Mbekezeli

Judge interdicts Operation Dudula Human dignity has no nationality, says Judge Adams

Members of Operation Dudula have been interdicted from “taking the law into their own hands” and uttering hate speech in their “xenophobic” campaign against immigrants.

Read groundup.org.za/article/judg... by Tania Broughton

Child Support Grant must be increased to end child hunger, report says The grant has reduced child hunger, but 1.2-million more children are short of food than in 2019

The Child Support Grant reaches over 13-million children but remains below the food poverty line, leaving many households unable to meet basic nutritional needs.

Read groundup.org.za/article/chil... by Marecia Damons

Court blocks former Lottery official from receiving money after sale of his luxury home The house and other properties he owns were paid for with lottery money

Court blocks former Lottery official from receiving money after sale of his luxury home. The house and other properties he owns were paid for with lottery money

Read groundup.org.za/article/cour... by Raymond Joseph

#JusticeforMuhsin: Gay Imam remembered at Cape Town Pride Pride parade celebrates queerness, love and inclusion

#JusticeforMuhsin: Gay Imam remembered at Cape Town Pride

Hundreds joined the Cape Town Pride Parade on Saturday morning to celebrate queerness, love and inclusion

Read groundup.org.za/article/just... by Daniel Steyn. Photos and video by Ashraf Hendricks.

Urgent need for clear policy on sexual harassment in legal sector An independent, rigorous process for investigating complaints of abuse of power of a sexual nature must be set up to provide guidance for tribunal investigations

A piece my colleague and I wrote in the Mail & Guardian:

OPINION | Urgent need for clear policy on sexual harassment in legal sector

mg.co.za/thought-lead...

Decision on new Lottery operator postponed by a year. But Ithuba’s licence expires in May No clarity on what happens to lotto ticket sales and NLC grants after expiry

Minister Parks Tau has postponed announcing the new lottery operator for another 12 months, marking the third delay since July 2022.

The lucrative licence is worth about R180-billion over five years.

Read groundup.org.za/article/lott... by Raymond Joseph

Urgent need for clear policy on sexual harassment in legal sector An independent, rigorous process for investigating complaints of abuse of power of a sexual nature must be set up to provide guidance for tribunal investigations

Essential reading by Zikhona Ndlebe and @mbekezeli.bsky.social of Judges Matter about the systemic issue of sexual harassment in the legal profession: mg.co.za/thought-lead...

Read the CALS report on transformation they reference here: www.wits.ac.za/media/wits-u...

Sordid tales: Cape judge faces impeachment Judge Mushtak Parker is appearing before a Judicial Conduct Tribunal in a case that involves allegations of physical assault, sexual harassment and stolen trust money

Sordid tales: Cape judge faces impeachment. Judge Mushtak Parker is appearing before a Judicial Conduct Tribunal in a case that involves allegations of physical assault, sexual harassment and stolen trust money

Read groundup.org.za/article/park... by Tania Broughton