Law
Employees’ rights: what does the law say about Covid vaccination?
The situation is in flux after contradictory CCMA rulings. But there is guidance for employers and workers.
Law | 6 July 2022
Teacher assaulted by learner given green light to sue education department
He claims the department had a duty to protect him and to support him after the attack
Law | 4 July 2022
Court action to stop immigrants being denied life-saving healthcare
Two-year-old Zimbabwean boy died after state hospital denied him treatment because his mother had no birth certificate
Law | 30 June 2022
Marriages under Islamic law given legal status
Women who divorced under Sharia were often left destitute and powerless to enforce maintenance and protect the rights of their children
Law | 29 June 2022
Dismissed, determined doper loses court bid to be reinstated
Being fired for using cannabis is not unfair discrimination, court rules
Law | 28 June 2022
Man accused of sexual predation loses defamation case
Court found that report to police accusing the man was not done in bad faith
Law | 27 June 2022
Wealthy Durban businessman fails to keep R5.5-million out of reach of his estranged wife
Court rules against man who transferred money to a British Virgin Islands trust during the divorce trial
Law | 24 June 2022
Officials warn of “collapse” of health service but court says they are to blame
Eastern Cape judges refer damning ruling to NPA to consider prosecution
Law | 22 June 2022
Understanding the Zimbabwean permit case
Hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans living in South Africa may find themselves undocumented on 1 January 2023. The Helen Suzman Foundation is trying to stop this.
Law | 20 June 2022