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Is it cyberfraud or good ol’ offline fraud? A look at section 8 of the South African cybercrimes bill
(UWC, 2018)
This paper discusses section 8 of the South African Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill, a section which deals with the crime of cyberfraud. It argues that there are certain fraudulent acts which have been presented incorrectly ...
Seychellois courts and the protection of the right to equal protection of the law
(SAGE Publications, 2018)
Unlike the constitutions of other African countries such as Uganda, South Africa, Kenya, Mauritius, Zimbabwe and Namibia which expressly provide for grounds on which a person may not be discriminated against, the Constitution ...
Philosophical racism and ubuntu: In dialogue with Mogobe Ramose
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)
This article discusses two complementary themes that play an important role in contemporary South African political philosophy: (1) the racist tradition in Western philosophy; and (2) the role of ubuntu in regaining an ...
Revisiting the normative framework of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in the context of evidence obtained through human rights violations: Has it served its purpose?
(2018)
This article examines the normative context of the African Commission on
Human and Peoples’ Rights in dealing with evidence obtained through
human rights violations, and whether it serves its purpose. It unpacks the
concept ...
Children's rights standards and child marriage in Malawi
(University of Florida, Centre for African Studies, 2017)
Child marriages occur when one of the parties is below the age of eighteen. In Malawi, research has shown that most child marriages are a result of cultural practices. To comply with various international and regional ...
Debunking prevailing school views pertaining to the apostasy of alleged descendants of SHAYKH YUSUF of MAKASSAR
(UIN Sunan Kalijaga, 2020)
This article focuses on the controversial issue of apostasy pertaining to the alleged family of Shaykh Yusuf of Makassar, the Indonesian pioneer of Islam in colonial South Africa, after his demise at the Cape in the late ...
Restoring the ‘historical deficit’: The exercise of the right to freedom of religion and culture in democratic South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)
On 18 January 1960, LIFE magazine began a series of articles on democracy around the world. The newly independent nation of Ghana (1957) was featured in Part 1 and the cover photograph was of Augustus Molade Akiwumi, the ...
A fresh perspective on historical sexual abuse: the case of Hewitt v S 2017 1 SACR 309 (SCA)
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2017)
Sexual crimes continues to be a scourge in our society. It is therefore not surprising that the prevention and criminalisation of sexual crimes in South Africa has received a large amount of attention over the last few ...
What is the future of polygyny (polygamy) in Africa?
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2017)
The traditional practice of polygyny, whereby only a man is
allowed to marry more than one wife in a customary marriage,
has long been perceived to be an offender of women's rights.
Recent family law reforms on the ...
‘Voices’ of school dropouts about the use of illicit drugs on the Cape Flats, Western Cape
(Criminological and Victimological Society of Southern Africa (CRIMSA), 2017)
The social concerns of communities on the Cape Flats in the Western Cape, are perpetuated by the lack of schooling and it contributes to higher unemployment figures. This article aims to provide a voice for school dropouts ...