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Appeal for support – Support the 2010 Ntaba ka Ndoda Heritage Festival

Without the support of the community and friends, it is not possible for the Ntaba ka Ndoda Heritage Festival to exist and host its annual event. We appeal to individuals, organisations, foundations, companies and others to consider providing financial and non-financial support as [...]

JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION
MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT
SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES FOR JUDICIAL POSITIONS
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has compiled a short list of candidates to be interviewed at its sitting to be held in Cape Town on 04-15 October 2010 as follows:
1. Supreme Court of Appeal (Three vacancies)
Judge S Ebrahim
Judge B M Griesel
Judge S A Majiedt
Judge W L Seriti
Judge L [...]

In commemoration of women’s month, the Department of Justice & Constitutional Development in the Western Cape has partnered with the National Association of Democratic Lawyers (NADEL), BLA (Black Lawyers’ Association) and SAWLA (South African Women Lawyers’ Association) to plan this year’s Access to Justice Week, which will take place from 20-25 September 2010.

The following activities [...]

Defend and Advance the Freedom of Expression for All!
AIDC Statement on the threats to Press Freedom (AIDC = Alternative Information and Development Centre)

(http://www.communitymedia.org.za/alt-media-resources/220-more-media-not-less)

13 August 2010

Press Freedom is a right enjoyed by a privileged minority of South Africans. Our print media is controlled by a cartel of four corporations. Broadcast Media is dominated by the SABC. [...]

A Documentary about the Women Judges, the Courts
and Human Rights in South Africa
Produced by Luna films, created by Ruth B. Cowan, directed by Jane Thandi Lipman and edited by Dara Kell
Music by Philip Miller
The purposes of this web site are to complement and enlarge upon the documentary,Courting Justice.
The context of the film is South Africa’s [...]

9 days left!
HALFTIME – A SOCCER MATCH WITH A GOAL
Dear Friend,
The eyes of the world are fixed on South Africa and we are sure you have felt the anticipation and excitement of the 2010 FIFA World Cup since the kick-off last week. Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has decided to take this opportunity to draw [...]

Socio-Economic Rights adjudication under a transformative constitution
Sandra Liebenberg
Drawing on a wide range of interdisciplinary resources, this scholarly work provides an in-depth and thorough analysis of the socio-economic rights jurisprudence of the newly democratic South Africa.
The book explores how the judicial interpretation and enforcement of socio-economic rights can be more responsive to the conditions of systemic [...]

THIS HOUSE BELIEVES THE CONSTITUTION DOES NOT ADEQUATELY REFLECT THE MORAL VIEWS OF THE MAJORITY
PROPOSITION SPEAKER ONE: EUSEBIUS MCKAISER SPEAKER TWO: AUBREY MATSHIQI
OPPOSITION SPEAKER ONE: NICK FERREIRA SPEAKER TWO: MAZIBUKO JARA
- Eusebius McKaiser is a political commentator, columnist & associate at the Centre for the Study of Democracy; studied and taught philosophy & formerly ranked [...]