Mufudzi Chikwete
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Gate-keeping the Noble Profession: A Postscript
A dark day eclipsed over the lives of non-South African lawyers and law graduates on the 2nd of August 2022. On that day, the Constitutional Court handed down its judgment in Relebohile Cecilia Rafoneke and Others v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others [2022] ZACC 29, the case that held the ambitions and…
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Gate-keeping the Noble Profession: The Unjustifiable Obstacles to Practicing Law in South Africa as a foreigner
Becoming a lawyer is no easy task. The path is riddled with land mines at every turn.Whether it be getting a law degree, finding articles of clerkship, writing board exams orbuilding a portfolio as an attorney/advocate, there are many challenges that one faces whenembarking on this journey. There is however no greater obstacle to entry…
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The Politics of Resentment: The Ideological Source of Xenophobia in South Africa
Introduction During October last year, the Gauteng provincial government released draft legislation that would prevent foreign nationals from opening and operating certain businesses in the provincial townships. Ironically, a year before this, the Gauteng province was the epicenter of xenophobic violence in South Africa, particularly in the townships. This is not an isolated incident. Xenophobia…