During his latest so-called "family meeting" on 30 September President Cyril Ramaphosa told the nation that...

A contagious disease known as Coronavirus or COVID-19 ("the Virus") was first detected in China in December 2019 and has since regrettably spread worldwide. The World Health Organization ("the WHO")

South African law currently does not have any legislation that specifically requires employees to take the COVID-19 vaccination.

On 17 April 2020 and 20 April 2020, consecutive urgent court applications were launched by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union ("AMCU") at the High Court of South Africa.

The Constitutional Court judgment attempts to resolve several questions regarding the constitutional approach to the judicial interpretation of contractual terms and, in particular, the public policy grounds upon which a court may refuse to enforce them.

In the context of the Coronavirus outbreak worldwide, business and entrepreneurs are busy developing strategies and practical ways to mitigate and manage the risks associated with disruption...

With the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 ("Coronavirus") in South Africa, the economy has taken a hard hit and businesses are losing revenue due to the implications of this fast-spreading virus.

Apparently, a number of major jurisdictions' trade mark filings have been up this year. This is, of course, counter-intuitive, given that so many business-related figures are down.

Under the new regulations, a person who has tested positive for Covid-19 and is asymptomatic is not required to isolate.

With various changes to Court processes as a result of the COVID19 pandemic, the use of common law offers of settlement in attempts to reduce costly and protracted litigation is more compelling now than ever.

COVI-ID is a contact tracing app developed in collaboration by the South African government and UCT using Self-Sovereign Identity.

On the eve of 23 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a nationwide shut-down for a period of twenty-one days.

The COVID-19 nationwide lockdown has brought about various emergency measures which for the most part are unknown territories to South Africans

On 15 March 2020, the President of South Africa, in a national address, announced the declaration of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as a "national disaster".

Several weeks into the lockdown, business owners and their workforce are experiencing the devastating economic impact of the crisis.

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...

The Unemployment Insurance Fund ("UIF") has shed some light on what will happen to existing and outstanding COVID-19 Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme ("TERS")

It is known to all South Africans that the trade of tobacco and alcoholic goods was banned by our government during the national state of disaster in April 2020 due to COVID-19.

A recent government notice amended the regulations published in terms of the Disaster Management Act, 2002...

The Covid-19 pandemic that emerged early in 2020 shook the entire world into a recession and resulted in massive economic strain due to the nationwide lockdown.