by PB-M-Admin | Oct 24, 2016 | News, PAST EVENTS
Once again, on 6 September we celebrated the extraordinary work being undertaken by lawyers, the media, the NGO sector, students and others in promoting human rights and the interests of the poor and marginalised. Not only did this third award ceremony mark great...
by PB-M-Admin | Oct 24, 2016 | News, Radio Today
For the past nine years ProBono.Org, in partnership with Norton Rose Fulbright SA (NRF), has had a half-hour slot on Radio Today every second Thursday evening. The aim of the programme is to inform the public about the Bill of Rights and to discuss broader...
by PB-M-Admin | Oct 17, 2016 | News, PAST EVENTS
On Thursday, 13 October 2016, ProBono.Org Cape Town attended the official opening launch of the Isivivana Centre in Khayelitsha. The centre is like none before, and aims to make access to social justice realisable and accessable to marginalised communities. It will...
by PB-M-Admin | Aug 24, 2016 | ARTICLES ABOUT PROBONO.ORG, News, NEWSLETTERS 2016
Article by Richard Chemaly ProBono.Org was informed of the difficulties being faced by a University of Cape Town (UCT) student, Rethabile Makoanyana, who was unable to graduate due to outstanding fees. The primary issue was that a Free State municipality had...
by PB-M-Admin | Aug 24, 2016 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, NEWSLETTERS 2016
Article by Swazi Malinga When one mentions the word domestic violence, the immediate picture that comes to mind is that of a battered woman covered in bruises with a swollen face. However the truth of the matter is that domestic violence does not end there. Perhaps...
