Section 7(6) of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998

by PB-M-Admin | Jul 24, 2020 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, NEWSLETTERS 2020

By Phindile Cele, former Johannesburg intern   The coming into effect of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998 brought recognition of both monogamous and polygamous marriages, as in the past these types of marriages were recognised as customary...

My Lockdown Experience

by PB-M-Admin | Jun 26, 2020 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, COVID 19 Related News, News, NEWSLETTERS 2020

By Sinothile Zondi, Durban intern   I live in Effigham, a suburb of Durban North, with my sister. We each have a young child. During the lockdown we have both been working from home. My suburb consists of mostly formal housing, with some shacks on the outskirts....

Demystifying “Draconian, Irrational and Infringement of Privacy” Laws

by PB-M-Admin | Jun 26, 2020 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, COVID 19 Related News, News, NEWSLETTERS 2020

Pandemics have a way of elevating economic inequalities and revealing the injustices occurring in marginalised communities. There is no doubt that what COVID-19 has revealed, amongst other things, is how it is disproportionately impacting disadvantaged communities....

Matrimonial Property Regimes and their Consequences

by PB-M-Admin | Jun 26, 2020 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, NEWSLETTERS 2020

 By Naeelah Williams, Staff Attorney, Cape Town   It is safe to say that all couples who are in the process of tying the knot hope from the outset that their journey to marriage will be as stress free and pleasurable as possible. Most couples however, still...

Debunking the concept of sentencing in criminal proceedings

by PB-M-Admin | Jun 26, 2020 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, NEWSLETTERS 2020

By: Shadreck Masike, Legal Intern, Cape Town   There is an underlying principle in criminal justice system jurisprudence in South Africa which entails that justice must not only be done, but also be seen to be done.1 This ought to be understood in the sense that...

Reasonable chastisement…is it really reasonable?

by PB-M-Admin | Jun 26, 2020 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, NEWSLETTERS 2020

By Steven Miller (Volunteer Durban office, extern and final year law student, University of Michigan Law school. Steven came to SA for three months as part of one of his final year modules. Regrettably, he had to leave because of the COVID-19 pandemic and was unable...