Lessons in Managing the Risk of Payroll Fraud: Ghost Workers Scam at Sol Plaatje...
Introduction
Payroll fraud continues to be one of the most relentless and detrimental challenges to municipal finances. The Kimberley Serious Commercial Crimes Court's recent conviction...
What Do Paternity Lawyers Do?
Paternity, or determining fatherhood legally, is a complicated and usually emotionally charged area of the law. In South Africa, paternity lawyers are viewed as...
The court can override the terms of your Antenuptial Contract to ensure “fair” distribution:...
Introduction
South Africa’s family law framework, particularly concerning divorce, asset distribution, and marriage recognition, has undergone significant changes in recent years. This is due to...
Landmark Cybercrime Conviction: The Case of Lucky Majangandile Erasmus
In a landmark decision that underscores the increasing severity and sophistication of cybercrimes in South Africa, Lucky Majangandile Erasmus has been convicted of multiple...
South Africa pioneered drone laws a decade ago – now it must catch up
By 2050 the global market for non-military drones is expected to have transformed how goods and people move across cities and rural landscapes.
In South Africa,...
School fees, legal duties, and debt – a guide for parents and principals.
South African schools - both fee-paying public and independent - are grappling with a sobering challenge- unpaid tuition fees. For many institutions, outstanding debt...
Supreme Court of Appeal rules in favour of Turkcell against MTN in US$4.2 billion...
Monday, 5 May 2025: The Supreme Court of Appeal has taken a welcome stand against bribery and corruption in the latest instalment of a...
SA needs less regulation, not more
Domestic workers are not formal, permanent employees of households. Trying to force this fiction onto South African households threatens to wipe out all the...
Fiduciary-related court case summaries by FISA
The Fiduciary Institute of Southern Africa (FISA) has developed an extensive archive of court case summaries relating to fiduciary matters. The summaries are written...
New legal amendment places Minister squarely in the way of substantive land reform
A 1991 reforming statute was the 1991 Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Act (ULTRA). This provided for the upgrading or “conversion” of apartheid-era statutory...
All laws are not equal
A traffic cop stopped me for not wearing a seatbelt recently. I offered him R50 and thanked him for reminding me not only of...
Fiduciary-related court case summaries by FISA
The Fiduciary Institute of Southern Africa (FISA) has developed an extensive archive of court case summaries relating to fiduciary matters. The summaries are written...
