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Economic Freedom Fighters commander-in-chief, Julius Malema. Photo: @EFFSouthAfrica

I will never retreat from my ideas,” Malema says as sentencing is postponed to April

The EFF leader told supporters he would not abandon his ideas

Former president Edgar Lungu’s body is still in South Africa because of a row between Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema and the Lunga family over where he should be buried. Photo: File

Zambia: Missed opportunities in the feud over Edgar Lungu’s burial

If President Hakainde Hichilema cannot manage a funeral, how can he manage a country?

Car pool: When Toyota’s vehicle assembly plant in Durban flooded in 2022, the car maker’s insurer took the municipality to court. Photo: File

Flood damage: An act of God or governance failure?

Everyone remembers April 2022, when torrential rains pummelled KwaZulu-Natal and flood­waters ravaged homes, roads and factories. Lives were lost, families were displaced and infrastructure was destroyed. And although every part of the province bore the weight of that disaster, one story in particular has found its way into court.  Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM), has […]

The policy prohibits consensual sexual intimacy in court buildings and discourages romantic relationships between members of the judiciary.

Justice delayed, grief denied: When the courts fail the bereaved

The case is postponed and delayed for numerous reasons, which means we are fighting to be heard

When a person dies intestate then conflict, distress and litigation can arise.

No Will. No clarity. Plenty heartache

Legal and emotional complications arise when someone dies without a will and no clear evidence of ‘life partnership’

Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G

DA must navigate coalition politics rather than divide the GNU and South Africa

The Democratic Alliance’s rush to court over debates it has lost such as employment equity is an abuse of the law

The court can step in and help protect the interests of vulnerable people like older people with conditions such as dementia. Photo: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis/Getty Images

Curatorship: A cause of or cure for conflict?

The court can step in and help protect the interests of vulnerable people like older people with conditions such as dementia.