by PB-M-Admin | Apr 23, 2018 | News, NEWSLETTERS 2018
Change is inevitable and every organisation goes through staffing changes. However, while we frequently see interns leave after a year or two, the Durban office has welcomed a new staff attorney, Seshni Govender. Seshni joins us from private practice where she...
by PB-M-Admin | Apr 23, 2018 | News, NEWSLETTERS 2018, PAST EVENTS
By Zekhethelo Cele, Legal Intern, Cape Town On 6 April ProBono.Org Cape Town together with Sonke Gender Justice, the Legal Resources Centre, the South African Human Rights Commission, UCT Refugee Law Clinic, Scalabrini, Resilience Africa and UNIFAM held an...
by PB-M-Admin | Apr 23, 2018 | ATTORNEY MENTIONS, News, NEWSLETTERS 2018
By Masechaba Modise, Legal Intern Emily Ruth West is a young, vibrant legal practitioner, practising at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. She was born in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. She obtained her law degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and relocated to...
by PB-M-Admin | Apr 23, 2018 | News, NEWSLETTERS 2018
Courtney Cupido obtained her LLB Degree from the University of the Western Cape in 2016, after which she attended UCT’s School for Legal Practice which solidified her interest in human rights law and social justice. During her studies she was a member of the Street...
by PB-M-Admin | Apr 23, 2018 | CAPE TOWN COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS, News, NEWSLETTERS 2018
South Africa has robust laws which protect the vulnerable but enforcement of these laws lags behind. There is a scarcity of lawyers working at community levels which hinders much needed legal reform. Grassroots justice is therefore required to fill the gap. In...
by PB-M-Admin | Apr 19, 2018 | News, Radio Today
Our guest was Yasmin Sooka, the Executive Director of the Foundation for Human Rights. On 26 March the FHR launched the results of their attitudinal survey on the SA Constitution, entitled Democracy Challenged. Over 24,000 people were interviewed across all provinces...
