Archived media articles
2016
- 'State must apologise and compensate Marikana families' - legal representative, Litha Mpondwana, 702 News (12 December 2016).
- Marikana: More than four years after the massacre that shocked the world, charges against police finally laid, Greg Nicolson, Daily Maverick (12 December 2016).
- Legal enmity to Mashaba’s inner-city project, Dewald van Rensburg and S'thembile Cele, City Press (11 December 2016).
- Playing into the Hands of the Securocrats: A response to Adam Habib, Jane Duncan, Daily Maverick (8 December 2016).
- Podcast of Deneco Dube of CSAAWU discussing farmworkers' struggles, Cliff Central (6 December 2016).
- Mashaba’s Johannesburg turns 100 days old, and politics begin, Greg Nicolson, Daily Maverick (1 December 2016).
- Court dismisses Rhodes University interdict bid, Adrienne Carlisle, Daily Dispatch (1 December 2016).
- City of Cape Town vows to stop land invasions, Siyabonga Sesant, Weekend Argus (12 November 2016).
- Housing, social rights activists meet at Urban Land Justice Colloquium, SABC News (12 November 2016).
- University interdicts: what do they mean and to whom do they apply?, Safura Abdool Karim, GroundUp (7 November 2016).
- Video of Thulani Nkosi discussing the Tlale judgment, Jacaranda News (3 November 2016).
- Video of judgment being handed down in Tlale, Jacaranda News (3 November 2016).
- University students want to interdict Wits over exams‚ claim trauma‚ 'superficial' teaching, Jan Bornman, Sowetan (31 October 2016).
- University students want to interdict Wits over exams, Jan Bornman, Times Live (31 October 2016).
- Wits students apply for interdict to delay exams by two weeks, Jan Bornman, Business Day (31 October 2016).
- Podcast of Martin Mosweu discussing informal trade in Johannesburg, Wits Radio Academy (27 October 2016).
- Inside Braamfontein’s place of refuge, Kim Harrisberg, GroundUp (12 october 2016).
- When a ‘radiological hotspot’ is your home, Sheree Bega, The Star (12 October 2016).
- Holy Shield: #FeesMustFall priest tells of his day of terror, Ranjeni Munusamy, Daily Maverick (11 October 2016).
- Podcast of Stuart Wilson discussing development and displacement in Johannesburg's inner city, PowerFM (4 October 2016).
- Podcast of Lauren Royston discussing Johannesburg's inner city housing crisis, PowerFM (4 October 2016).
- 'Regeneration should be for all': will change in Johannesburg benefit its poorest residents?, Jason Burke, The Guardian (2 October 2016).
- Ground-breaking Marikana case heads to court, Safura Abdool Karim, GroundUp (16 September 2016).
- Interdict case postponed, Loyiso Dyongman, Grocott's Mail (5 September 2016).
- 'Dear Mandela' film-maker launches new short film collection, Roxanne Henderson, Sunday Times (30 August 2016).
- Abattoir workers win unfair dismissal case on appeal, Ashleigh Furlong, GroundUp (22 August 2016).
- Video of Naadira Munshi discussing Marikana massacre, SABC Newsroom (18 August 2016).
- #RememberMarikana: the miners killed at Marikana on 13 and 16 August 2012, Mail and Guardian (16 August 2016).
- BIG DEBATE: Twenty Years of the Constitution, featuring Nomzamo Zondo, Zak Yacoob, and SERI clients from the SPCDF, the TCC, MACODEFO, and SAITF (1 August 2016).
- From slum flat to... slum flat, Gabi Falanga, The Star (1 August 2016).
- Podcast of Nkosinathi Sithole discussing tenants rights, Wits Radio Academy - Law Focus (21 July 2016).
- Video of Stuart Wilson discussing municipal participation at the Second Political Cafe, Democracy Works (21 July 2016).
- South Africa has been key to putting informal settlements on the Habitat III agenda, Brendon Bosworth, Citiscope (14 June 2016).
- Let’s weave informal traders into city fabric, Stephen Timm, Business Day (13 June 2016).
- Podcast on Kiribilly eviction, SABC News (8 June 2016).
- Podcast of Lindokuhle Mdabe discussing the Hammanskraal evistions, WITS Radio Law Focus (5 June 2016).
- ‘Breathtakingly inaccurate’: Phiyega castigated as Claassen inquiry moves to a close, Greg Nicolson, Daily Maverick (3 June 2016).
- Op-Ed: Expansion of low-cost housing for all is a necessity for inner-city Johannesburg, P Misago and M Wilhelm-Solomon, Daily Maverick (3 June 2016).
- Phiyega mustn't be spared testimony by Marikana survivors and widows – lawyers, Pontsho Pilane, Mail and Guardian (31 May 2016).
- Key Lonmin exec was SSA spook - report, Pieter-Louis Myburgh, Rapport (29 May 2016).
- Sanef, R2K raise concern over SABC ‘censorship’, Ndileka Lujabe, News24 (27 May 2016).
- Abattoir workers taking dismissals to appeals court, Nomahlubi Jordaan, Business Day (24 May 2016).
