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Feb 3, 2022
Estate: Trust steers clear of Mandela’s will battle
As former President Nelson Mandela’s family fights to stop the sale of some of his most prized possessions from his home in Houghton, the...
Jan 27, 2022
Freedom of testation explained
Freedom of testation is one of the founding principles of the South African law of testate succession. Freedom of testation is defined by...
Jan 27, 2022
MAINTENANCE AND MAJOR CHILDREN
When does a parent’s duty to financially support a child end? It is common in law that both biological parents have the duty to maintain...
Jan 20, 2022
Requirements of a Will if one cannot sign his/her name
A will is a specialized document, which should reflect one’s wishes as to the distribution of his/her assets after their death. A will...
Jan 14, 2022
Driver’s licences
Transport minister Fikile Mbalula recently confirmed that South Africa would get new driver’s licence cards that are aligned with...
Jan 14, 2022
Fight back
Businesses are joining the fight against the South African Local Government Association (Salga), which is trying to get a court order to...
Jan 14, 2022
Amendment of an Antenuptial Contract
From time to time, it happens that a married couple have an Antenuptial Contract (ANC) that they signed when they got married and now...
Dec 17, 2021
Litigation: Shack dwellers fail in bid for constitutional damages
The Constitutional Court has ruled (five judges to four) against awarding constitutional damages to about 130 residents of an informal...
Dec 17, 2021
Litigation: Miss SA row heading to High Court
The controversy surrounding Miss SA Lalela Mswane participating in the Miss Universe pageant in Israel may have cooled slightly, but...
Dec 17, 2021
Litigation: Zulu succession matter postponed to next year
The legal dispute over who will succeed the late King Goodwill Zwelithini as monarch of the Zulu nation will only be argued next year....
Dec 17, 2021
Litigation: ‘Jub Jub’ interview lands podcaster in legal web
Actress and businesswoman Amanda du Pont has served podcast series host Macgyver Mukwevho, popularly known as MacG, with court papers...
Dec 9, 2021
General: Final decision on e-tolls in February budget – Mbalula
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said that a final decision on the future of e-tolls will be announced in the budget speech in February....
Dec 9, 2021
Medico-legal: Doctors push for specialized courts
The SA Medical Association has called for the establishment of specialized medical courts to deal with medico-legal cases. The Star...
Dec 9, 2021
General: Pistorius moved ahead of victim-offender dialogue
Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius was transferred from the Atteridgeville Correctional Centre in Gauteng to St Albans Correctional...
Dec 9, 2021
Litigation: Cheating husband scores from wife's pension
A woman whose husband divorced her after 35 years of marriage lost her legal bid not to share her pension of more than R2.84m with him,...
Dec 9, 2021
Litigation: Widow pays cost for letting case linger
Ntombekhaya Maclean, the widow of former Buffalo City Metro Mayor Sindisile Maclean, is faced with a formidable legal bill after Eastern...
Dec 9, 2021
Forfeiture of assets at divorce
Before the introduction of the Divorce Act, a forfeiture order was based on the principle that no one ought to benefit financially from a...
Dec 2, 2021
Prescription law in South Africa
Prescription is a legal principle in terms of which a debtor’s liability to pay an outstanding debt is extinguished after the passing of...
Dec 2, 2021
Constitutional: Legal consensus (almost) on mandatory jabs
Former Constitutional Court Justice Edwin Cameron has suggested there is consensus among legal experts that Covid-19 vaccine mandates are...
Dec 2, 2021
Litigation: Court rules for mother, child in emigration battle
Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) Judge Fiona Dippenaar has considered the better quality of life and opportunities in a foreign country...
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