Legal Commentary

On 2 January 2025, the Johannesburg High Court declared the City of Johannesburg’s Protection and Security for VIP Risk Management System Policy (the “Policy”) unconstitutional. The Court ruled that the Policy was…

A company’s name is integral to the company’s identity. Apart from being a legal requirement in South Africa, a company’s name builds brand recognition, ensures compliance with regulations, and establishes its legal…

President Cyril Ramaphosa assented to the new Expropriation Bill on Thursday, 23 January 2025, after 20 years of ongoing debates, legal challenges, and discussions around land reform in South Africa. The Expropriation…

Thousands of illegal miners, most of whom were undocumented foreigners, were trapped in shafts 10 and 11 of the old Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, Northwest, from approximately August 2024 to January…

On 18 October 2023, Chinelle van Niekerk was attacked by Gatlin, a Belgian Malinois trained for search-and-rescue. Chinelle was delivering dogs she had groomed to the Eilerd family, when Gatlin attacked her…

On 26 December 2024, an incident occurred between a passenger and a flight attendant during a FlySafair flight from Durban to Cape Town. It has been alleged that the passenger assaulted and…