What are your rights to protect yourself and family during a home invasion? And what is classified as self-defence during home invasions? When are you allowed to shoot an intruder? Many South Africans are confused around their rights to self-defense, so on this Human Rights Day we will look at the legal description of private defence or self-defence. While every self-defence case will be heard on merit in the courts, you will have to justify your action. So what rights do you have when it comes to self-defense?

guest: Emmanuel Maravanyika - Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Monash South Africa