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Attorney Chinette Gallichan was shot in broad daylight outside the offices of the Council for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) in the Johannesburg CBD

Chinette Gallichan killed in Johannesburg CBD: ‘attack on rule of law’

Labour lawyer Chinette Gallichan was fatally shot outside the CCMA offices in Johannesburg CBD. Civil society groups say the attack represents a threat to South Africa’s rule of law, highlighting rising risks faced by legal professionals in the justice system

The former national director of public prosecutions, Shamila Batohi. (Photo by Phill Magakoe/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Bess Nkabinde shuts down NPA’s push to lead its own evidence against Chauke

While the NPA argued the Nkabinde enquiry had become adversarial the panel chairperson Bess Nkabinde said the Prosecuting Authority cannot play referee in its own case

Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. (SAPS/X)

Mkhwanazi warns Madlanga commission of ‘risk of total collapse’ in justice system

The KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner said his testimony will first deal with the disbanding of political killings task team in the province and then the influence of criminal syndicates in the police service

Birth of a democracy: ANC president Nelson Mandela speaking at a press conference with president FW de Klerk in 1990, the year negotiations for a new democratic constitution began. (Gallo)

A national dialogue must be people-centred for SA to thrive

We all have the obligation to participate publicly because it is our collective responsibility to advance South Africa Inc.

Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini arrives ahead of the inauguration of Cyril Ramaphosa as South African president at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on June 19, 2024. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE / POOL / AFP)

Zulu king’s divorce sparks debate over tradition, modernity and royal life

Misizulu kaZwelithini’s divorce comes amid tensions in the royal family from those who dispute his ascension to the throne

The government of national unity. Photo: @Presidency/ZA/X

Principled, pragmatic law reform with promise

This contribution is a genuine effort at furthering what Andreas Schedler called “reform from below”, in his book The Self-Restraining State: Power and Accountability in New Democracies

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How misuse of the sub judice rule undermines democracy and free speech

There is a growing trend of public officials exploiting the rule to evade scrutiny and accountability