by Kgomotso Leshabane | Jun 24, 2022 | Newsletter
Although South Africa has one of the most progressive asylum laws and exceptional refugee protection frameworks in the world, the disunion between law and practice has allowed the blatant disregard of the law to thrive. The safety and security of the refugees who come...
by PB-M-Admin | Jun 24, 2022 | Newsletter
The Johannesburg Office had our first meeting on Thursday 26 May 2022, with the Community Advice Offices (CAOs) we are working with. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the projects for the year ahead, to determine the progress and challenges they experienced,...
by Serisha Shunmugam | Apr 25, 2022 | Newsletter
At the outset, it is important to grasp that parental rights and responsibilities primarily refer to the care, contact and maintenance of a minor child. Furthermore, an unmarried father does not have automatic parental rights and responsibilities. The Act that governs...
by Tyler Idas | Apr 25, 2022 | Newsletter
Since the recently-decided High Court case of Jane Bwanya vs The Master of the High Court, the Constitutional Court affirmed and acknowledged the reality of the many diversified families that exist within South African society. In the above case, the Constitutional...
by Ayanda Zulu | Apr 25, 2022 | Newsletter
Access to justice for children is defined by UNICEF as “the ability of children to obtain a remedy when their rights are being violated, not respected or denied”. Children, like their adult counterparts, have rights and disputes that require legal remedies. Due to the...
by Neo Maloka | Apr 25, 2022 | Newsletter
A retirement fund is built up through the contributions of both the employer and employee over the course of the employee’s employment. It attempts to hold the employers accountable, to make pay-outs to employees at their retirement age and not leave them...
