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An overview of the first draft of the conduct of financial institutions bill and the potential impact on the national payment system in South Africa
(Juta Law, 2020)
Over the last decade National Treasury (‘Treasury’) has been rigorously
acting on its commitment to promote a stable and safe financial sector
for South Africa. The means by which Treasury elected to do so was the
decision ...
Legal empowerment as a tool for engendering access to justice in South Africa
(Sage, 2020)
This article examines the concept of access to justice and the challenges vulnerable and
marginalised groups encounter in accessing justice. The article further discusses the
recognition of access to justice as human ...
Part two: Debunking prevailing scholarly views pertaining to the apostasy of alleged descendants of Shaykh Yusuf of Makassar
(UIN Sunan Kalijaga, 2020)
This paper is the second part of the two articles that discuss the controversy
over the conversion of religion in the family of Shaykh Yusuf of Makassar
after being exiled in South Africa during the Dutch colonial period ...
Analysis of the Women’s Legal Centre Trust case
(Law Society of South Africa, 2020)
The Western Cape Division of the High Court in Cape Town handed down the judgment in the Women’s Legal Centre Trust case on 31 August 2018. It declared that the state is obliged to respect, protect, promote and fulfil the ...
Can Covid-19 be classified as Force Majeure in South Africa?
(Without Prejudice, 2020)
The 23rd of March will forever be etched in the minds of South Africans. The President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, declared a 21-day national lockdown effective from midnight on Thursday, 26 March ...
A cryptocurrency wallet: Is it “relevant material” for tax administration purposes?
(Siber Ink, 2020)
This article shows that wallets storing cryptocurrency are intangible property
so that they ought to qualify as a ‘thing’ within the meaning of this term in
section 1 of the Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011, read with ...
From regulations to courts: an evaluation of the inclusive and exclusive criteria on children with co-caregivers in the era of Covid-19
(Sabinet, 2020)
At the time of writing, more than 5.2 million persons have been infected by Covid-19, leading
to 340,000 deaths, while about 2.2 million people have recovered (WHO 2020). South Africa
has reported 23,000 infections and ...
The limiting effect of Daffy v Daffy 2013 1 SACR 42 (SCA)
(Juta, 2020)
The preamble of the Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998 recognises, inter alia: “that domestic violence is a serious social evil; that there is a high incidence of domestic violence within South African society; that victims ...
COVID-19 versus contractual obligations: case in point South Africa?
(Without Prejudice, 2020)
The 23rd of March 2020 will forever be etched in the minds of all South Africans: President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a 21-day national lockdown effective from midnight on Thursday, 26 March to Thursday, 16 April to curb ...
An analysis of the duty to reasonably accommodate disabled employees: a comment on Jansen v Legal Aid South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Persons with disabilities are a historically marginalised minority, who have the capacity to make a valuable contribution in the workplace. Recent case law suggests that the duty to reasonably accommodate disabled employees ...