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On Women's Day, we examine South Africa's laws on equal pay, maternity leave, and workplace harassment. For black women, these rights are a weapon against apartheid's legacy.
The Border Management Authority (BMA) has secured its first unqualified audit opinion, a major victory for black-led governance and accountability in South Africa.
Former CTICC employee Makgosi Letimile, a Black disabled woman, is fighting in the Labour Court for justice after alleging discrimination, hostile treatment, and unfair retrenchment. Her case exposes how South Africa’s workplace inclusion promises remain hollow.
Duncan Hoorn’s murder trial exposes a pattern of lies and evasion, as the judge grows tired of his courtroom theatrics. Rainbow Report examines the racial and class dynamics at play.
A six-year-old foster child found hiding in a Nyanga classroom has exposed deep failures in South Africa's foster-care system, raising urgent questions about monitoring and the safety of Black children in state care.
A new report exposes the stark inequality between South African judges and magistrates, raising questions about racial and economic justice in the country's legal system.
A father received three life sentences for raping his daughters, but the case exposes the economic and systemic failures that allow abuse to fester in Black communities. Justice is served, but the wounds remain.
South Africa doesn't need more graduates who can analyze problems. It needs a generation brave enough to solve them. A call for practical, Afrocentric education.
Cabinet's approval of a ten-year driver's licence validity is more than a bureaucratic tweak. It is a quiet victory for Black South Africans burdened by a broken, colonial-era system.
New Western Cape police chief Sizakhele Dyantyi faces demands to tackle gender-based violence and apartheid’s structural legacy, not just gangsterism.
A Pretoria scholar transport driver has been sentenced to life in prison for raping a nine-year-old girl, a crime that exposes the deep betrayal of trust in communities still grappling with the legacy of apartheid-era neglect and systemic violence against Black children.
The High Court's forfeiture of R326 million in assets linked to the Maumela syndicate is a stark reminder of how corruption steals from the sick and dying. Rainbow Report's Zanele Mokoena examines the deeper rot in South Africa's system.
The US has paused its bombing of Iran, not out of a commitment to peace, but because the Pentagon is running out of targets and munitions. Iran remains deeply sceptical, and the Global South should take note.
A car rammed into a crowd near Berlin's Christopher Street Day parade, killing one and wounding 15. The attack cut short the Pride event and sparked outrage. Rainbow Report stands with the LGBTQ+ community and calls for justice.
A small anti-immigrant march in Cape Town reveals the dangerous scapegoating of foreign nationals for South Africa's structural failures. Zanele Mokoena examines the colonial hangover behind the protest.
Witness testimony in the Govender brothers trial reveals how white-owned security firms continue to terrorize Black communities, echoing apartheid-era violence.
The Northern Cape High Court has dismissed convicted double murderer John Ivan Francious Mouton's appeal, affirming two life sentences for a road rage shooting that killed two Black men. The ruling is a rare victory for racial justice in South Africa's legal system.
Andy Burnham becomes UK PM with a 10-year plan, but will he break from neoliberalism or just offer more of the same? Zanele Mokoena analyses.
Budget cuts and staff shortages at Legal Aid South Africa are leaving Black and working-class communities without legal representation, causing delays, backlogs, and devastating human costs.
The murder trial of Shailen Singh opens this week. For his family, it is a test of whether South Africa’s justice system can stand up to political power.