CAN I SUE A SHOPPING CENTRE IF I SLIP AND FALL?

By law, owners of businesses or property are required to take reasonable steps to ensure the safety of the general public. At minimum, owners or managers are required to warn the public of any potential dangers they have caused, are aware of or believe could occur. So if a shopping centre has not met these […]

THE NEW SOUTH AFRICAN IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS TIGHTENS SCREWS FOR FOREIGN SPOUSES.

This article looks at the New South African Immigration Regulations that came into effect on 26 May 2014 and how it affects a spouse attempting to renew or obtain a spousal visa. A Newlands family was torn apart after South Africa’s new regulations barred Louise Johnson from returning to South Africa after going on a […]

IS SJEBEENS WETTIG?

Ons weet almal van sjebeens, tog is dit ‘n digbewaarde geheim omdat dit as ‘n onwettige besigheid beskou word. Ons bespreek sjebeens en wat dit behels hieronder. Sjebeens was township kroeë en kantiens wat hul ontstaan tydens Apartheid gehad het toe die Drankwet van 1927 Swartmense en Indiërs verbied het om alkohol te verkoop of […]

COMMON LAW MARRIAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA

In South African law there is no such thing as a common law marriage. People simply believe that living together with another person for a continuous period of time establishes legal rights and duties between them. This is a common misunderstanding especially with young adults. The only way to be protected in our law is […]