Quote of the week
Excluding refugees from the right to work as private security providers simply because they are refugees will inevitably foster a climate of xenophobia which will be harmful to refugees and inconsistent with the overall vision of our Constitution. As a group that is by definition vulnerable, the impact of discrimination of this sort can be damaging in a significant way. In reaching this conclusion it is important to bear in mind that it is not only the social stigma which may result from such discrimination, but also the material impact that it may have on refugees.
Union of Refugee Women and Others v Director, Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority and Others (CCT 39/06) [2006] ZACC 23
Godfrey Pitje Inaugural Memorial Lecture
General: Godfrey Pitje Inaugural Memorial Lecture
The Godfrey Pitje Inaugural Memorial Lecture, to be hosted by the Black Lawyers Association, will be delivered at Constitution Hill, Johannesburg, on Friday (18:30 for 19:00) by Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke. The lecture will focus on the principles of the late Godfrey Mokgonane Pitje under the title ‘The life of Godfrey Mokgonane Pitje as a professional, activist, educator: Reflections to aspiring lawyers.’ For more information, contact Busani Mabunda, at busani@mabundainc.co.za or 082 964 4490.