- Robertson abattoir workers hope to head back to Labour Court, Ashleigh Furlong, GroundUp (24 May 2016).
- Spouses have no right to sleep together at shelters - SCA, Jeanette Chabalala, News24 (19 May 2016).
- Marikana: Phiyega’s inquiry begins as compensation is still elusive, Greg Nicolson, Daily Maverick (5 May 2016).
- SERI welcomes judgment which throws lifeline to credit consumers, Ernest Mabuza, Times LIVE (21 April 2016).
- Mother of poisoned farmworker demands answers, Barbara Maregele, GroundUp (15 April 2016).
- Jackie Dugard discussing the High Court victory for the Slovo Park community on the Iman Rappetti show, PowerFM (8 April 2016).
- Nomzamo Zondo discussing the High Court victory for the Slovo Park community on the John Robbie show, 702 (8 April 2016).
- Sanco welcomes judgment on Slovo Park upgrades, Jabulile S. Ngwenya, IOL (6 April 2016).
- Houses for 10 000 Slovo Park settlers, Anna Cox, The Star (6 April 2016).
- Radio interview with Lwazi Mtshiyo on the High Court victory for the Slovo Park community, Radio 786 (6 April 2016).
- Video, Slovo Park settlement to get upgrade, eNCA (6 April 2016).
- Court orders municipality to better Slovo Park, Roxanne Henderson, Times LIVE (5 April 2016).
- City of Joburg acted unlawfully on Slovo Park - High Court, Naledi Shange, News24 (5 April 2016).
- Interview with Nomzamo Zondo, Residents of the Slovo Park informal settlement win 20-year battle, SAfm (5 April 2016).
- Joe Slovo Park residents hopeful service delivery will improve, Govan Whittles, EWN (5 April 2016).
- High Court victory for Slovo Park residents in prime time news (at 4:26), eNCA (5 April 2016).
- Video, Court orders city of Joburg to deliver services in Slovo Park, SABC News (5 April 2016).
- Slovo residents win 20 year court battle over residential upgrade, Wisani Makhubele, SABC News (5 April 2016).
- Victory for Slovo Park settlers, Penelope Mashego, Business Day (5 April 2016).
- Court orders Slovo Park upgrade, Naledi Shange, News24 (5 April 2016).
- Radio interview with Mbekezeli Benjamin and Dennis Webster on informal trade in Johannesburg's inner city, SAfm (7 March 2016).
- Justice comes with complex baggage, Niren Tolsi, Mail & Guardian (26 February 2016).
2015
- Presidency: Marikana compensation talks to begin in January, Greg Nicolson, Daily Maverick (9 December 2015).
- Making African cities open to street trading: Q&A with Professor Claire Benit-Gbaffou, Greg Nicolson, Daily Maverick (9 December 2015).
- Marikana: WHAT compensation discussions?, Greg Nicolson, Daily Maverick (7 December 2015).
- Casualties of Cola, Daily Maverick Chronicle (7 December 2015).
- SAHRC: People need access to land and housing, Koketso Moeti, Daily Maverick (24 November 2015).
- We're like cockroaches to the City, say Johannesburg residents, Sarita Pillay, GroundUp (20 November 2015).
- Affordable city housing: A model and building Joburg must maintain, Greg Nicolson, Daily Maverick (19 November 2015).
- The question of human rights violations against the #feesmustfall protesters, Jane Duncan, The Conversation (9 November 2015).
- Six students and informal leader released, Sowetan (26 October 2015).
- Victory for KZN shackdwellers, Sowetan (20 October 2015).
- TV interview with Bhavna Ramji on illegal evictions (watch from 46:00), SABC Newsroom (16 October 2015).
- Video of civil society debate at Daily Maverick's The Gathering 2015, in which Nomzamo Zondo took part (15 October 2015).
- Use the law, not violence, say activists at land conference, Barbara Maregele and Ashleigh Furlong, GroundUp (14 October 2015).
- Land conference hears stories of hope and despair, Barbara Maregele and Ashleigh Furlong, GroundUp (14 October 2015).
- Marikana families still in dark over settlements: Socio-Economic Rights Institute, Adam Wakefield, Times Live (10 October 2015).
- Podcast of interview with Dennis Webster and Brian Phaaloa (SAITF General Secretary) on the launch of SERI's informal trade research, Power FM (1 October 2015).
- Video segment on informal trade in Johannesburg, including interview with Brian Phaaloa (SAITF General Secretary) and coverage of the launch of SERI's informal trade research report, SABC (30 September 2015).
- Recognise informal traders, report urges, Xanderleigh Dookey, Business Day (30 September 2015).
- City of Joburg trading laws too restrictive, Tshepo Phagane, SABC News (29 September 2015).
- More inclusive approach needed on Joburg informal traders - report, Adam Wakefield, News 24 (29 September 2015).
- ConCourt agrees on Marikana miners' legal aid, Jenni Evans, New 24 (23 September 2015).
- ConCourt dismisses Legal Aid's leave to appeal, Sarah Evans, Mail and Guardian (22 September 2015).
