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The Socio-Economic Rights Project (SERP) at the Dullah Omar Institute (DOI), University of the Western Cape, invites legal scholars, public health experts, policymakers, and civil society advocates to contribute to a special 2026 issue of the Economic and Social Rights Review in Africa (ESR Review).
![[Call for Submissions] ESR Review Special Issue: Community-Based Paralegals in Africa: Access to Justice, Challenges and Lessons](https://dullahomarinstitute.org.za/news/call-for-submissions-esr-review-special-issue-community-based-paralegals-in-africa-access-to-justice-challenges-and-lessons/@@images/babc50bb-65ec-4fa6-8ac0-e8f35b8b843c.jpeg "[Call for Submissions] ESR Review Special Issue: Community-Based Paralegals in Africa: Access to Justice, Challenges and Lessons")
The Socio-Economic Rights Project (SERP) at the Dullah Omar Institute invites legal scholars, practitioners, community activists, and researchers to submit written contributions for an upcoming Special Issue of the ESR Review.
Reports today indicate that Advocate Andrea Johnson, the Investigating Director of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC), has written to the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Andy Mothibi, and to President Cyril Ramaphosa, requesting an immediate release from office.
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The sixth African School on Decentralisation (ASD 2026) is pleased to announce that the application deadline has been extended to Friday, 19 June 2026 for applicants from:
On 14 May 2026, the Dullah Omar Institute submitted comments on the Draft Protected Disclosures Bill, 2026 to the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development.
![[Special Issue on the White Paper on Local Government] Local Government Bulletin - Volume 21, Issue 2, May 2026](https://dullahomarinstitute.org.za/news/special-issue-on-the-white-paper-on-local-government-local-government-bulletin-volume-21-issue-2-may-2026/@@images/ea9a9faf-5e55-4bde-90e9-4581dde9100b.jpeg "[Special Issue on the White Paper on Local Government] Local Government Bulletin - Volume 21, Issue 2, May 2026")
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Today, the National Prosecuting Authority presented its Annual Performance Plan to the Justice Committee of Parliament.
