UN Crimes Against Humanity Treaty Series: struggle for justice and accountability for Apartheid (Part 1)

In this weeks feature of Legal Matters, Nthabiseng Dubazana discusses a case where a diner swallowed a needle-like object after ordering a hamburger at a restaurant. We also delve into a customary marriage case where a woman who thought she was lawfully married for 6 years lost her claim to…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has delivered on his promise of launching a National Dialogue to address a wide range of the country’s pressing issues, including unemployment, poor governance, slow land reform, poverty and hunger, gender- based violence and social fragmentation. However, doubts remain about whether the dialogue will lead to tangible…

The death toll from the devastating floods in the Eastern Cape has climbed to 49, Premier Oscar Mabuyane confirmed during a media briefing on Wednesday, describing the situation as one of the most painful tragedies to hit the province in recent years. The floods, driven by relentless rain, strong winds,…

After enduring three days without power, the residents of Meadowlands in Soweto took to the streets and set tyres on fire in protest. Some of the protesting residents missed work on Wednesday, while pupils did not go to school as the protesters took over the streets and limited the movement…

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has described the first budget cycle of the Government of National Unity (GNU) as a painful journey. But he’s standing by the second version of the budget he presented to Parliament three weeks ago, saying he believes he’s delivered an expenditure-and-revenue raising plan that is fiscally…