- Marikana: Another delay and a hint of compensation, Greg Nicolson, Daily Maverick (15 September 2015).
- Court rules in favour of evicted Hillbrow residents, Masego Rahlaga, Eyewitness News (10 September 2015).
- Waiting for the state: politics of public housing in South Africa, Saskia Greyling and Sophie Oldfield, The Conversation (10 September 2015).
- Minister Sisulu is right - SA's housing delivery has almost halved since 2006/07, Kate Wilkinson, Africa Check (7 September 2015)
- Eviction ruling spurs on shack dwellers, Kwanele Sosibo, Mail and Guardian (28 August 2015).
- MEC sounds alarm on land invasions, Lee Rondganger, IOL News (26 August 2015).
- Court victory vindicates shack dwellers' rights, Daneel Knoetze, GroundUp (26 August 2015).
- Shack dwellers get their day in court, Sne Masuku & Yadhana Jadoo, The Citizen (21 August 2015).
- Rights group wins major victory limiting evictions, video on eNCA (21 August 2015).
- Court Victory for Durban Shack Dwellers, Amanda Khoza, News24 (21 August 2015).
- Evicting ‘land invaders’ unconstitutional, Tania Broughton, IOL News (21 August 2015).
- Durban High Court stops thousands of evictions, Times LIVE (20 August 2015).
- Much-anticipated ruling on future of shack dwellers, Sne Masuku, The Citizen (20 August 2015).
- TV Interview with Naadira Munshi on the Marikana civils claims and the third commemoration of the massacre, SABC Newsroom (17 August 2015).
- Marikana families to Nhleko: #PayUsTheMoney, Greg Nicolson, Daily Maverick (14 August 2015).
- Marikana: A State Of No Apologies, Niren Tolsi, The Con (14 August 2015).
- Families of Marikana mine workers file civil claims against government, The Sowetan (11 August 2015).
- Farmworkers' union challenges Labour Court ruling, EWN (7 July 2015).
- MOU to Address Housing Needs in Winnie Mandela, AllAfrica (7 July 2015).
- Union goes to highest court in fight for survival, Mariska Morris, GroundUp (7 July 2015).
- Lonmin’s licence is under attack, Dineo Faku, Business Report (6 July 2015).
- Video of Dumisa Ntsebeza discussing government accountability at Marikana, ENCA (5 July 2015).
- Video segment on release of Marikana report, including interview with Nomzamo Zondo, Carte Blanche (30 June 2015).
- Podcast of interview with Kathleen Hardy on release of Marikana report, Wits Radio Academy (30 June 2015).
- Podcast of interview with Grace Gomba and Dennis Webster on release of Marikana report, CliffCentral (30 June 2015).
- DA’s Marikana bill will test ANC, Carol Paton, Business Day Live (29 June 2015).
- Presidency disregards families of slain Marikana miners, Sarah Evans, Mail & Guardian (26 June 2015).
- Marikana Report: The continuing injustice for the people of a lesser God, Ranjeni Munusamy, Daily Maverick (26 June 2015).
- Zuma’s Speech no Succour for Marikana Widows, Niren Tolsi, The Con Mag (25 June 2015).
- Marikana: All we want from the state is an opportunity for honest engagement, Fairouz Nagia-Luddy, Groundup (15 June 2015).
- Judge dismisses Marikana report release application, Valeska Abreu, The Citizen (15 June 2015).
- The Gathering 2015: Fired up social justice panelists roast deputy justice minister, Greg Nicolson, The Daily Maverick (11 June 2015).
- Marikana mineworkers accuse Zuma of being ‘irrational’, SABC Digital News (8 June 2015).
- Marikana report: The pain while President Zuma applies his mind, Daily Maverick (8 June 2015).
- A court application against the Ekurhuleni Municipality, SABC Digital News (5 June 2015).
- Justice restores the dignity of the poor, Niren Tolsi, Mail & Guardian (29 May 2015).
- Marikana report: Despite the release promise, pressure on Zuma persists, Greg Nicolson, Daily Maverick (28 May 2015).
- Families of Marikana miners send Zuma a deadline,Times Live (27 May 2015).
- Who will get legal aid after Marikana inquiry?, Sarah Evans, Mail & Guardian (14 May 2015).
- Land occupations: All eyes on KZN court ruling, Paddy Harper, City Press (11 May 2015).
- Podcast of interview with Bhavna Ramji on the Marikana funding case in the Constitutional Court, SABC News (13 May 2015).
- Marikana miners and family reflect on commission experiences, Rafieka Williams, Wits Vuvuzela (11 May 2015).
- Mayor, city manager fall foul of top court, Gabi Falanga, The Star (11 May 2015).
- Young, black and angry – Little hope for millions, Finweek (8 May 2015).
- TV interview with Dara Kell and Mazwi Nzimande on the Dear Mandela screening tour, SABC Morning Live (2 May 2015).
- Radio interview with Dennis Webster on his Operation Ke Molao op-ed, PowerFM (20 April 2015).
