The Human Rights Commission and legal experts say the Constitution, the National Health Act, the UN Refugee Convention and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights…
The Economic Freedom Fighters insist on the use of the struggle song as a rallying cry ahead of the polls
The Copyright Amendment Bill has been passed by the National Assembly but is still awaiting the signature of the president
South Africa is a terrifyingly violent country, but giving the police licence to kill can only make things worse
With only three candidates shortlisted, the JSC will again not be able to fill a vacancy that arose at the constitutional court in late 2021
The chief justice we didn’t know we needed protected the independence of the judiciary through dark days but leaves an ambivalent legacy
The stage is set for a high court trial that should provide clarity on sections of the Equality Act.
Following xenophobic comments about foreign nationals last year, Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has been accused of hate speech.
On Tuesday the Presidency issued a statement saying the Concourt did not find that President Jacob Zuma broke his oath of office. Experts disagree.
Constitutional law expert Pierre de Vos said on Thursday that the Con Court’s Nkandla ruling showed that the president’s breach was a personal one.
Government announced that it is going to assess the transformation of the judiciary, including the judgments of the Constitutional Court.
The ANC will appeal the decision to ban the singing of <em>Dubhula I’bunu</em> or "shoot the boer" in a ruling slammed by advocates of free speech.
Does anyone remember a time when lawyers occupied an affectionate place in the heart of society, rather than their more recent bleak outhouse?
The president’s office has taken time to slap down a constitutional law professor who called President Jacob Zuma ‘a gangster’.
Menzi Simelane’s appointment as head of the NPA shows an ”utter disregard for the Constitution and the law”, said expert Pierre de Vos.
An uproar is brewing in legal and civil society circles who accuse the department of justice of challenging the supremacy of the Constitution.
ANC president Jacob Zuma said on Friday that the court ruling in his favour was a victory for the justice system but had left him a ”wounded warrior”.
Pity the judges of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA). Fifteen years ago this court — then led by the chief justice — was the highest court of appeal in South Africa. The prestige…
