Blood is Thicker Than Water, but is it Thicker Than Ink? - An Analysis of Parenthood and Sperm Donor Agreements in the Wake of QG V CS (32200/2020) 2021 ZAGPPHC 366 (17 June 2021) The recent case seen by the high court poses an interesting discussion: are sperm donor...

On 19 October 2022 the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) issued General Notice 1350 of 2022 (“Declaration”) in terms of which it declared a crypto asset as a financial product under the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act 37 of 2002 (FAIS Act). We...

By Marleen Potgieter Who would have predicted that something as seemingly innocuous as a simple vaccine could become so contentious and create such polarisation? The surprise comes from the fact that we are all vaccinated, more than once and have mostly had our...

Creating a prosperous future for Africa has become even more difficult with challenges imposed by COVID -19 and adjusting to the VUCA environment resulting from the 4th Industrial Revolution. Leadership has a crucial role to play in the liberation of African societies...

The alleged loss of some $3.6bn bitcoin through Africrypt investment company brings home just how risky this asset class truly is. Such incredible loss, though unfortunately not yet falling under the FSCA’s direct responsibility is likely to impact the velocity of...

With the massive and unexpected impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic, both on health and the economic survival of many people in South Africa and the rest of the world, the government has had to take some severe and unprecedented but essential measures to try to...

This new contribution seeks to provide a weekly analysis of constitutional issues arising from Covid-19 and the responses to it. In this instalment, I consider the judgment in De Beer striking down the lockdown regulations. On 2 June 2020, the North Gauteng...

Since 1995, South Africans have become accustomed to life under a constitutional democracy. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 is the supreme law and judicial authority vests in independent and impartial courts and tribunals. The rule of law has...

After NEHAWU drew a blank with the first attempt to challenge a lockdown regulation (see Talking Points Issue 4 available on Juta Press Room) issued under the Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002, Solidarity and Afriforum had another shot. The union and its pressure...