by PB-M-Admin | Oct 17, 2017 | News, NEWSLETTERS 2017, PRO BONO AWARDS
Welcoming the guests at the fourth annual awards ceremony, Chair of the Board Mohamed Randera explained that we approached things slightly differently this year. Instead of calling for nominations and submitting these to a judging panel in a competitive way, we chose...
by PB-M-Admin | Sep 28, 2017 | ARTICLES ABOUT PROBONO.ORG, News, PAST EVENTS
On Thursday 7 September 2017 the fourth Pro Bono Awards ceremony was held at The Social Kitchen at Exclusive Books in Hyde Park Corner. There were 11 award categories, won by: Refugee Law – Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc. Housing Law – Sonkozi Ngalonkulu Attorneys Estates...
by PB-M-Admin | Sep 19, 2017 | News, Radio Today
Our guest was Sharon Ekambaram, head of the Refugee and Migrant Rights Programme at Lawyers for Human Rights. She was discussing the rights of refugees and asylum seekers in terms of the White Paper on International Migration and the recent announcement of new permit...
by PB-M-Admin | Aug 24, 2017 | News, NEWSLETTERS 2017
By Koketso Molotsi, ProBono.Org intern South Africa has one of the most inclusive Constitutions in the world, yet frequently ordinary people do not know the powers of the Constitution. It has recently been made more visible because of the well-publicised...
by PB-M-Admin | Aug 24, 2017 | News, NEWSLETTERS 2017
By Petrina Chetty, ProBono.Org, Durban Showing appreciation to attorneys, advocates and organisations is one of the events that the Durban staff looks forward to hosting. Not because we get to “glitter and glamour” on the day, but because we are able to give a...