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Review of the Judicial Inspectorate of Prisons of SA (Research Paper No. 4)

This report provides a detailed analysis of the legal mandate and powers of JICS. A number of recommendations are made to enhance its independence, efficiency ...

Presentation by Jean Redpath, CSPRI researcher

S v Frederick & S v Maxhongo, Judgment on Review 11 July 2018, Review 18531 and Review 18532. The Court asked that in cases where there is a long history of ...

There was a miscarriage of justice on several grounds, namely the denial of the accused’s right to a properly qualified interpreter, the refusal to allow his ...

SA Constitutional Court finds government liable for prisoner contracting TB in pre-trial detention

Mr Lee, was detained at Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison in pre-trial detention from 1999 to 2004, appearing in court no fewer than 70 times. Mr Lee ...

Former sex workers affiliated to the Sisonke Sex Worker's Movement have been trained as paralegals by the Women's Legal Centre to provide paralegal advice and ...

Shortage of translators at Johannesburg Magistrates' Courts

More than half of the cases heard on a daily basis in the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court and its ten satellite courts demand foreign language translators, and ...

The Equality Court in Cape Town declares unfair discrimination in the allocation of police resources in the Western Cape.

South African budget aims to ease pressure on courts

This week’s Budget brought good news for the upgrading and construction of court buildings, a Sake24 report notes.