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In mid-February 2021, the South African Government began rolling out the much-anticipated phased COVID-19 vaccine strategy...

According to the Institute of Directors of Southern Africa ("IODSA"), the King lV Report on Corporate Governance ("King IV") recognises Companies as integral parts of the broader society.

With the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in motion, numerous employers are wanting to impose mandatory vaccination as part of their health and safety protocols. The

Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), there has been much talk about what the new normal will be.

9 April 2020 saw the extension of lockdown regulations by The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs for a further two weeks until 30 April 2020.

Divorced and separated parents, as well as co-holders of parental rights and responsibilities, such as guardians, have been rolled yet another dice...

In light of the declaration of a national state of disaster as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, it is now likely that schools and further learning institutions in...

As South Africa gears itself up to receive its first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine, many employers are wondering whether it is legally permissible for them to require employees to be vaccinated...

In our recent article, we considered the arguments both for and against insurance coverage, relative to potential Coronavirus (COVID-19) related losses and liabilities...

If not by experience; we all have at least heard one recollection of an event from a friend, colleague or family member, where a medical aid scheme has rejected cover for a specified medicine or medical procedure.

Below we summarise a few important provisions from the directions issued by the Minister, the majority of which were amended to account for the period in which a person should self-isolate...

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the South African economy with several enterprises struggling to remain profitable. Their continued operation remains threatened ...

South Africa is, from a COVID-19 litigation-trend perspective "behind the curve" when compared with development in other jurisdictions – probably because the virus spread from the Northern hemisphere to the Southern hemisphere.

The spread of the novel COVID-19 in South Africa has prompted the government to intensify its efforts in assisting the most vulnerable people in our country including the provision of recent...

It is crunch time for many South African employers as retrenchments and other cost-cutting measures become sore realities for numerous businesses navigating the devastating impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the nationwide lockdown.

On 17 June 2020 President Ramaphosa announced that while South Africa remains on level 3 further economic activity will be permitted. This is being referred to as "advanced" level 3.

The negative economic impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic has been widespread and has led to a number of adverse outcomes.