AuthorZakeera Docrat

Dr Zakeera Docrat is currently a Postdoctoral research fellow under the auspices of the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS), at the University of the Western Cape. Dr Docrat is a forensic and legal linguist, researcher and author. Qualifications include a: BA; BA Hons (cum laude); LLB, MA (cum laude); PhD from Rhodes University. Dr Docrat's recent book publication (2021) is: A handbook on Legal Languages and the quest for linguistic equality in South Africa and beyond. She is the vice-chairperson of the Indigenous Languages Action Forum and an international advisory board member for the International Journal for the Semiotics of Law.

Senzo Meyiwa's funeral, 1 Nov 2014. Police inspect a guard of hunour for Senzo Meyiwa during the late Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates goalkeepr's funeral at Moses Mabhida Stadium. Source: GovZA, Flickr.

Senzo Meyiwa trial casts spotlight on language use in South African courts

by Zakeera Docrat Jun 12, 2022Jun 10, 2022

Recent events in the criminal trial have shone the spotlight on the use of language from a perspective of legal practitioners, judicial officers, police officers and courtroom interpretation.