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Police have widened the Ekurhuleni deaths investigation after adding a seventh unidentified woman whose body was found in a river in Clayville.

Police investigate five women’s deaths in Kempton Park and Olifantsfontein

The reopened inquest into Steve Biko’s death has been temporarily halted after his family approached the Gqeberha High Court over concerns that the matter was not ready to proceed.

Cape Town’s proposed Animal Keeping By-law would require permits for every dog and cat while introducing stricter breeding, welfare and enforcement rules.

A proposed POPIA code clarifies what gated estates may collect, retain and justify when scanning visitors’ driving licences at controlled entrances.

Judge Azhar Cachalia says lengthy Constitutional Court delays have become a systemic threat to public confidence and constitutional democracy.

Retired Acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga says poverty, unequal legal representation and the treatment of women in court continue to deny many South Africans meaningful access to justice.

The inaugural Legal Indaba will publish a post-conference blueprint designed to turn discussions on AI, ethics, transformation and leadership into measurable reform across South Africa’s legal profession.

South Africa celebrated Justice Fikile Mokgohloa’s extraordinary judicial legacy, with leaders praising her transformative contribution to constitutional justice, housing rights and gender equality.

The University of the Western Cape will confer an honorary Doctor Philosophiae on Senior Advocate Adila Hassim for her distinguished contribution to constitutional law, healthcare rights and social justice.