All was well in our online Rainbow Nation until 17 October 2017, when an Australian security researcher, Troy Hunt, tweeted the following to his South African followers “I have a very large breach titled “masterdeeds”. Names, genders, ethnicities, home ownership; looks gov, ideas?” Yip, this is the real deal! Allegedly about 30 million of South […]
A resignation is one of the means of bringing a contract of employment to an end. Hence, a resignation is a unilateral action. An employee does not (necessarily) need the employer’s cooperation when tendering in his/her resignation and the employer need not accept the resignation for it to be effective. Most people are still not […]
A popular plot in crime novels and TV shows involves someone committing a murder under circumstances where the reader or viewer sympathises with the murderer. There are variations on the theme; the deceased could be an abusive partner or someone who is abusing the murderer’s child, or the murder could be an act of vengeance. […]
I have slowly been following the story that has been unfolding regarding American NFL star Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand when the American National Anthem is played as a form of protest against racism. This raised a question as to whether it is illegal to not stand for the playing of your country’s national anthem […]
Knowing where political parties receive their funding is a useful and informative method of making an informed and responsible vote. In considering this, the High Court in the Western Cape came to a potentially ground-breaking decision last week. The question before the court was whether political parties should be required to disclose from whom or […]