- Forced removals and evictions could create a cycle of illegal squatting in SA, Radio 702 (30 March 2015).
- Marikana report to be submitted, eNCA News (31 March 2015).
- TV interview with Teboho Mosikili on the handing over of the Marikana Commission report, eNCA News (31 March 2015).
- Podcast of an interview with SERI executive director Stuart Wilson, on evictions in South Africa, Radio 702 (30 March 2015).
- Cities are publicly accountable, appeal court rules, Sarah Evans, Mail and Guardian (20 March 2015).
- Hundreds left homeless after Jeppestown evictions, Aurelie Kalenga, EyeWitness News (19 March 2015).
- Rough and ready justice at the magistrate’s courts, Franny Rabkin, Business Day (5 March 2015).
- Gentrification in Johannesburg isn’t good news for everyone, Kenichi Serino, Al Jazeera America (4 March 2015).
- Socio-economic implications of the 2015 National Budget Speech, TV panel discussion with Lauren Royston, ANN7 (25 February 2015).
- Commission shifts focus to service-delivery issues, Kingdom Mabuza, Times Live (24 February 2015).
- Landlord caught in fees scam, Roxanne Henderson, Times Live (22 February 2015).
- Sona 2015: The walk falls short of the talk, Laura Grant, Mail and Guardian (13 February 2015).
- Sisulu drafting amendments to eviction laws, Daneel Knoetze, GroundUp (4 February 2015).
- Evictions - acting illegally can backfire, Private Property (22 January 2015).
- Saved from homelessness, Zodidi Mhlana, The New Age (19 January 2015).
- Poor people do win too, Roxanne Henderson, The Times (18 January 2015).
- Property developers lose case to evict pensioners, Saturday Star (17 January 2015).
- Court to decide on fate of elderly, Zodidi Mhlana, The New Age (16 January 2015).
2014
- Working on the Farm, Living on the Margins by Kimon de Greef, The Con (10 December 2014).
- Eviction by the back door by Daneel Knoetze, GroundUp (1 December 2014).
- Marikana Commission: Compensate the relatives by Greg Nicolson, Daily Maverick (14 November 2014).
- Families want to know: was there no other way? by Franny Rabkin, Business Day (12 November 2014).
- Mr President, South Africa is not the only country giving free housing to the poor, Africa Check (6 November 2014).
Mr President, S. Africa is not the only country giving free housing to the poor - See more at: http://africacheck.org/reports/mr-president-s-africa-is-not-the-only-country-giving-free-housing-to-the-poor/#sthash.oZCwpChn.dpuf - Marikana suit on cards by Dudu Dube, The New Age (23 October 2014).
- Podcast of Lauren Royston and the Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements discussing informal settlements, KayaFM (23 October 2014).
- Rights group fights 'inhumane' eviction by Sarah Evans, Mail and Guardian (16 October 2014).
- Eviction of couple, 71, will be 'unjust' by Zodidi Mhlana, The New Age (16 August 2014).
- Elderly face eviction from farm by Zoe Mahopo, Sowetan (16 October 2014).
- Thembelihle and the Criminalisation of Dissent by Koketso Moeti, NGO Pulse (10 October 2014).
- Joburg's street traders: Swept into a corner by Relebone Rirhandzu Myambo, The Con (8 October 2014).
- Law used to 'clamp down on dissent' by Phillip de Wet, Mail and Guardian (19 September 2014).
- Jo'burg residents battle Red Ant evictions by Rapula Moatshe, Mail and Guardian (19 September 2014).
- Criminalising protest and dissent by Daneel Knoetze, GroundUp (18 September 2014).
- Breaking the Myth of ‘Demobilised’ Communities by Koketso Moeti, NGO Pulse (17 September 2014).
- Legal Aid SA 'can't fund injured and arrested Marikana miners' by Sarah Evans, Mail and Guardian (7 September 2014).
- Jozi shelter rules ‘unconstitutional’ by Anna Cox, The Star (25 August 2014).
- Legal challenge to Intimidation Act by Zelda Venter, Pretoria News (25 August 2014).
- Ekuthuleni shelter rules infringed on rights, disrupted families: judge by Roxanne Henderson, TimesLive (23 August 2014).
- Temporary accommodation rules 'unconstitutional' by Stephen Grootes, Eye Witness News (22 August 2014).
- Podcast of interview on housing waiting lists with SERI researcher Kate Tissington and Xolani Xundu from DHS, Kaya FM (20 August 2014).
- Grief overflows at Marikana Commission by Gabi Falanga, Mail and Guardian (15 August 2014).
- Marikana Commission: Families speak by Greg Nicholson, Daily Maverick (14 August 2014).
- ConCourt to hear Bapsfontein caseIOL News (11 August 2014).
- Former shack dwellers’ official acquitted by Noelene Barbeau, Daily News (8 August 2014).
- Robertson Abattoir was “hell”, Daneel Knoetze, GroundUp (29 July 2014).
- Seri lambastes false media report, News24 (20 July 2014).
- Lwandle blame-game will not fix underlying housing issues by Rebecca Davis, Daily Maverick (15 July 2014).
