My Lockdown Experience
By Sinothile Zondi, Durban intern I live in Effigham, a suburb of Durban North, with my sister. We each have a young child. During the lockdown we have both been working from home. My suburb consists of mostly formal housing, with some shacks on the outskirts....
Demystifying “Draconian, Irrational and Infringement of Privacy” Laws
Pandemics have a way of elevating economic inequalities and revealing the injustices occurring in marginalised communities. There is no doubt that what COVID-19 has revealed, amongst other things, is how it is disproportionately impacting disadvantaged communities....
Matrimonial Property Regimes and their Consequences
By Naeelah Williams, Staff Attorney, Cape Town It is safe to say that all couples who are in the process of tying the knot hope from the outset that their journey to marriage will be as stress free and pleasurable as possible. Most couples however, still...
Debunking the concept of sentencing in criminal proceedings
By: Shadreck Masike, Legal Intern, Cape Town There is an underlying principle in criminal justice system jurisprudence in South Africa which entails that justice must not only be done, but also be seen to be done.1 This ought to be understood in the sense that...
Reasonable chastisement…is it really reasonable?
By Steven Miller (Volunteer Durban office, extern and final year law student, University of Michigan Law school. Steven came to SA for three months as part of one of his final year modules. Regrettably, he had to leave because of the COVID-19 pandemic and was unable...Let’s keep in touch
