Top court offers advice on gender change struggle

It’s not every day that a court gives helpful advice to unsuccessful litigants on other ways to achieve their goal. But judges of the Seychelles Court of Appeal – the highest judicial forum in that country – have gone out …Share this:Click to share on Twitter...

Running out of road …

THE old VW Passat had done 280 000 km and cost R61 450 but it suited the new buyer just fine. Then, after just three days, it broke down. Her disappointment has been the public gain, however, as the dispute …Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new...

Mvoko wins appeal: SABC old guard now completely routed

It’s a busy afternoon, writing columns for the weekend deadline, but I have had to take time out to read an important judgment, delivered by the Supreme Court of Appeal today in the case of sacked SABC journalist, Vuyo Mvoko. …Share this:Click to share on...

Lessons from Rwanda for SA

WHEN the government of Rwanda recently applied to the United Kingdom’s secretary of state for the extradition of five alleged genocidaires, it claimed a “sea change” had taken place in the way Rwanda’s courts operated. Concerns expressed by the UK …Share...