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Recent studies have shown that approximately three million people in South Africa lost their jobs between February and April as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Women have accounted for two million of the jobs lost. Calls are growing from those people employed in industries in distress, particularly the

Explore why school closures during COVID-19 is vital to protecting learners & teachers, their impact & key considerations in SA with Benita Ardenbaum Attorneys.

We are living in unusual times, which has put “for better or worse” to an unexpected new type of test altogether for even the strongest marriages. The lockdown has flared up tensions in marriages as spouses are left with little breathing room from one another, are prevented from being

With the number of COVID-19 cases rising steadily and no end in sight to this global pandemic, the South African government has again made the decision to ban the sale, distribution, and transport of alcohol with immediate effect. The significant daily increase in the number of infections is placing

Explore the legality & purpose of COVID-19 curfews in South Africa, including constitutional concerns & alcohol bans with Benita Ardenbaum Attorneys.

South Africa has a constitutional right to peaceful protest. South Africa also has a major gender-based violence (GBV) problem, with numerous daily incidents of murder, rape, harassment and abuse of women in particular. Several Anti-Gender-Based Violence marches were planned for 27 June 2020 around the country, with the organisers

As South Africa endures the ever-rising number of cases of COVID-19, experts say the worst is yet to come. Whilst the Government has acknowledged that the initial hard lockdown could not have been extended any further than what they had already done at the time, they have on several

Explore the importance of human connection during social distancing, its impact on wellbeing and mental health with Benita Ardenbaum Attorneys insights.

The lockdown has been understandably stressful for everyone, as we all want to return to a greater degree of normality as soon as possible. There is a concern, however, whether people are relaxing a little too much for their own good as lockdown regulations have eased up, as evidenced

A frightening statistic recently released has suggested that the number of gender-based violence cases has risen by some 500% since the start of the Covid-19 lockdown. South Africa has amongst the highest levels of intimate partner violence in the world. It is unfathomable to believe the number of, not