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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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GIVING THE CHILD OF DIVORCE A VOICE!

Children in Divorce want to be heard and want to participate in the decision-making processes about their future. Children can give input into the decisions being made, but ultimately they are not the decision-makers. The extent of their participation will depend on their age, maturity, and level of development.

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ANTI-GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE DEMONSTRATION DURING COVID-19!

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

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MURDER, VIOLENCE, AND EVICTIONS

The past week in South Africa has seen yet another spate in unnecessary crimes, violence, evictions, and farm murders. The COVID-19 pandemic has, without doubt, contributed towards far more serious and reaching issues within our country. The never-ending stories which reach the front pages of our news daily will

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POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER HARD LOCKDOWN!

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

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THE NEED FOR HUMAN CONNECTION AND SOCIAL DISTANCING!

Social distancing may prevent an increase in infections, but many believe it has several unintended consequences. As a result of this coronavirus pandemic, we as a society are being asked to do something which goes against our very nature as social beings. Keeping apart from one another may be

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Risk of Criminal Conviction for Spreading COVID-19

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

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THE RESPONSIBILITY IS ON US AS A COMMUNITY TO STOP THE VIOLENCE

The Domestic Violence Act, 1998 was enacted to give survivors of violence maximum protection from domestic abuse. Women and children, who are mostly at the receiving end of domestic violence, have a legal recourse that will ensure their protection. As a community, we have a responsibility to stop the

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