Why South Africa’s courts cannot rein in a delinquent government: Shutterstock-South Africans sighed with relief when the Constitutional Court recently handed down a judgment in the country’s social grant saga, averting a catastrophic constitutional crisis. About 17 million social grant beneficiaries would not be left without support. Unfortunately, … [Read more...] about Why South Africa’s courts cannot rein in a delinquent government | The Conversation
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Media Advisory: Minister Masutha to Brief the Media on the Traditional Courts Bill
Media Advisory: Minister Masutha to Brief the Media on the Traditional Courts Bill: The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Adv Michael Masutha, will brief the media on the proposed provisions of the Traditional Courts Bill. The Bill has been approved by Cabinet for public consultation and will soon be tabled in Parliament. The main purpose of the bill is … [Read more...] about Media Advisory: Minister Masutha to Brief the Media on the Traditional Courts Bill
Courts Emerge as Main Theater for South Africa’s Political Wars 26 minutes ago
Courts Emerge as Main Theater for South Africa's Political Wars 26 minutes ago: The courts are becoming the main theater of political battles in South Africa as feuding for power and access to state funds in Africa's most industrialized economy intensifies. Opposition parties scored a resounding victory over President Jacob Zuma in March, when the Constitutional Court found … [Read more...] about Courts Emerge as Main Theater for South Africa’s Political Wars 26 minutes ago
Maintenance courts fail SA’s children
Nozuko is thankful that the courts compelled her former partner to pay R1 000 to support their two children, but says levels of service depend on which official helps her. When Nozuko broke up with her partner and father of her two children, she spent more than six months asking him to pay maintenance. Read the full article by here: Johannesburg, South Africa News Submit and … [Read more...] about Maintenance courts fail SA’s children
Labour Court’s ruling on employment equity welcomed
The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General Riah Phiyega, welcomed the Labour Court’s judgement, which dismissed with cost an urgent application by Solidarity that it be consulted when the SAPS adopts a new equity plan. The Labour Court in Johannesburg has confirmed what the SAPS has always argued – that we are not obliged to consult the likes … [Read more...] about Labour Court’s ruling on employment equity welcomed
