A decision of the Eastern Cape High Court in Grahamstown ensures access to birth registration for all children born in South Africa regardless of the legal status of their parents. By Kathleen Mpofu 28 August 2018 The Eastern Cape High Court in Grahamstown recently gave a decision in Naki v Director General Home Affairs that ensures the births of all children born in...

“SJC10” argue that it should not be a criminal offence to fail to give notice of a protest By Zoë Postman 21 August 2018 Failing to give the authorities notice of a peaceful protest should not be a criminal offence, civil society organisations argued in the Constitutional Court on Tuesday. But the state said that making it a criminal offence was the only...

King Sibiya of the Lungelo Lethu Human Rights Foundation has gone to court in a case that will have implications for home-owners struggling to pay their bonds. By Ciaran Ryan 16 August 2018 A landmark case to decide how banks should deal with home repossessions will be heard on 28 and 29 August in the South Gauteng High Court. This follows a directive by...