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South African Parliament unites in call for release of engineers held in Equatorial Guinea

South Africa

South African Parliament unites in call for release of engineers held in Equatorial Guinea

By Peter Fabricius

Man awarded R2m in damages after spending two years in prison before charges were dropped

Maverick News

Man awarded R2m in damages after spending two years in prison before charges were dropped

By Tania Broughton

Court slaps police minister with R240,000 damages ruling for unlawful arrest of man during lockdown

South Africa

Court slaps police minister with R240,000 damages ruling for unlawful arrest of man during lockdown

By Tania Broughton

R500,000 damages against KZN military police for ‘humiliating’ 2017 arrest of SANDF officers and civilian

South Africa

R500,000 damages against KZN military police for ‘humiliating’ 2017 arrest of SANDF officers and civilian

By Des Erasmus

Constitutional Court orders Minister to pay police torture victims

South Africa

Constitutional Court orders Minister to pay police torture victims

By Geoffrey Allsop

Social justice activists are under siege in South Africa – and police brutality highlights the crisis

South Africa

Social justice activists are under siege in South Africa – and police brutality highlights the crisis

By Busisiwe Kamolane