The Nuanced Ins and Outs of Legally Engaging in a Side Hustle

With the pandemic, socio-economic upheavals and rising unemployment, there has been an ever-growing need to turn to additional means of earning an income. Since 2020, remote working has enabled employees to more easily seek and…

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PROPOSED EMPLOYMENT LAW DEVELOPMENTS PART III

THE VIOLENCE & HARASSMENT CODE On 18 March 2022 the Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Harassmentin the Workplace (The Violence & Harassment Code) came into effect. It replaces the former…

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PROPOSED EMPLOYMENT LAW DEVELOPMENTS PART II

THE COVID CODE On lifting the national state of disaster on 5 April 2022, the Code of Practice for Managing Exposure to Sars-CoV-2 in the Workplace 2022(the COVID Code) was enacted to regulate and manage…

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PROPOSED EMPLOYMENT LAW DEVELOPMENTS PART I

THE DRAFT NATIONAL LABOUR MIGRATION POLICY AND THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AMENDMENT BILL The Department of Employment and Labour (the Department) has called for comments with respect to the proposed Draft National Labour Migration Policy and…

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The Film and Publications Amendment Act: An Internet Censorship Bill or the Prevention of Harmful Digital Content?

The Film and Publications Amendment Act: an internet censorship bill or the prevention of harmful digital content? Introduction The Film and Publications Amendment Act 11 of 2019 (FPAA) has, since its enactment, raised many a…

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Reporting of Deceased Estates

Upon the death of a person, the estate of the deceased must be reported by an interested party to the Master’s Office in the area where the deceased lived. If the value of the estate is…

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Property Practitioners Act

The 1st of February 2022 saw the commencement of the much anticipated Property Practitioners Act 22 of 2019 (the “Act”). The Act has several implications – not only for “property practitioners”, but for the property…

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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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