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ZEP holders have won another court victory against the Minister of Home Affairs, but their legal battle to stay in South Africa is far from over. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

New Zimbabwe permit court showdown looming

Tania Broughton 9 Jun 2025

Blind SA went to the high courts in Pretoria and Pietermaritzburg to appoint curators for two special schools it says are failing to adequately provide for learners with disabilities. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Blind SA takes schools to court over conditions for children with disabilities

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Sinamuva Crèche has not received subsidy payments for two months. Photo: Joseph Bracken / GroundUp

KwaZulu-Natal government ordered to pay crèches

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Copyright amendments to be read into Act with immediate effect - ConCourt

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A waste picker in Johannesburg. Archive photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

Evicted waste pickers must be allowed to earn a living, court rules

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Western Cape schools admission policy challenged in court

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GBV laws must be strengthened: President Ramaphosa

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Gauteng High Court orders urgent action to address cancer treatment backlog in public hospitals

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New pilot project will help detainees who cannot afford bail. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

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SA presses forward for a just society

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The Tafelberg school site in 2016. Archive photo: Masixole Feni / GroundUp

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Brigitta Mangale and Thobeka Nomazizi Dhlamini 26 Feb 2025

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PoPIA v press freedom: SA court to decide on HIV disclosure case

Ahmore Burger-Smidt 6 Feb 2025

Regulations limiting the access to the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant have been found to be unconstitutional and invalid by the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Explosive court ruling on SRD grant

Marecia Damons 24 Jan 2025

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Zimbabwe scraps the death penalty – tracking the path to abolition

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Are employers' responsibilities to act against GBV limited to the workplace?

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The Constitutional Court will hear two applications relating to copyright in South Africa that affect the rights of blind people. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

ConCourt showdown on copyright bill

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Socal grant applicants queue at the Eerste River Sassa office. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Rules for R370-a-month social grant to be challenged in court in October

Marecia Damons 3 Sep 2024

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Privacy breach: More details into WhatsApp's $220m fine in Nigeria

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Cape Town's homeless eviction ruling: Struggle between rights and safety

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Source: © We the People SA We the People SA has translated the 4,675-word Bill of Rights into 15 concise and relatable tweets

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