Throughout history women have played instrumental roles in our homes, country, community, and the nation and female excellence continues to be a symbol of hope…
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The Land Claims Court of South Africa has ordered that a family that has had their land rights taken away under apartheid be compensated financially…
In this respect, women bear the brunt of these arrests as they still play a central role in running their domestic affairs. Spending prolonged periods in detention means they leave behind families and children without anyone to look after them. In most cases, women artisanal miners are family heads and bread winners.
The judge referred to section 3(4) of ESTA which she said creates a presumption that a person continuously and openly resided on land for a year has consent to do. He said although section 3(4) uses the language of openly residing, it cannot be interpreted narrowly to apply only to a consent to being housed, but must include a consent also to use the land connected to that residence, in this case the grazing of cattle.
If a magistrate fears for his life, how fearful then are the witnesses, whistleblowers and Magaqa’s family members who have risked all to ensure justice in this matter? Does their safety not count?
THE Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided unanimously on Monday 1 November to reject the appeal of Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (Ali Kushayb) against…
"I used to rub his chest all night because he was coughing non-stop. Sometimes I would fall asleep while rubbing him." Nozamile Yaphi, widow of former gold mine worker Zamekile James Yaphi