South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
The Justice Alliance of South Africa has launched a website www.ExposeIt.org.za where the public can report any sort of bribery and corruption. The development follows a charitable grant received by JASA in December last year to set up and operate a new website to report bribery and corruption, and ensure that prosecutions take […]
[notice]A new, monthly column by Vivienne Solomons who is a legal consultant who passionately believes that God wants His people to make a difference right where they are and to stand up for what is true and just. She is also passionate about encouraging young women to walk victoriously with […]
[notice]A monthly column by Vivienne Solomons who is a legal consultant who passionately believes that God wants His people to make a difference right where they are and to stand up for what is true and just. She is also passionate about encouraging young women to walk victoriously with God […]
Originally published in allAfrica.com A South African legal NGO is “strongly considering” bringing contempt of court charges against government officials for allowing President Omar al-Bashir to leave the country on Monday. The Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC), the group which secured a court order for Bashir’s arrest, said in a […]
Watershed case for religious freedom and church autonomy Originally published in For SA On August 27, 2015, the Constitutional Court will hear Ecclesia de Lange’s application for leave to appeal against the decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in September last year. In that decision, the SCA refused […]
Originally published in IOL News In the High Court sitting in Pretoria Judge Hans Fabricius on Tuesday granted the government leave to appeal his earlier ruling in which he gave Cape Town advocate Robin Stransham-Ford permission to have a doctor assist him in dying. Is there a place for mercy […]
The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, the Minister of Health, and the National Director of Public Prosecutions have applied for leave to appeal a recent landmark ruling in the high court in Pretoria allowing a terminally ill man to end his life with the help of his doctor. The applicants […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald The US House of Representatives voted 242-184 Wednesday to pass a bill that will ban most late term abortions after 20 weeks gestation, drawing praise from the pro-life community who have hailed it as an “important step in protecting the unborn.” Lawmakers held the […]
[notice]NOTE: The author’s sole purpose with this article is to inform readers of the Judge’s reasons for the Order made, as set out in his written judgment of 4 May 2015. The article should in no way be read as reflecting the author’s personal views on the matter.[/notice] In Gateway […]
[notice]NOTE: The author’s sole purpose with this article is to report on the facts of the application to, and the order made by, the High Court. The article should in no way be read as reflecting the author’s personal views on the matter.[/notice] In a first for South Africa, the […]