- Forced removals: 2014-style by Leonie Wagner, Times (15 July 2014).
- Straatverkopers in Johannesburg vechten voor hun bestaan by Jennifer Groeneveld, Vers Pers (11 July 2014).
- Illegal Durban evictions and the meaning of emancipatory democracy, op-ed by Raymond Suttner, Daily Maverick (24 June 2014).
- Evictions cause rift between City and SERI, New Age (17 June 2014).
- Joburg leaving evictees in the cold, News24 (13 June 2014).
- City of Jo'burg blamed for not providing homes to evictees by Kwanele Sosibo, Mail and Guardian (12 June 2014).
- ConCourt hands victory to evicted 390 by Noelene Barbeau, Daily News (9 June 2014).
- Madlala villagers can appeal demolition by SAPA, IOL News (6 June 2014).
- Avert forced removals by giving the rich's land to the poor by Jared Sacks, Mail and Guardian (6 June 2014).
- Podcast of an interview with SERI executive director, Stuart Wilson, and MMC for Housing in the City of Johannesburg on an eviction in Alexandra township, 702 Talk Radio (5 June 2014).
- Abahlali’s public violence trial begins by Noelene Barbeau, Daily News (4 June 2014).
- How South Africa is faring in the provision of free basic services by Koketso Moeti, GroundUp News (26 May 2014).
- State gets 'off the hook' on Marikana by Gabi Falanga, Mail and Guardian (23 May 2014).
- Support group tells Farlam not to be part of Marikana 'whitewash' by Kwanele Sosibo, Mail and Guardian (15 May 2014).
- Yilungelo Lakho: Lack of affordable accommodation in cities and hijacked buildings, consumer rights television programme featuring SERI attorney Nomzamo Zondo, SABC 1 (12 May 2014).
- Why Is There Not Enough Affordable Rental or Social Housing for the Poor In South Africa's Cities? by Louise Scholtz, SACSIS (7 May 2014).
- Addressing South Africa's housing backlog, television interview with SERI executive director Stuart Wilson, CNBC Africa (7 May 2014).
- 20 years of housing delivery in South Africa, City Press (2 May 2014).
- In Johannesburg, Once Known For Apartheid, Gentrification Means Displacement For The Poor by Skyler Reid, International Business Times (25 April 2014).
- Good news for a change - especially for informal traders by Gushwell Brooks, Daily Maverick (22 April 2014).
- Podcast of interview with SERI legal researcher Michael Clark discussing the need to more affordable low-cost rental accommodation in the City of Johannesburg, PowerFM (14 April 2014).
- Urbanisation: Talk is cheap, blogpost by Lauren Royston and Michael Clark, Urban Joburg (11 April 2014).
- Evictions an attack on dignity: Traders by Tshepo Phagane, SABC News (5 April 2014).
- ConCourt sets aside high court order for informal traders, Citizen (4 April 2014).
- Podcast of interview with SERI's executive director, Stuart Wilson, discussing the implications of the Public Protector's Nkandla report and South Africas progress on human rights, Talk Radio 702 (21 March 2014).
- Podcast of interview with SERI's executive director, Stuart Wilson discussing the implications of the Public Protector's Nkandla report, Radio France Internationale (20 March 2014).
- SA housing: A better life for all? by Nontobeko Sibisi, eNCA (12 March 2014).
- Government's plans and promises to meet housing needs in South Africa, TV panel discussion with Lauren Royston, Mbulelo Tshangana and Josette Cole, eNCA (10 March 2014).
- Mtetwa arrest breached rule of the law, report, New Zimbabwean (25 February 2014).
- President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation address fact-checked by Kate Wilkinson, Nechama Brodie, Sintha Chiumia and Julian Rademeyer, Africa Check (14 February 2014).
- Shack dwellers want removal order set aside by Ernest Mabuza, Business Day (14 February 2014).
- Shack dwellers head for ConCourt by Nosipho Mngoma, Daily News (13 February 2014).
- Putting a stop to lousy deals for debtorsby Ernest Mabuza, The Times (24 January 2014).
- Land invaders or victims? by Ernest Mabuza and Nivashni Nair, The Times (17 January 2014).
2013
- Family win fight with bank for home by Zelda Venter, Pretoria News (19 December 2013).
- New property booklets help guide rental process,Weekend Argus (9 December 2013).
- Mandela’s Nightmare: The Night of the Long Knives by Niren Tolsi, The Con (8 December 2013).
- A continuing legacy of struggle by Julian Brown, Daily Maverick (7 December 2013).
- 'Clashes' as traders go back to the streets by Lehlohonolo Tau, The Times (6 December 2013).
- Operation Clean Sweep: Johannesburg metro police arrests human rights lawyer by Greg Nicholson and Thapelo Lekgowa, Daily Maverick (6 December 2013).
- Informal traders clash with police by Khulekani Magubane, Business Day (6 December 2013).
- Joburg hawkers’ lawyer arrested by , City Press (5 December 2013).
