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SHOULD YOU GET MARRIED WITH AN ANTENUPTIAL CONTRACT

The importance of an antenuptial contract, cannot be overstated. One may say that an antenuptial contract is one of the most important documents that a person will ever sign. An antenuptial contract is entered into prior to a couples’ marriage, the purpose of which is to regulate the terms

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COVID-19 AND YOUR WILL

As cases of infection and death due to COVID-19 increase in South Africa, it is important to ensure that you have a will in place, or see if you need to update your will. There are several strict requirements that need to be met, in terms of South African

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HARASSMENT ORDERS – KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!

The reality is, each of us at some stage of our lives has been subjected to harassment in some form, whether directly or indirectly, and when it happens, it can be difficult to resolve.  The Protection from Harassment Act is a law that provides victims of harassment with a

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Gender-Based Violence Cases and Booze Sales Ban

The question that everyone is asking is whether Gender Based Violence has dropped since the second alcohol ban in South Africa on the 12 July by the government, who simultaneously implemented a nighttime curfew restricting people’s movements between 9:00 pm and 4:00 am. While statistics indicate that the alcohol

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OVER 3 MILLION JOBS LOST AS A RESULT OF COVID-19

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

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TIME TO REVISE – THE CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS

As the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases continue to rise, along with an increase in the number of deaths associated with the virus, it has been confirmed that South Africa is currently the fifth worst-affected country globally in terms of coronavirus cases. The recent rise in the number of

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HAS THE LOCKDOWN DESTROYED YOUR MARRIAGE?

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

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ALCOHOL BANNED… AGAIN… PUNISHMENT OR NECESSITY?

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

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LOAD SHEDDING – ANOTHER NAIL IN THE COFFIN FOR SOUTH AFRICA!

The return of load shedding could be the nail in the coffin and the final straw that will break the back of South African businesses who are currently battling under Level 3 lockdown restrictions, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, are already under

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WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE NEW LEVEL 3 CURFEW SERVE?

On 12 July 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced, as an “additional measure to reduce the pressure on hospitals”, the implementation of a curfew between 9pm and 4 am (except in cases of permitted workers and medical emergencies). This immediately followed his announcement, however, of the suspension of the sale

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