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Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina is teh chair of the Southern African Development Community. (AFP)

No, the SADC chair is not a ‘European citizen’ – the law is clear

President Andry Rajoelina remains Malagasy, and he assumed the Southern African Development Community chair legitimately, as elected by his peers

Many sexual offences are still framed in ways that rest on discriminatory assumptions. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G

Discriminatory rape law to be challenged in the Constitutional Court

By centring consent in the definition of rape, the law makes the survivor’s state of mind the battleground instead of focusing on the perpetrator’s actions, including their use of force or coercion

Robert Kyagulanyi, aka ‘Bobi Wine’, leader of the National Unity Platform.

Uganda’s parliament ignores rule of law

In defiance of a supreme court ruling, Uganda’s parliament under the National Resistance Movement’s President Yoweri Museveni has passed into law that civilians can be tried in military courts

Members of the Black Sash and Movement for Colonial Freedom  and the Black march to South Africa House in London to deliver a memorandum to South African prime minister JG Strijdom. Photo: ulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis/Getty Images

Apartheid, crimes against humanity: How the law remembers the past

The 80th anniversary of WWII is an opportune moment to reflect on the future of justice in South Africa

(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

Navigating the future: Law meets the fourth industrial revolution

Legal systems need to balance accountability, fairness and transparency with innovation

South African law needs to develop and quickly catch up with the risks that generative AI poses so that we can safely exploit the far-reaching benefits and opportunities it offers.

Digital replicas: The double-edged sword of generative AI

South African law needs to deal with the dangers of generative AI so we can safely take advantage of its benefits

Watchdogs: From left, Tessa Dooms (Rivonia Circle), Wayne Duvengae (Outa), Ishmael Mkhabela (Joburg Inner city Partnership), Neeshan Balton (Ahmed Kathrada Foundation) and Rev Moss (Defend our Democracy) are members of the Joburg Crisis Alliance. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)

Law must evolve as politics changes

The rise of hung councils has required amendments to the Municipal Structures Act to improve stability and governance

At the 2026 Mining Indaba in Cape Town, the emphasis was on digitalisation and technological advancement of the industry. However, the industry recognises that cybersecurity can no longer continue to remain the unaddressed elephant in the room

South African banks scramble as cybercriminals up the ante

Cyber thefts attacking banks in ever new ways is a global problem that targets unsuspecting personal bank account holders

None of the four candidates for a vacancy at the apex court were in favour of merging it with the supreme court of appeal

Biowatch betrayal denies justice

The unsettling reality of Biowatch principle neglect in lower courts imperils the constitutional integrity of South Africa