by PB-M-Admin | Apr 29, 2016 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, Newsletter
Article by Richard Chemaly One often reads about the plethora of obstacles plaguing asylum seekers. Some believe that the system is as rigorous as it is because the benefits of acquiring refugee status place refugees on an equal footing with South...
by PB-M-Admin | Apr 29, 2016 | ARTICLES ABOUT PROBONO.ORG, News, Newsletter, STAFF NEWS
The Durban office of ProBono.Org has two staff attorneys who deal with our various help desks. They are Petrina Chetty, who joined in August 2014 and Trisha Dhoda, who joined in January 2016. In addition to her other help desks, Petrina took over the refugee law...
by PB-M-Admin | Apr 29, 2016 | ARTICLES ABOUT PROBONO.ORG, News, Newsletter, STAFF NEWS
We were sorry to lose our intern Lehlogonolo Marota at the end of 2015. He left the organisation to pursue articles of clerkship at Legal Aid South Africa (LASA) in Pretoria where he now works in the civil department. He made a significant contribution to our office...
by PB-M-Admin | Jan 14, 2016 | News, Newsletter, NEWSLETTERS 2015
2015 has been an eventful year, with many dramatic issues hitting the headlines, from xenophobia rearing its head again to the recent student activism against the cost of higher education. In this edition we highlight some of the prominent issues dealt with in our...
by PB-M-Admin | Nov 28, 2015 | News, Newsletter, NEWSLETTERS 2015
We dedicate this issue to the Pro Bono Awards Ceremony held at The Hill, Constitution Hill on 17 September 2015 This year’s ceremony was held on home ground, at The Hill Café at Constitution Hill. Over 180 attorneys, advocates and friends attended the event. Our...
by PB-M-Admin | Sep 2, 2015 | News, Newsletter, NEWSLETTERS 2015
We dedicate this issue to the Public Interest Law Gathering held at Wits University from 22-24 July 2015, and introduce two new additions to the ProBono.Org staff in Joburg and Pretoria. From July 22 – 24, the halls of the University of the Witwatersrand School of Law...
