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JSC must recommend suspension of Judge Hlophe - Freedom Under Law 12 April 2021 10:04 AM FUL Share This: The Judicial Conduct Tribunal has unanimously found Western Cape judge president John Hlophe guilty of gross misconduct. The Judicial Conduct Tribunal has unanimously found Western Cape judge president John Hlophe guilty of gross misconduct. Freedom Under Law CEO, Nicole Fritz speaks to Refilwe Moloto about the ruling by the Judicial Conduct Tribunal that Judge John H...

A concerted effort is needed to prevent attacks on migrants ahead of this year’s local elections. 

defenceWeb Written by ISSAfrica - 99 A concerted effort is needed to prevent attacks on irregular migrants ahead of this year’s local elections. The past year has been deadly for African and Asian-born migrants in South Africa. And if past trends are anything to go by, it is about to become deadlier. Shocking footage of attacks emerged on 8 March when several shops were looted and petrol-bombed in the Durban central business district. Two foreign-born migrants were hospitalised afte...

35% of senior government officials not qualified for their jobs Search Polity Note: Search is limited to the most recent 250 articles. To access earlier articles, click Advanced Search and set an earlier date range. To search for a term containing the & symbol, click Advanced Search and use the search headings and/or in first paragraph options. With... Clear Search Sponsored by Sponsored by 12th April 2021 The DA will write to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA...

Fighting the scourge of sexual assault and violence By Murphy Nganga Share Cape Town - With April designated as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, many people around the world are doing their part to raise awareness in their communities. The campaign aims to clear the misconceptions around sexual assault by hosting seminars and events that highlight the problem in society and encourage survivors to gain their confidence back. Operations manager at Rape Crisis, Barbara Williams, clarified some misc...

Ad-hoc committee on Section 25 ‘one step closer’ to finalising amendment Updated Jacaranda FM News Share this: Ad-hoc committee chairperson Mathole Motshekga says the final report on theamendment of section 25 of the Constitution should be complete by next week Tuesday. @ParliamentofRSA "We have completed the last leg of our hearings now what remains is that the final and comprehensive report should be produced.   "The report must be sent to all political parties and on Friday next w...

Text Size: A+ New Delhi: Recent events in Nepal show that the country remains in a “topsy-turvy” situation where alliances are too easily available and politics is plagued by “rent-seeking” behaviour, former Indian ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri said Wednesday. “Nepal’s politics has remained the way it always was i.e. topsy turvy. Anybody is capable of getting into an alliance, no subject matter can be left out, the usual business of rent-seeking continues,” he said at...

Rape Crisis and the Rape Survivor’s Justice Campaign are unrelenting in their attempts to get the Western Cape Department of Justice and Constitutional Development to address the poor conditions of the Khayelitsha Sexual Offences Court. Picture: Armand Hough/African News Agency(ANA) Call to improve Sexual Offences Court in Khayelitsha By Shakirah Thebus Share Cape Town - Rape Crisis and the Rape Survivor’s Justice Campaign (RSJC) are unrelenting in their attempts to get the Western Ca...

In some parts, reaching the summit requires crawling up the rugged gravel paths on tiptoe. Ntombesintu Mfunzi, a 39-year-old ultramarathon runner, is one of the top female runners in the country and she lives and trains in this expansive region. Mfunzi grew up in Ntsimbakazi – a village about 130km (80 miles) from Mhlakulo – where local races are rare. In 2013, she was invited to compete in the Mirtha Payisa Run for Diabetes. She won the half-marathon and successfully defended her title in...

JOHANNESBURG, Mar 10: The South African Information Regulator (IR), a body within the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, has expressed