In this post, Jonah Godswill Ekwere highlights the persistent tension between Nigerian customary laws and constitutional rights. He situates this discussion within the broader global struggle of reconciling entrenched cultural practices with modern legal frameworks. Ekwere emphasises the urgent need for stronger enforcement of existing statutes aimed at protecting women, particularly in relation to property rights, where discriminatory customs continue to undermine constitutional protections.

In this week’s post, Professor Marius explores a recent Labour Court judgment that exposes troubling gaps in how South African law handles false accusations of racism in the workplace. Drawing on the Solidarity obo K v Western Cape Education Department case, he argues that the court failed to recognise such false accusations as a form of racial discrimination under the Employment Equity Act. He critiques this approach, highlights the real-world consequences of the legal reasoning, and offers five key recommendations to ensure that both genuine racism and its misuse are addressed with equal rigour in the pursuit of workplace equality.