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The Western Cape High Court declared sections of the Refugees Act unconstitutional. The sections provide that asylum seekers who do not renew their visas within one month of the date of expiry are considered to have abandoned their applications. Archive photo: Masixole Feni / GroundUp

High Court declares sections of Refugees Act unconstitutional

Tania Broughton 21 Feb 2023

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National State of Disaster declared on floods

14 Feb 2023

Pope Francis addresses the media while aboard the plane from Juba to Rome, returning from his visit to Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, 5 February 2023. Vatican Media/Handout via Reuters

Pope Francis says laws criminalising LGBT people are a 'sin' and an injustice

Philip Pullella 6 Feb 2023

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Meeting of 37 States on UN nuclear ban treaty underway

31 Jan 2023

#BestofBiz 2022: Legal

#BestofBiz 2022: Legal

12 Dec 2022

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How SA's legislation harms foreign national children

Elgene Roos 16 Nov 2022

Johan Olivier, Partner and Siya Ngcamu, Associate at Webber Wentzel

What role do employers have in eradicating gender-based violence?

Johan Olivier and Siya Ngcamu 13 Oct 2022

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National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill gazetted

3 Oct 2022

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Winners of the 2022 African Legal Awards

7 Sep 2022

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Saudi woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweets

26 Aug 2022

Period poverty campaigners to host menstrual rights march this Women's Month

Period poverty campaigners to host menstrual rights march this Women's Month

24 Aug 2022

Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto and presidential candidate for the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and Kenya Kwanza political coalition, poses for a picture after being declared the winner of Kenya's presidential election, at the IEBC National Tallying Centre at the Bomas of Kenya, in Nairobi, Kenya 15 August 2022. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

Kenya braces for legal battle after Ruto declared president-elect

James Macharia Chege and others 16 Aug 2022

Forgood campaign aims to raise R100,000 for women affected by GBV

Forgood campaign aims to raise R100,000 for women affected by GBV

12 Aug 2022

Image: Demonstrators protest outside of an airport perimeter fence against a planned deportation of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda, at Gatwick Airport near Crawley, Britain, 12 June 2022. Reuters/Toby Melville

UK courts to hear last-minute appeals to stop first Rwanda deportation flight leaving

Andrew MacAskill 13 Jun 2022

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