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The Constitutional Court will hear two applications relating to copyright in South Africa that affect the rights of blind people. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

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Socal grant applicants queue at the Eerste River Sassa office. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Rules for R370-a-month social grant to be challenged in court in October

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Privacy breach: More details into WhatsApp's $220m fine in Nigeria

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Members of the Unemployed People’s Movement protest outside the High Court in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) in September. Archive photo: Lucas Nowicki

Court orders dissolution of Makana municipality

Lucas Nowicki 14 Jan 2020

Basic education department sets record straight on misleading reports

Basic education department sets record straight on misleading reports

24 Dec 2019

#BestofBiz 2019: Legal

#BestofBiz 2019: Legal

17 Dec 2019

(From left to right) Shaun Strydom, Carin Gelderblom and Rameez Kemp welcomed the reinstatement of a Western Cape High Court order preventing the City from confiscating property, harassing and abusing homeless people. Photo: Steve Kretzmann/WCN

Homeless people win court victory against City of Cape Town

Steve Kretzmann 13 Dec 2019

Undocumented learners must be admitted, court finds

Undocumented learners must be admitted, court finds

13 Dec 2019

The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein’s 29 November judgment affirms freedom of expression. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Understanding the SCA's freedom of expression judgment

Tania Broughton 3 Dec 2019

Join the modern workplace with Microsoft Office 365 and Tarsus on Demand

Join the modern workplace with Microsoft Office 365 and Tarsus on Demand

Microsoft 2 Dec 2019

Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act signed into law

Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act signed into law

29 Nov 2019

Workers staying in a single-sex hostel on Oak Valley farm are arguing in court that they are being discriminated against. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Heated debate over which court should hear farm worker case

Tariro Washinyira and GroundUp Staff 8 Nov 2019

Unpacking the ruling on 'reasonable chastisement'

Unpacking the ruling on 'reasonable chastisement'

Tim Fletcher and Elizabeth Sonnekus 11 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

The Equality Court has ruled that a transgender inmate should be able to express her gender identity in prison. Photo: (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Court victory for transgender prisoners

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 30 Sep 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Bizcommunity.com 27 Sep 2019

Apartheid-era death of human rights activist under fresh scrutiny, almost 40 years later

Apartheid-era death of human rights activist under fresh scrutiny, almost 40 years later

26 Sep 2019

Homeless people ask judge to find Dan Plato, JP Smith in contempt of court

Homeless people ask judge to find Dan Plato, JP Smith in contempt of court

20 Sep 2019

Court declares corporal punishment unconstitutional

Court declares corporal punishment unconstitutional

19 Sep 2019

From #MeToo to #AmINext: How to address gender-based sexual violence in the workplace

From #MeToo to #AmINext: How to address gender-based sexual violence in the workplace

Nadine Mather and Lusanda Raphulu 5 Sep 2019

UN expert to assess SA's rights of people with albinism

UN expert to assess SA's rights of people with albinism

3 Sep 2019

Restricting apartheid flag sets the tone for nation building

Restricting apartheid flag sets the tone for nation building

22 Aug 2019

District Six claimants picket outside the Western Cape High Court in May. Archive photo: Kristine Liao/GroundUp

District Six: Why judge described minister as "reckless and grossly negligent"

Geoffrey Allsop 13 Aug 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Grabouw farm workers take Oak Valley Farm to equality court

3 Jul 2019

Growthpoint loses court case against Reclaim the City

Growthpoint loses court case against Reclaim the City

Mary-Anne Gontsana 1 Jul 2019

Law of Defamation: Why the EFF lost to Manuel

Law of Defamation: Why the EFF lost to Manuel

Jackie Lafleur and Rui Lopes 1 Jul 2019

#YouthMonth: Our future needs education, enrichment and togetherness

#YouthMonth: Our future needs education, enrichment and togetherness

Shan Radcliffe 28 Jun 2019

2019 Durban Pride set to celebrate legal equality for LGBTQ+ community

2019 Durban Pride set to celebrate legal equality for LGBTQ+ community

26 Jun 2019

#YouthMonth: Children's rights shouldn't just be words on paper...

#YouthMonth: Children's rights shouldn't just be words on paper...

Shan Radcliffe 25 Jun 2019

CRL commissioners appointed for five-year term

CRL commissioners appointed for five-year term

24 Jun 2019

#YouthMonth: Remember the past, act in the present, improve the future

#YouthMonth: Remember the past, act in the present, improve the future

Shan Radcliffe 21 Jun 2019

Botswana High Court landmark ruling a major win for LGBT rights in Africa

Botswana High Court landmark ruling a major win for LGBT rights in Africa

12 Jun 2019

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Members of the Unemployed People’s Movement protest outside the High Court in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) in September. Archive photo: Lucas Nowicki

Court orders dissolution of Makana municipality

Lucas Nowicki 14 Jan 2020

Basic education department sets record straight on misleading reports

Basic education department sets record straight on misleading reports

24 Dec 2019

#BestofBiz 2019: Legal

#BestofBiz 2019: Legal

17 Dec 2019

(From left to right) Shaun Strydom, Carin Gelderblom and Rameez Kemp welcomed the reinstatement of a Western Cape High Court order preventing the City from confiscating property, harassing and abusing homeless people. Photo: Steve Kretzmann/WCN

