Law

Asylum seekers can now apply for residence visas

Constitutional Court ruling overturns Home Affairs directive

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Law | 27 November 2018

Xolobeni judgment is vital to land debate

Gwede Mantashe is concerned about mining being halted, but the judgment is an incentive for the industry to change the way it operates

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Law | 23 November 2018

Wild Coast mine blocked by Pretoria court

Government and companies must obtain “full and informed” consent from communities before granting mining rights, says judge

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Law | 22 November 2018

Contempt of court application brought against SANDF

Marievale residents say order to provide them with accommodation has been ignored

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Law | 22 November 2018

Activists lose bid to stop coal mine

Interdict application to halt operations at the Somkhele coal mine thrown out with costs

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Law | 21 November 2018

What does the Constitutional Court’s judgment on protests mean?

The ruling will help people hold peaceful protests without fear of getting criminal records

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Law | 20 November 2018

Concourt judgment affirms right to protest without permission

Ten Social Justice Coalition members who chained themselves to Cape Town civic centre will not have criminal records

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Law | 19 November 2018

Six years later Constitutional Court orders Woolies to reinstate retrenched workers

Woolworths should have considered alternatives, says country’s highest court

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Law | 12 November 2018

Court overturns state’s approval of controversial coal mine

Punitive costs award against state

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Law | 8 November 2018

Rwandan man faces death if he is deported from South Africa

The Constitutional Court is deciding if Alex Ruta can seek asylum

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Law | 2 November 2018

Court stops divorced women from facing destitution

Holomisa vs Holomisa is a victory for women living in the Transkei

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Law | 1 November 2018

Equality Court makes it clear: No racism is acceptable

Velaphi Khumalo asked South Africa to be cleansed of whites, like Hitler did to Jews

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Law | 8 October 2018

Banks are clogging up the justice system, says court

Pretoria High Court orders banks to use magistrates’ courts when acting against debtors

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Law | 4 October 2018

Victory for debtors as judges rule that cases must be referred to lower courts

Pretoria High Court finds that access to justice is denied by dragging cases into high courts

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Law | 3 October 2018

Important victory for smaller trade unions

Court rules on organisational rights of minority unions

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Law | 18 September 2018

Constitutional Court rules to protect workers hired by labour brokers

Long controversy over employment conditions settled

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Law | 18 September 2018