the Department of Social Development
News | 3 May 2024
Immigration officer slammed by judges after Ethiopian asylum seeker attempts suicide
Tsegaye Esyas says he was duped into confessing that he was in South Africa illegally
Law | 24 April 2024
Elections 2024: South Africa is one of the few African countries where prisoners can vote
But the right of prisoners to vote has at times been resisted by the government and the Independent Electoral Commission
By Daniel Steyn
News | 24 April 2024
We want reparations before the elections, demand victims of apartheid crime
About 100 pensioners, supported by the Khulumani Support Group, picketed outside Parliament on Tuesday
Brief | 23 April 2024