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The coronavirus outbreak saw many countries around the world going into a lockdown to combat the spread of the virus. South Africa adopted the same strategy to "flatten the curve". The President announced early closure...

Constitutional Court has confirmed the constitutionality of two key sections of the Labour Relations Act that are pertinent to employers contemplating retrenchments.

The recent Constitutional Court judgment of AFGRI Animal Feeds v. NUMSA & Others (CCT 188/22) has pivotal implications for employers. This landmark ruling, alongside the established precedents...

In a judgment that was handed down by the High Court in Pretoria on 11 May 2022, a portion of the Divorce Act was declared unconstitutional. Social media is abuzz with articles relating to the different legal principles...

The Department of Trade and Industry's Industrial Action Policy Action Plan (IPAP) of 2010/11- 2012/13 states that public infrastructure investment in excess of R404 billion has been invested from the 2006/7 to 2008/9 period rising to R787 billion for the period of 2009/10 to 2011/12.

In the recent decision in the consolidated matter of Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Others v Prince; National Director of Public Prosecutions and Others v Rubin; ...

How should courts balance a tailored statutory appeal with the broader scope of judicial review in administrative decisions? In Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service...

The Constitutional right to basic services is an issue of fundamental importance in South Africa yet many citizens across the country still lack access and have been unlawfully deprived or dispossessed...

Over the past few years, there have been reports in South Africa of women being wrongfully sterilised.

The way this is currently being handled is to try to (mostly) inherit the agreement we have with the EU, but this is more difficult than it appears.

Imagine not being able or, at least, having the opportunity to read Don Quixote or Macbeth due to a disability. This is felt hardest by those with visual and print impairments.

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has published draft Regulations introducing formal provisions for electronic commissioning of affidavits in South Africa. This legislative modernisation proposes to allow commissioners to administer oaths remotely through audio-visual communication, fundamentally changing the traditional requirement for physical presence while maintaining essential safeguards.

An overview of how to challenge lockdown regulations in South Africa compared to an advanced democracy like that of Switzerland...

The Woman's Legal Trust Centre brought the application, which began at the Western Cape High Court.

Finance Minister Mboweni gave his Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on 30 October 2019. "Rather than giving taxpayers the comfort that was sought

On 18 May 2026, the Constitutional Court handed down a unanimous judgment in Solidarity Trade Union and Others v Minister of Health and Others, confirming the order of constitutional invalidity made by the Pretoria High Court

The National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Act (the Act) was assented to by the President and gazetted on 27 May 2024.

As the tender process progresses and a successful bidder is identified, the legal framework shifts from public to private law.