- Jo'burg street traders back to work by Manqoba Nxumalo, Mail an Guardian (5 December 2013).
- Informal traders attorney arrested in Johannesburg, eNCA (5 December 2013).
- Evicted Johannesburg traders can return to inner city, court rules by Franny Rabkin, Business Day (5 December 2013).
- 'Convenient' to remove lawful traders in Op Clean Sweep by Sarah Evans, Mail and Guardian (5 December 2013).
- No country for this kind of fascism by Sipho Hlongwane, Business Day (3 December 2013).
- Joburg traders head to ConCourt, Fin24 (2 December 2013).
- Joburg traders head to Constitutional Court, IOL (2 December 2013).
- Informal traders taking Joburg to highest court in the land, eNCA News (30 November 2013) - video.
- Jo'burg informal trader lays assault charge against cops by Manqoba Nxumalo, Mail and Guardian (28 November 2013).
- SERI's fight for justice and reconciliation: from the TRC to Farlam by Rebecca Davis, Daily Maverick (28 November 2013).
- Seri wins award for representing Marikana families, SABC News (28 November 2013).
- Informal Johannesburg traders’ bid not urgent, says judge by Khulekani Magubane, Business Day (28 November 2013).
- Joburg traders dealt a blow by Dewald van Rensburg, City Press (28 November 2013).
- Marikana victims deserve justice by Fanie du Toit, Cape Times (27 November 2013).
- Informal traders' application 'not urgent', says judge by Manqoba Nxumalo, Mail and Guardian (27 November 2013).
- Under attack at home and at work: Operation Clean Sweep and the dark side of urban regeneration, op-ed by Michael Clark and Kate Tissington, Daily Maverick (27 November 2013).
- Cry me a river, Joburg tells traders by Dewald van Rensburg, City Press (27 November 2013).
- Joburg's informal traders vs. He Who Sweeps Clean by Greg Nicholson, Daily Maverick (27 November 2013).
- Joburg, informal traders dispute reaches court by Khulekani Magubane, Business Day (27 November 2013).
- Information: the first step towards active citizenry, op-ed by Jackie Dugard and Thapelo Tselapedi, Daily Maverick (25 November 2013).
- Joburg punishes hawkers for trusting city, displaced traders argue by Dewald van Rensburg, City Press (25 November 2013).
- Brave New Joburg: Operation Clean Sweep II by Dewald van Rensburg, City Press (24 November 2013).
- Vendors to file second interdict to stop City of Jhb removals by Sarah Evans, Mail and Guardian (19 November 2013).
- Jo'burg hawkers still face impasse with city by Manqoba Nxumalo, Mail and Guardian (18 November 2013).
- Informal traders to take City of Joburg to court, Mail and Guardian (17 November 2013).
- National Credit Act not meant to protect debt dodgers, top court hears by Franny Rabkin, Business Day (7 November 2013).
- SERI praises Marikana judgment, News24 (14 October 2013).
- In Durban's Cato Manor: Death by protest, death by dissent by Khadija Patel, Daily Maverick (1 October 2013).
- Advocates slam council demolitions by Mpume Madlala and Noelene Barbeau, Daily News (26 September 2013).
- Shack dwellers take the fight to eThekwini – and the ANC takes note by Khadija Patel, Daily Maverick (16 September 2013).
- Marikana inquiry’s mistakes call for a rethink, op-ed by Jackie Dugard in Business Day (11 September 2013).
- City manager must explain ‘political evictions’, Daily News (10 September 2013).
- Officials may get jail time for contempt of court, The Citizen (10 September 2013).
- eThekwini Municipality demolishing homes despite interdict by Paddy Harper, City Press (5 September 2013).
- City ordered to replace destroyed homes by Mhlabunzima Memela, The Witness (4 September 2013).
- Settlers take council to court by Mhlabunzima Memela, The Witness (2 September 2013).
- Low-cost housing waiting list ‘a myth’ by Carol Paton, Business Day (2 September 2013).
- Money issues bedevil Marikana" by Lisa Steyn, Mail and Guardian (20 August 2013).
- Marikana ruling hardly ‘excellent’, op-ed by Stuart Wilson in Mail and Guardian (23 August 2013).
- Housing: Children who don't see the sky by Manqoba Nxumalo, Mail and Guardian (23 August 2013).
- Jackie Dugard on SABC News speaking about Marikana Commission funding (20 August 2013).
- Marikana Inquiry 'not fair' to dead miners' families by Adrienne Carlisle, Daily Dispatch (19 August 2013).
- Commissioner, police ignoring AMCU evidence, op-ed by Stuart Wilson in Sunday Independent (18 August 2013).
- ‘Jumping the Queue’, Waiting Lists and other Myths by Kate Tissington, Amandla! Magazine (12 August 2013).
- Where the heart is: South Africa's post-apartheid housing failure by Robert Brand and Mike Cohen, Mail and Guardian (2 August 2013).
- Podcast of Kate Tissington on Chris Vick's PowerHour show on PowerFm, talking about housing finance and allocation (25 July 2013).
- Housing waiting list a myth - study by Neo Maditla, Cape Argus (23 July 2013).
