Legal Articles and Guides
Home Affairs rejects interpretation of ConCourt ruling
The Department of Home Affairs yesterday rejected ‘categorically false’ claims that a Constitutional Court judgment grants asylum seekers SA citizenship or provides blanket legal status to foreign nationals.
Madlanga commission
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Claimants still await homes 26 years later
Twenty-six years after their land claim was settled, about 2 000 beneficiaries of the West Bank Restitution Project in KuGompo City are still waiting for homes.
New code to govern estate access control
Estates, gated communities and office parks face sweeping changes to security procedures as the Information Regulator calls for access-controlled areas to collect minimal visitor information and protect privacy.
Judge slams LHR’s role in homeless shelter eviction fight
The legal battle over the eviction of hundreds of people occupying the City of Tshwane-owned homeless shelter – the dilapidated Number 2 Struben Street building – is heading to the SCA, reports News24.
Damage cannot be undone, judge notes in ‘no-name’ case
A landmark courtroom battle over the controversial ‘no-name law’ – a provision that makes it a criminal offence to publish the identity of a person accused of a sexual offence before they have formally pleaded in court – began in the Western Cape High Court yesterday.
Father wins right to take son to US
The Western Cape High Court granted a father’s festive wish to travel to the US for two weeks with one of his two sons, despite the protests of the mother who feared her minor son would not return, reports The Mercury.
Concourt denies association direct leave to appeal
The Constitutional Court refused direct leave to appeal with costs in the case of SA Riding for the Disabled Association (Sarda) against a Land Court order regarding a 15-year Constantia land restitution claim by the Sadien family.
Zuma tax ruling a victory for accountability
The Information Regulator has ordered SARS to release former President Jacob Zuma’s tax records and has eviscerated the agency for its ‘soft approach’ to Zuma’s tax non-compliance.
WhatsApp settles SA court case
WhatsApp has settled its court case against the Information Regulator. MyBroadband reports that the case examined WhatsApp’s practices in forcing users to accept a new privacy policy to continue using the service.
Concern over Open Secrets gag order
Twenty-three civil society and media organisations have written to Chief Justice Mandisa Maya, expressing concern over a seemingly arbitrary gag order imposed on Open Secrets.
Transgender prisoner wins hormonal therapy fight
A transgender prisoner, serving life at Johannesburg Correction Centre, has won the legal right for state provided hormonal therapy, reports GroundUp.
Revealing HIV status not defamatory, judge rules
The question of whether disclosing another person’s HIV status publicly constitutes either defamation or breach of privacy came under the judicial spotlight, with a court declaring they are independent and distinct actions that must be pleaded separately.
Open Secrets hit with ‘draconian’ gag order
Open Secrets, an organisation which exposes economic crimes and human rights abuses, has been issued a prepublication gag order, reports GroundUp. This is according to a statement released by the organisation yesterday.
Schreiber to launch passport doorstep deliveries
The Department of Home Affairs will, for the first time, offer doorstep deliveries of passports starting next month, reports News24.