Homeless people win court victory against City of Cape Town

Steve Kretzmann 13 Dec 2019

Undocumented learners must be admitted, court finds

Undocumented learners must be admitted, court finds

13 Dec 2019

The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein’s 29 November judgment affirms freedom of expression. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Understanding the SCA's freedom of expression judgment

Tania Broughton 3 Dec 2019

Join the modern workplace with Microsoft Office 365 and Tarsus on Demand

Join the modern workplace with Microsoft Office 365 and Tarsus on Demand

Microsoft 2 Dec 2019

Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act signed into law

Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act signed into law

29 Nov 2019

Workers staying in a single-sex hostel on Oak Valley farm are arguing in court that they are being discriminated against. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Heated debate over which court should hear farm worker case

Tariro Washinyira and GroundUp Staff 8 Nov 2019

Unpacking the ruling on 'reasonable chastisement'

Unpacking the ruling on 'reasonable chastisement'

Tim Fletcher and Elizabeth Sonnekus 11 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

The Equality Court has ruled that a transgender inmate should be able to express her gender identity in prison. Photo: (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Court victory for transgender prisoners

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 30 Sep 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Bizcommunity.com 27 Sep 2019

Apartheid-era death of human rights activist under fresh scrutiny, almost 40 years later

Apartheid-era death of human rights activist under fresh scrutiny, almost 40 years later

26 Sep 2019

Homeless people ask judge to find Dan Plato, JP Smith in contempt of court

Homeless people ask judge to find Dan Plato, JP Smith in contempt of court

20 Sep 2019

Court declares corporal punishment unconstitutional

Court declares corporal punishment unconstitutional

19 Sep 2019

From #MeToo to #AmINext: How to address gender-based sexual violence in the workplace

From #MeToo to #AmINext: How to address gender-based sexual violence in the workplace

Nadine Mather and Lusanda Raphulu 5 Sep 2019

UN expert to assess SA's rights of people with albinism

UN expert to assess SA's rights of people with albinism

3 Sep 2019

Restricting apartheid flag sets the tone for nation building

Restricting apartheid flag sets the tone for nation building

22 Aug 2019

District Six claimants picket outside the Western Cape High Court in May. Archive photo: Kristine Liao/GroundUp

District Six: Why judge described minister as "reckless and grossly negligent"

Geoffrey Allsop 13 Aug 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Grabouw farm workers take Oak Valley Farm to equality court

3 Jul 2019

Growthpoint loses court case against Reclaim the City

Growthpoint loses court case against Reclaim the City

Mary-Anne Gontsana 1 Jul 2019

Law of Defamation: Why the EFF lost to Manuel

Law of Defamation: Why the EFF lost to Manuel

Jackie Lafleur and Rui Lopes 1 Jul 2019

#YouthMonth: Our future needs education, enrichment and togetherness

#YouthMonth: Our future needs education, enrichment and togetherness

Shan Radcliffe 28 Jun 2019

2019 Durban Pride set to celebrate legal equality for LGBTQ+ community

2019 Durban Pride set to celebrate legal equality for LGBTQ+ community

26 Jun 2019

#YouthMonth: Children's rights shouldn't just be words on paper...

#YouthMonth: Children's rights shouldn't just be words on paper...

Shan Radcliffe 25 Jun 2019

CRL commissioners appointed for five-year term

CRL commissioners appointed for five-year term

24 Jun 2019

#YouthMonth: Remember the past, act in the present, improve the future

#YouthMonth: Remember the past, act in the present, improve the future

Shan Radcliffe 21 Jun 2019

Botswana High Court landmark ruling a major win for LGBT rights in Africa

Botswana High Court landmark ruling a major win for LGBT rights in Africa

12 Jun 2019

Housing activists ask court to uphold right to protest

Housing activists ask court to uphold right to protest

Katherine Liu 5 Jun 2019

Swiss court lets Semenya run without restriction

Swiss court lets Semenya run without restriction

4 Jun 2019

A screen grab from Nike's ad, featuring Caster Semenya.

#FairnessFirst: How Nike put purpose marketing on the podium with Caster Semenya

Leigh Andrews 13 May 2019

It's not clear where human rights fit in the legal ruling on athlete Caster Semenya

It's not clear where human rights fit in the legal ruling on athlete Caster Semenya

Annette Greenhow 3 May 2019

Outrage over CAS ruling on Semenya

Outrage over CAS ruling on Semenya

2 May 2019

Here are the arguments for and against banning the old South African flag

Here are the arguments for and against banning the old South African flag

Ciaran Ryan 29 Apr 2019

Nominations open for positions on Khoi-San Commission

Nominations open for positions on Khoi-San Commission

10 Apr 2019

Africa and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Dignity for all

Africa and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Dignity for all

Franck Kuwonu 9 Apr 2019

City ordered to compensate homeless for destruction of their possessions

City ordered to compensate homeless for destruction of their possessions

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 8 Apr 2019

Nooses at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg. Photo: ccarlstead on Flickr, used under Creative Commons.

Death penalty debate is a cheap political trick

Clare Ballard 3 Apr 2019