- Waiting for a house that never comes by Rebecca Davis, Daily Maverick (16 July 2013).
- Home is where the heart isn't by Manqoba Nxumalo, Mail and Guardian (12 July 2013).
- Podcasts of Kate Tissington speaking about SERI's housing allocation report on PowerFM with Lawrence Tlhabane and the MMC for Housing, Dan Bovu (24 July 2013).
- Podcast of SERI legal researcher Michael Clark speaking about shelter conditions in inner city Johannesburg on Radio 702 (9 July 2013).
- Millions in SA remain homeless by Refilwe Pitjeng, Eyewitness News (9 July 2013).
- Snail's pace hampers Marikana Commission, op-ed by Jackie Dugard and Kate Tissington in Sunday Times (30 June 2013).
- Where the taps still run dry by Ufrieda Ho, Saturday Star (29 June 2013).
- No recourse for Joburg's inner city evictees by Manqoba Nxumalo, Mail and Guardian (28 June 2013).
- Selling power: Joburg landlord gets a shock on ruling by Anna Cox, The Star (21 June 2013).
- Tribual crushes landlord electrickery by Manqoba Nxumalo, Mail and Guardian (21 June 2013).
- Tudor Shaft: As dangerous as Chernobyl?" multimedia video by the Mail and Guardian (18 June 2013).
- Legal experts hail court ruling on Isiqalo land dispute, Weekend Argus (10 June 2013).
- Claim that no-one in Cape Town has to use "bucket toilets" is wrong by Nechama Brodie, Africa Check (7 June 2013).
- What the protesters really want, op-ed by Jackie Dugard and Kate Tissington in The Witness (10 May 2013).
- 'Shock and awe tactics' used on shack dwellers by Jared Sacks, Mail and Guardian (10 May 2013).
- City of Cape Town makes up law to justify eviction of the poor by Jared Sacks, Daily Maverick (6 May 2013).
- Podcast of SERI senior researcher Kate Tissington speaking about protest and the criminal justice system on the ProBono Law show on Radio Today, hosted by Patrick Bracher (11 April 2013).
- SA police caught dead to rights by Niren Tolsi, Mail and Guardian (26 April 2013).
- Public claims against police exceed R14bn by Sarah Evans, Mail and Guardian (24 April 2013).
- Top advocate to observe Mtetwa trial by Dudu Dube, The New Age (4 April 2013).
- Fracas over pamphlets at Marikana Commission by Lucas Ledwaba, City Press (26 March 2013).
- Farlam's site visit brings community closer to commission by Sipho Hlongwane, Daily Maverick (22 March 2013).
- State suppression of popular dissent should concern us all, op-ed by Michael Clark and Jackie Dugard in the Business Day (6 March 2013).
- Marikana victims' families seek damages from police by Carol Paton, Business Day (1 March 2013).
- Podcast of SERI executive director Stuart Wilson speaking about housing rights cases in SA on the ProBono Law show on Radio Today, hosted by Patrick Bracher (28 February 2013).
- Marikana families sue police for millions by Charl du Plessis, City Press (28 February 2013).
- The Criminal Injustice System by Jane Duncan, SACSIS (18 February 2013).
- Ekuthuleni: 'Place of peace' by name but a shelter it is not, op-ed by Jackie Dugard and Kathleen Hardy in the Daily Maverick (11 January 2013).
- Corralling Civil Society: What's Up with Government's New Proposals to Change the NPO Act? by Dale McKinley, SACSIS (10 January 2013).
2012
- 'Lenasia victims must be compensated' by Bongekile Macupe and Candice Bailey, IOL (25 November 2012).
- Lenasia evictions and demolitions will continue... But are they legal? by Greg Nicolson, Daily Maverick (22 November 2012).
- Makause: The activist's fear of the police and the sunset by Mandy de Waal, Daily Maverick (25 October 2012).
- Con Court victory for Schubart Park, IOL (10 October 2012).
- ConCourt: City of Tshwane must restore Schubart Park slum by Phillip de Wet, Mail and Guardian (9 October 2012).
- Constitutional Court upholds Schubart Park residents’ appeal by Ernest Mabuza, Business Day (9 October 2012).
- A Durban shack dweller's movement tells of ANC's woes by Khadija Patel, Daily Maverick (4 October 2012).
- Marikana inquiry goes ahead despite plea for delay by Franny Rabkin, Business Day (2 October 2012).
- Marikana inquiry rejects postponement bid by Faranaaz Parker, Mail and Guardian (1 October 2012).
- Podcast of Radio France Internationale interview with Jackie Dugard, discussing the Marikana Commission (1 October 2012).
- Quick out the gate: Marikana inquiry gets to work by Faranaaz Parker, Mail and Guardian (1 October 2012).
- Shack dwellers' group sues city, SAPS for R5 million by Noelene Barbeau, Daily News (28 September 2012).
- Marikana relived at inquiry tomorrow by Lucas Ledwaba, City Press (30 September 2012).
