# The organisation Lawyers for Human Rights has welcomed the groundbreaking judgment of the Constitutional Court, which affirms that section 26 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act is unconstitutional and unfairly discriminatory on the basis of gender. Lawyers for Human Rights’ attorney Mametlwe Sebei, says this ruling confirms that the right to choose one’s surname upon […]
# Cosatu has broadly welcomed the Liquor Amendment Bill’s tabling in Parliament. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks says the Bill speaks to the need for a progressive response to the crisis of alcohol abuse that is endemic across South Africa, particularly in working class and rural communities. He says it is estimated that 40-percent of the […]
# Die Forum for South Africa het die Konstitusionele Hof se uitspraak veroordeel wat mans toelaat om kragtens wet hul vrouens se vanne aan te neem. Die hof het bevestig dat dele van die Wet op die Registrasie van Geboortes en Sterftes ongrondwetlik is, wat in wese ‘n laer hof se uitspraak handhaaf. Die forum […]
# Johannesburg and Tshwane is co-chairing the 2025 Urban 20 Mayoral Summit in Johannesburg, a global diplomatic initiative that amplifies urban priorities within the G20 agenda. The summit is co-convened by C40 Cities, United Cities and Local Governments. The co-chairing role positions African cities at the forefront of global urban governance and sustainable transformation. The […]
# Die legendariese oud-Springbok Jan “Boland” Coetzee is op 80-jarige ouderdom oorlede. Hy het ook vir Westelike Provinsie en Maties uitgedraf. Coetzee het tussen 1974 en ’76 ses toetse vir Suid-Afrika gespeel, insluitend 1976 se tuisreeks teen die All Blacks wat die Bokke 3-1 gewen het. Coetzee het WP van 1967 tot ’79 verteenwoordig en […]
# Die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria het ʼn dringende aansoek van die veroordeelde verkragter en moordenaar Thabo Bester en sy gewese vriendin, Nandipha Magudumana, met koste van die hand gewys. Hulle wou keer dat die Netflix-dokumentêr Beauty and the Bester uitgesaai word. Hulle het aangevoer dit bevat lasterlike inligting en maak inbreuk op hul reg op […]
# Transport minister Barbara Creecy and deputy minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa have raised concerns over the rising crashes involving learners, saying the National Road Safety Strategy review will prioritise scholar transport. This follows the death of five learners after a minibus ploughed into a pre-school building in Imbali Township, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal yesterday. Five others remain in […]
# Legendary former Springbok Jan “Boland” Coetzee has died at the age of 80. He also played for Western Province and Maties. Coetzee played six Tests for South Africa between 1974 and ’76, including in the 1976 home series against the All Blacks which the Boks won 3-1. He also represented Province between 1967 and ’79, […]
# Forum for South Africa has strongly condemned the Constitutional Court ruling permitting husbands to legally adopt their wives’ surnames. The court confirmed that sections of the Births and Deaths Registration Act were unconstitutional, effectively upholding a lower court’s ruling. FOSA leader, Tebogo Mashilompane, says the ruling is an outright attack on South Africa’s culture, […]
