The importance of estate planning and having a will in place

by PB-M-Admin | Apr 29, 2019 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, NEWSLETTERS 2019

By Naeelah Williams, Cape Town Estate planning can be defined as planning and preparing for the transfer of a person’s assets upon death. Policies, pension funds, immovable and movable property all form part of one’s deceased estate. However, so does one’s debts and...

Section 17 of the Consumer Protection Act, the lacuna

by PB-M-Admin | Apr 29, 2019 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, NEWSLETTERS 2019

By Sanele Zondi, Durban Intern The Consumer Protection Act, 68 of 2008 (“the Act”), is one of the most important pieces of legislation for the indigent. The purpose of the Act as per section 3(1) is to promote and advance the economic and social welfare of the...

Reflections from our Interns

by PB-M-Admin | Feb 26, 2019 | ARTICLES ABOUT PROBONO.ORG, News, NEWSLETTERS 2019

We asked our interns to give us feedback on their experiences at ProBono.Org. Here is what some of them had to say: Molebogeng Manyako I joined the Joburg office of ProBono.Org as an intern on 15 January 2018. I am working under the supervision of the head of the...

Commemoration of International Human Rights Day

by PB-M-Admin | Feb 26, 2019 | News, NEWSLETTERS 2019, PAST EVENTS

By Shamika Dwarika ProBono.Org (Durban), in partnership with the SA Human Rights Commission and The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, hosted an event to commemorate International Human Rights Day. The event was held on 10 December 2018 at the...

Unlawful Property Sales and Illegal Evictions by “Agents”

by PB-M-Admin | Feb 26, 2019 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, NEWSLETTERS 2019

By Zunaid Latief, Cape Town intern In South Africa the conventional purchase and sale of immovable property is administered by registered estate agents who analyse the property market, accompany clients to property sites, discuss and advise on conditions of sale and...

Dialogue on Mandela the Lawyer

by PB-M-Admin | Dec 18, 2018 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, NEWSLETTERS 2018, PAST EVENTS

In collaboration with the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF), ProBono.Org held a dialogue on Nelson Mandela the legal practitioner on 11 October to mark the centenary of Madiba’s birth. The conversation was the first of several planned to start a conversation about the...