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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 ...
Probing the context of vulnerability: Zimbabwean migrant women’s experiences of accessing public health care in South Africa
(African Human Mobility Review (AHMR), 2021)
South Africa has a professed inclusive health policy that articulates that everyone is
entitled to have access to healthcare services, regardless of nationality and citizenship.
However, several challenges exist for ...
Freedom of religion and minority rights in South Africa
(MPDI, 2021)
The South African Constitution contains an extensive list of rights, several of which are
relevant, directly or indirectly, to accommodate the needs of persons that belong to a religious
minority group in South Africa. ...
Introduction: COVID-19 and the Law in Africa
(Cambridge University Press, 2021)
Following its arrival in African countries in February 2020, COVID-19 has
severely tested fragile health systems and economies. Since then, it has
taken a heavy toll on individual lives and collective wellbeing. In ...
A discourse on the plight of South African women in the face of abuse and neglect
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
An upsurge in the rate of violence against women has an adverse effect on women in South Africa. Sadly, many South African women who are the victims of violent sexual conduct, such as, rape and other forms of violent sexual ...
The South African redistribution imperative: Incongruities in theory and practice
(Cambridge University Press, 2021)
It has partly been assumed that the constitutional obligation to pay compensation
for expropriations is to blame for the slow pace at which land has been redistributed
in South Africa. However, this assumption requires ...
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 ...
What gender legislative reforms have meant for women in South Africa
(2021)
South Africa is a much better place to live in today than before 1994. Having witnessed a largely peaceful transition from a pariah apartheid State to a democratic State where equality is guaranteed before the law, the ...
The symbiosis between the criminalisation of sex work and corrupt policing in sex work in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Despite existing studies that prove the prevalence of corrupt policing of sex work in South Africa, corruption continues to be a common feature of sex workers’ experiences with police officers. In this article, it is argued ...
When is a donor a daddy? Informal agreements with known sperm donors: Lessons from abroad
(Nelson Mandela University, 2021)
Individuals are increasingly entering into informal agreements with known sperm donors in order to either circumvent the costs involved in using fertility centres or owing to personal beliefs and preferences. When they do ...