Cheryl Zondi bucked the trend of rape accusers staying anonymous in South Africa.
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Prevailing patriarchal and cultural norms in some societies prevent women victims of sexual crimes from talking out by shaming them.
Tom Moyane has been fired as South Africa’s tax boss on the recommendation of a commission of inquiry.
Sunday Times/Masi Losi
Moyane’s axing ends one of the last vestiges of Zuma’s continued influence in the country’s governance.
Former South African Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas gave damning evidence at the State capture commission.
Sunday Times/Alan Skuy
Unrealistic expectations about what commissions can achieve comes from the fact that they’re often confused with courts of law.
A man accused of raping a seven-year old child at a restaurant in South Africa makes his first court appearance.
Eyewitness News/Christa Eybers
Social media presents new challenges in sensitive cases but media houses must stick to the law.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was recently the subject of a racist video rant.
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Calls to impose harsh prison sentences for verbal crimen injuria are often premised on the need to deter such behaviour.
There’s been a decline in many crimes in South Africa but the murder rate has increased for the sixth year.
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Data from victim and crime perception surveys help make sense of South Africa’s crime statistics.
Rastafarians celebrate after the South African Constitutional Court ruled that the personal use of marijuana is now legal.
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The legalisation of the private use of cannabis in South Africa is a victory for human rights. But, much more work needs to be done to make it practical.
A man celebrates the landmark marijuana ruling.
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The Constitutional Court judgment is to be applauded for doing away with the assumption that marijuana use by adults in private is always wrong.
Deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo is heading up the inquiry into corruption in South Africa.
EPA-EFE/Kim Ludbrook
Justice Zondo needs to get under the skin of the politics of state capture in South Africa, to get on record what happened, and why.
South African police on patrol in Hout Bay, Cape Town, following requests for more intervention by locals.
EPA-EFE/Nic Bothma
Increasing police patrols won’t solve South Africa’s high rates of violent crime. Underlying problems need to be addressed.
Former South African President Jacob Zuma has lost his grip on the country’s criminal justice system.
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The axing of the prosecutions head follows sweeping changes to other king positions in the security cluster by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Former President Jacob Zuma: the Constitutional Court has ruled his appointment of the top prosecutor illegal.
EPA-EFE/Jackie Clausen
An effective, accountable National Prosecutions Authority needs at least two things: structural independence and competent personnel with expertise and integrity.
The appointment of South Africa’s national prosecutions head Shaun Abrahams has been declared invalid.
EPA/Nic Bothma
South Africa’s Constitutional Court judgment shows concern that the independence of the country’s prosecuting authority has been compromised.
Comic Contracts can help bridge language and literacy barriers.
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Comic contracts can meet all the requirements for contracts to be legally binding.
The acquittal of Jean-Pierre Bemba on war crimes charges puts the ICC in even deeper crisis.
EPA/Michael Kooren
An African court with international criminal jurisdiction which has been debated but never been put into operation could be an option if Africa withdraws from the ICC.
A member of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters party with a copy of the Constitution.
EPA/Kim Ludbrook
South Africa’s constitution has been amended 17 times already. But, the procedure for doing so is onerous.
South Africa’s 2016 municipal elections. A new bill aims to make party funding transparent.
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Legislation to control the private funding of political parties in South Africa is long overdue.
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Class action is a newish feature within South Africa’s legal landscape. Cases such as the silicosis matter are likely to influence many more.
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Unexpressed racism may be even more dangerous if it’s left lurking below the surface.
Former South African president Jacob Zuma stands accused of racketeering, fraud, money laundering and corruption.
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South Africans expect former president Zuma him to take responsibility and remedy his undemocratic and unconstitutional behaviour.