Case Studies
In South Africa, there is an annual tradition in December to blow off steam after the end of the matric exams known as matric rage, with the Ballito festival in KwaZulu-Natal being one of the largest of these events. Whilst the event organisers have state that attendance was low
Pets can provide company and comfort in the face of social isolation and high anxiety. The loss of our daily routines as we knew them – and the threat of more serious casualties to come from COVID-19 – has put a serious emotional strain on all of us. So
On Thursday, 03 December 2020, President Ramaphosa addressed the nation to warn of a second wave of COVID-19 infections, announcing that South Africa had now exceeded 4,000 daily cases. The national state of disaster was also extended to 15 January 2021 during the speech. President Ramaphosa identified three hotspots
A state of emergency was recently declared in the state of Kaduna, Nigeria, following an uproar and public outcry over the steep rise in reported rapes during the coronavirus lockdown. A new law in the state of Kaduna dramatically increased the legal consequences facing convicted rapists. In cases where
A framework for guidelines on lifestyle audits for cabinet ministers and their deputies will be finalised by March 2021, about three years after President Cyril Ramaphosa said such examinations together with the signing of performance agreements would be introduced… The audits and performance agreements would play a key role
Last week Friday, members of the KwaZulu-Natal Private Ambulance Association (KPAA) engaged in protest action, driving in convoy to the Durban RAF offices with their memorandum of grievances and cutting off emergency services to anyone without medical aid or insurance for a 24-hour period, on the basis that they
In recent news, England is the latest country in Europe who will be heading into a second lockdown and who will be imposing new national restrictions. Everything except essential shops and education settings could be closed under the new measures. Across the European continent, countries are heading back into
Many same-sex couples can now breathe a sigh of relief as Section 6 of the Civil Union Act 17 of 2006, which previously allowed a marriage officer to inform the Home Affairs Minister of his or her objection to officiate same-sex unions on the grounds of conscience, religion or
The Department of Home Affairs put out a concept paper in September 2019 for the development and introduction of a new marriage policy to address and engage with stakeholders with respect to outstanding concerns with respect to marriage laws in a valiant attempt to create “a new single or
Whilst life in South Africa under Level 1 Lock down appears to have returned to some form of “normality” for many of its citizens, the reality is that with normality comes complacency. A prime example of this complacency is the recent “super-spreader event” at a Claremont nightclub, Tin Roof.
