Feb
29
2024
The short answer
There are a few ways you can do this, but it must be within three years of the arrest.
The whole question
Dear Athalie
My friends and I were wrongfully arrested by SAPS and detained for four months in 2018. I have the charge sheet and all the details, but I don't know how or where to submit a complaint...
Feb
28
2024
Judges question City of Cape Town about eviction of Bromwell Street tenants
By Masego Mafata
The City of Cape Town appeared before the Constitutional Court on Tuesday in a case concerning the eviction of tenants from Bromwell Street, Woodstock.
Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga asked the City whether the planned eviction resembled the forced removals from District Six during apartheid.
Ndifuna Ukwazi, on...
Feb
23
2024
Minister Motsoaledi wanted leave to appeal a ruling that declared the termination of the Zimbabwean permit programme unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid
By Tania Broughton
The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed a bid by the Minister of Home Affairs to appeal a ruling that the termination of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit programme was unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid.
The court ruled there...
Feb
15
2024
The short answer
No, if your application for a disability grant is approved, you will only be paid from the day you applied.
The whole question
Dear Athalie
I was diagnosed with a chronic mental illness while I was studying. I can't work properly but I am currently employed. If I apply for a disability grant, will I get paid from the date...
Feb
02
2024
The short answer
You first need to find out how your name was linked to an RDP house before you can apply.
The long answer
I have a number of questions:
How was your name linked? Were you named as a dependent in your parents’ application? Did you apply together with a partner who got the house but you did not benefit? When...

