Trial by social media: when the right to name and shame must be balanced with the right to privacy

A look at the Bool Smuts and Another v Herman Botha judgment This is an appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) against a decision from the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court, Grahamstown…

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Mandatory vaccinations in an open and democratic society: a delicate balancing act

Imposing a vaccine mandate in a democratic society governed by a constitution which entrenches and protects fundamental human rights can, and to-date has raised certain concerns around the validity and lawfulness of such a decision taken…

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‘Triumph in the Constitutional Court for Surviving Spouses in Life Partnerships’

The Constitutional Court handed down its ruling on Friday, 31 December 2021, which saw the confirmation of an order made by the Western Cape High Court declaring Section 1(1) of the Intestate Succession Act 81 of 1997 unconstitutional and invalid, and included…

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