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Tshisekedi was credited with 38.57% of the vote, against 34.8% for Martin Fayulu, according to the provisional results. (Caroline Thirion/AFP/Getty Images)
CONSITUTIONAL COURT

DRC court to examine election appeal from Tuesday

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Constitutional Court said it would start hearing on Tuesday an appeal against the presidential election results

  • Cyril Belaud
3 min read
The Congress of the People in 1955 demanded that black people be given rights. Over the years, people turned to the courts for relief, despite apartheid laws. (Robben Island/Mayibuye Archive)
ANC

Public interest law and the struggle for social justice

A new book on public interest litigation sets the stage for a more informed debate on the topic

  • Staff Reporter
8 min read
ANWA DRAMAT

Hawks suspension court challenge is in defence of the law

The Helen Suzman Foundation is appealing Anwa Dramat’s suspension because it believes it is a violation of a recent Constitutional Court ruling.

  • Sarah Evans
5 min read
Employers and domestic workers can contribute a national domestic workers’ pension fund operated through mobile-based platforms for easy registration and tracking contributions. (File photo)
CHANTELLE BENJAMIN 1

Concourt: Business ignores domestic workers’ rights

The Constitutional Court has ruled that domestic workers have the same rights as employees of liquidated business Pinnacle Point Group.

  • Chantelle Benjamin 1
3 min read
CONSITUTIONAL COURT

… and another one for nose studs

Several weeks ago the Constitutional Court ruled in a landmark case on religious and cultural expression in public schools. In 2004, Sunali Pillay, then a learner at Durban…

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read