Case Studies
The Law of Persons in South Africa regulates the birth, private-law status and the death of natural persons. Legal subjectivity of a child begins at birth. A foetus/unborn child therefore has no rights or duties or capacities. However, there are certain measures in South African law which provide for protection of
In South African law, kidnapping of a child is the unlawful intentional deprivation of a parent of control over the child. Young children are most likely to be kidnapped by a legal guardian during custody disputes. This should not be confused with abduction. In South Africa, abduction is the
The exposure of our children to harmful content is a major concern for all parents. In a world where kids are consumed by technology and the internet, information on suicide and violence are just a click away. Shockingly, YouTube Kids – a supposedly kid-friendly platform, has been found to
The lifting of the alcohol ban in South Africa has once again highlighted the issues which range from super-spreader events, illegal house parties, acts of domestic violence and motor vehicle accidents. The spike in the number of vehicle accidents and acts of domestic violence after the government lifted the
President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched a private sector-led, multi-sectoral Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Response Fund aimed at supporting the implementation of the National Strategic Plan (NSP), and the wider response in the country. The response fund is a fulfilment of a resolution of the Gender-Based Violence and Femicide
South Africa is currently operating under the adjusted Level 3 COVID-19 Regulations. The Regulations can be found at this link, with the recent changes set out in bold: https://www.gov.za/covid-19/about/alert-level-3-during-coronavirus-covid-19-lockdown. This is not the first set of Regulations to receive adjustments. These latest changes ease restrictions which were imposed at
If you’re in an abusive relationship (physical or emotional), you know it’s toxic. Maybe not in the beginning, but eventually. And you may minimize it. You may struggle to leave. But you know there is something wrong: There is no doubt that the relationship is unhealthy. But what if
Multiple countries legally recognise non-binary or third gender classifications. In some countries, such classifications may only be available to intersex people, born with sex characteristics that do not fit the typical definitions for male or female bodies. In other countries, they may only be available to people with gender
Whilst South Africa rides the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic the latest sector to be affected by increase in the rise of the infection is our education sector. As anticipated by many parents and teachers throughout the country, Deputy Minister Mhaule announced that the Department of Basic Education
WhatsApp announced a change to its terms and conditions which would require users to agree to it apparently sharing certain personal data with Facebook (and its subsidiaries), and which would have to be accepted by 08 February 2021 if you wanted to maintain access to the app (this has