- The Psychological Cost of Living in an Informal Settlement: 'Like a Mountain Fell on Me' by Anna Majavu, SACSIS (25 September 2012).
- Housing ordered for 38 families by Chris Makhaye, The New Age (20 September 2012).
- Homeless win lawsuit against municipality by Kamini Padayachee, The Mercury (20 September 2012).
- Landmark evictions ruling poses a threat to municipal officials by Niren Tolsi, Mail and Guardian (19 September 2012).
- Shack dwellers take city to court by Rizwana Sheik Umar, Daily News (18 September 2012).
- Appeal court details eviction obligations by Ernest Mabuza, Business Day (18 September 2012). On the Tikwelo House judgment in the SCA.
- Marikana violence is a sign of things to come, op-ed by Jackie Dugard, Bonita Meyersfeld and Nikki Naylor in the Business Day (23 August 2012), on the violence at Lonmin Marikana.
- Evictions a decision for courts, not administrators, Constitutional Court hears by Ernest Mabuza, Business Day (23 August 2012).
- 'Illegal' JMPD evictions shatter Marlboro community by Faranaaz Parker, Mail and Guardian (22 August 2012).
- Bill Clinton Visits South African Leader on Birthday Eve, Huffington Post (17 July 2012). Mention of SERI and the broader systemic housing challenges in South Africa.
- Joburg to house homeless, IOL (15 June 2012).
- Joburg failing to register its homeless, Times Live (14 June 2012).
- Homeless registration breaks down, IOL (14 June 2012).
- Court insists creditors use registered post by Ernest Mabuza, Business Day (8 June 2012).
- Concourt ruling hailed as victory for debtors, The Star (8 June 2012).
- 'Adopted' child wins painful house dispute by Botho Molosankwe, The Star (14 May 2012).
- Shelter no solution for Jozi's poor by Kwanele Sosibo, Mail and Guardian (11 May 2012).
- Customary law: If it can change, why can't Contralesa? by Sipho Hlongwane, Daily Maverick (10 May 2012).
- Informal settlers homeless as housing dept stalls, Corruption Watch (9 May 2012).
- Three-year battle yo-yos in courts by Brendan Roane, The Star (4 May 2012).
- New homes for evicted families by Limakatso Khalianyane, Joburg News (26 April 2012).
- Protesters complain of intimidation by Phillip de Wet, Mail and Guardian (26 April 2012).
- Taking liberties: Ivo Vegter on Socio-Economic Rights, op-ed by Stuart Wilson in the Daily Maverick (20 April 2012), in reply to an article by Ivo Vegter.
- Joburg gets more time for eviction, The Citizen (18 April 2012).
- City of Jo'burg slips up on ConCourt order by Nickolaus Bauer, Mail and Guardian (16 April 2012).
- Joburg officials to face court action over relocation by Theresa Taylor, The Star (13 April 2012).
- Answers wanted for JHB council's contempt of court by Stephen Grootes, Eyewitness News (13 April 2012).
- Protester angry as case struck off by Mogomotsi Selebi, Sowetan (13 April 2012).
- Thembelihle protest case struck off roll, IOL (12 April 2012).
- Podcast from Law Focus show on Voice of Wits FM (22 March 2012). Osmond Mngomezulu and Kate Tissington discuss housing and evictions-related issues in inner city Johannesburg.
- Podcast from Redi Tlhabi show on Talk Radio 702 (15 March 2012). Jackie Dugard discusses the right to water and sanitation in South Africa.
- Podcast from Redi Tlhabi show on Talk Radio 702 (14 March 2012). Teboho Mosikili discusses the Maphango judgment and implications.
- Concourt sends tenants in lease row to tribunal, IOL (14 March 2012).
- Surprising insights on transformation from the Constitutional Court by Pierre de Vos, Constitutionally Speaking (13 March 2012).
- Court says housing row needs to return to tribunal by Franny Rabkin, Business Day (14 March 2012).
- Saratoga residents back to ConCourt, The Citizen (9 March 2012).
- Grootboom win a house of cards by Niren Tolsi, Mail and Guardian (9 March 2012).
- Podcast from the ProBono Law show hosted by Patrick Bracher on Radio Today (1 March 2012). Stuart Wilson discussing the Blue Moonlight, Pheko and Maphango cases.
- Mayor, city are ‘in contempt’ by Anelisa Kubheka, Daily News (1 March 2012).
- Shack dwellers go to court for homes by Tania Broughton, The Mercury (1 March 2012).
- Abattoir asks court to halt defamation by farm union by Wiseman Khuzwayo, Business Report (21 February 2012).
- Litmus test for a young democracy by Adriaan Basson and Charl du Plessis, City Press (19 February 2012).
- Court considers creditors’ duties to defaulters, Business Day (15 February 2012).
- National Credit Act goes to ConCourt for clarity, Mail and Guardian (13 February 2012).
- ConCourt credit decision could ruin us, say SA banks by Faranaaz Parker, Mail and Guardian (9 February 2012).
- Jo'burg sends in Red Ants in defiance of Concourt by Faranaaz Parker, Mail and Guardian (19 January 2012).