See also : Magistrates
court services extended to equality cases
Cosatu
drops equality case against Zille - 4 September
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has dropped
its Equality Court complaint against Western Cape Premier Helen
Zille, saying it recognises her commitment to gender equality.
Judge Willem Louw on Friday made a two-page agreement between the
two sides an order of court, after asking them last week to try to
reach a settlement. - Mail &
Guardian website
Zille
'sought women for her cabinet' - 19 August
Western Cape premier Helen Zille had hoped to have at least three
other women in her cabinet, according to papers filed in the
Equality Court. "The fact that there are no female MECs in
the provincial executive, while regrettable, was assuredly not an
oversight on my part", she said in an affidavit. The document
was drawn up in response to a gender discrimination complaint by
Tony Ehrenreich, provincial secretary of the Congress of SA Trade
Unions (Cosatu). - The Times
website
Malema
applies for dismissal of complaint - 13 August
The lawyer for African National Congress Youth League leader
Julius Malema applied for his hate-speech complaint to be
dismissed in the Equality Court in Johannesburg on Monday.
Malema's lawyer, Tumi Mokwena, said the complaint was based solely
on one comment that Malema had made, and not in the context of the
entire statement on the matter. - Mail
& Guardian website
Malema
supporters storm Equality Court - 1 September
ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema supporters on Monday entered
the courtroom which he was in and shouted at complainants. This
comes after he lost his Equality Court
application to have charges of hate speech and harassment against
him thrown out but he has succeeded in having a charge of
discrimination against him dropped. Following the magistrate's
ruling, the court went into recess for 15 minutes while the ANC
Youth League leader decided whether to testify or close his case.
During this time a dozen supporters gained access to the courtroom
and began shouting abuses at the complainant and his legal team. -
Eye Witness News
website
Malema
supporters kicked out of court - 1 September
The magistrate in the Equality Court on Monday kicked ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema
supporters out of court after they directed a torrent of abuse at
his hate speech accuser and the media. Mbuyiselo Botha took
Malema to court for comments made about President Jacob Zuma’s
rape accuser. - Eye
Witness News website
Malema
: 'I am a defender of women' - 1 September
ANC Youth League president Julius Malema described himself as a
defender of women and said he would never promote hatred towards
them, when he testified in the Equality Court in Johannesburg on
Monday. Malema's lawyer Tumi Mokwena succeeded in having the
unfair discrimination charge dismissed on Monday, but magistrate
Colleen Collis felt there was a prima facie aspect to the hate
speech and harassment part of the complaint, so Malema was obliged
to testify. After the matter was postponed to September 21 for
cross-examination, Malema made a brief appearance on the back of a
bakkie outside the court. - Mail
& Guardian website
Imperialists
and colonialists out to get me : Malema - 1 September
African National Congress Youth League leader Julius Malema says
he believes "imperialists" and "colonialists"
are behind his prosecution for hate speech and harassment.
The Sonke Gender Justice Network has taked Malema to court
for comments he made about President Jacob Zuma’s rape accuser.
- Eye Witness News
website
Shop
owners take government to Equality Court - 2 September
Civil action by a group of foreign shop owners, relating to last
year's xenophobic violence, has been postponed again.
The 11 businessmen are taking government to the Equality Court in a bid to claim damages after their shops in Worcester
were looted. The case has been postponed to allow the Human
Rights Commission time to decide how it will fit into this court
action. - Eye Witness
News website