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From LGBTQ Nation:An unnamed woman in Cape Town, South Africa, tried to sue her husband for coming out as gay two months before their sixth anniversary.She sought nine million South African Rand (roughly $600,000) for emotional pain, psychological trauma, and…
International Society for Labour & Social Security LawCapetown, South Africa, Sept. 15-18, 2015More information here, but discounted early bird registration ends on January 31st, so if you're interested, act soon. Hat tip to Steve Willborn CAS
The Nation: InSouth Africa, A Liberal Abortion Law Doesn’t Guarantee Access, by JinaMoore and Estelle Ellis: Seventeen years ago, as apartheid came to an end and ademocratically elected government took power, South Africa seemed ready tobecome an abortion rights…
Lisa Findley & Liz Ogbu argue that zoning was critical to the South African apartheid state and that Le Corbusier and Ebenezer Howard influenced the practice of racial segregation:[A]rchitecture and planning were critical to implementing apartheid policies. Design practices became…
Reuters: WHO may change ARV guidelines for pregnant mothers, by Wendell Roelf: CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – International guidelines for mothers takingantiretrovirals (ARVs) may change, a senior WHO official said, with newevidence showing HIV infection rates among babies are significantly…
By Deon de Lange and Sapa, the Cape Argus:Pressure groups are threatening to take the government to court over a controversial abortion law recently approved by the National Council of Provinces (NCOP).The Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Bill which…
