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The Southern African Legal Information Institute (SAFLII) collects and publishes legal materials from Southern and Eastern Africa for free online access.

Our current collection includes superior court judgments from Botswana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Our recent additions include a full consolidated collection of Uganda legislation and Lesotho caselaw. Currently in preparation: Lesotho, Zambia, Namibia and Uganda judgments,as well as Uganda subsidiary legislation.

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Significant recent additions

• High Court: Western Cape
  City of Cape Town v Premier of the Western Cape and Others (5933/08) [2008] ZAWCHC 52 (1 September 2008) - Erasmus Commission judgment
• High Courts: Gauteng
  Strydom v Nederduitse Gereformeerde Gemeente Moreleta Park (26926/05) [2008] ZAGPHC 269 (27 August 2008) - Unfair discrimination of gay music teacher on grounds of sexual orientation
• High Courts: Gauteng
  Altech Autopage Cellular (Pty) Ltd v Chairperson of the Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa and Others (20002/08) [2008] ZAGPHC 268 (29 August 2008) - A landmark ruling for the telecommunications sector allowing licensees to build whatever infrastructure they need to offer voice and data services.
• High Courts: Gauteng
  Mamba and Others v Minister of Social Development (36573/08) [2008] ZAGPHC 255 (12 August 2008) - Refugee shelters for victims of xenophobic violence
• Industrial Court of Botswana 2004-
• Labour Court of South Africa
  Kyle v Commission of Mediation and Arbitration and Others (C52/07) [2008] ZALC 86 - Sex workers do not have labour rights under the Constitution.
• Constitutional Court of South Africa
  Thint (Pty) Ltd v National Director of Public Prosecutions and Others; Zuma and Another v National Director of Public Prosecutions and Others (CCT 89/07; CCT 91/07) [2008] ZACC 13 (31 July 2008) - Search and seizure judgment
• Constitutional Court of South Africa
  Thint Holdings (Southern Africa)(Pty) Ltd and Another v National Director of Public Prosecutions; Zuma v National Director of Public Prosecutions (CCT 90/07; CCT 92/07) [2008] ZACC14 - Judgment regarding the Mauritian documents
• High Courts - Gauteng
  Von Abo v Government of the Republic of South Africa and Others (3106/2007) [2008] ZAGPHC 226 - 29 July 2008 - High Court criticises the government for failing to afford a South African farmer diplomatic protection against the violation of his property rights in Zimbabwe
• High Court - Western Cape Division
  [2008] ZAWCHC 37 Hassam v Jacobs NO and Others (5704/2004) - 18 July 2008 - Women in polygamous Muslim marriages can now inherit
• Gauteng High Courts
  [2008] ZAGPHC 174 Chinese Association of South Africa and Others v Minister of Labour and Others (59251/2007) - 18 June 2008 In this Order of the Pretoria High Court, South African Chinese people are declared to fall within the ambit of the definition of "black people" in section 1 of the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998.
• High Court - Western Cape Division
  [2008] ZAWCHC 34 Treatment Action Campaign and Another v Rath and Others (12156/05) -The Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa has banned unauthorised trials of vitamin therapies for Aids, which some say are a health risk.

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