By BO Staff Writer Duncanmec (Pty) Ltd (employer) dismissed nine workers via a disciplinary hearing ‘for singing a struggle song with racial lyrics’ after finding them guilty of, ‘(1) participating in unlawful strike action; and (2) singing a racially offensive song’. They were accordingly ‘given final warnings for the first offence and dismissed for the …
By BO Staff Writer Yesterday the North Gauteng High Court, in the matter of Pravin Gordhan versus Oakbay Investments (Oakbay), started hearing legal arguments in the case. Gordhan sought a declaratory order that he is “not by law empowered or obliged to intervene in the relationship” between the banks and Oakbay regarding the closure of …
By BO Staff Writer This post first appeared on the Facebook timeline of Andile Mngxitama on 10 February: Why do we say that if you want land return you need to be “unconstitutional” or more elegantly, become a “constitutional delinquent”? The reason is simple. The South African Constitution is anti-black. Its cornerstone is its Section 25 …
Featured image (Rand Daily Mail): The big question is, was Dikgang Moseneke correct to argue that the Constitution as it is provides for adequate mechanism to address the land question? By Andile Mngxitama There is panic within the ranks of those who have benefited from both colonialism and apartheid. This is so because …
Featured image (drum magazine): Nkosana Makate wins the ‘Please call me’ case against Vodacom. However the Makate case is one of the best reflectors of a major weakness in South Africa’s justice system. South Africa’s justice system, mainly the ability to litigate, is largely inaccessible to the common man. By Sibonelo Radebe The legal victory …
