The recent disruptions in air travel across Europe resulted in widely-published scenes of mass chaos at airports that, for many people, evoke the worst features of air travel.  Even when done well, the nature of modern air travel often does subject passengers to long queues, delays, invasive security screenings, and difficulties embarking and disembarking. One…

For years South Africa has battled the plight of loadshedding. Despite many promises over the years for the issue to be addressed, loadshedding has become part of our daily lives. It was therefore encouraging when, on Wednesday 23 August, South Africa signed the Framework Agreement on Cooperation in Green Energy, a joint memorandum of cooperation…

In a July 2023 Judgment, the High Court considered whether a commissioner of oaths is able to commission a document where a deponent is not physically present at commissioning.
The court was required to consider whether a founding affidavit to an application as well as the replying affidavit had been properly commissioned in compliance…

This blog was co-authored by Maano Manavhela, Candidate Attorney.
A life insured, who suffered heart and arterial disease in April 2012 requiring a coronary stent and was paid 10% of a benefit amount, a bi-femoral bypass and paid 90% of the benefit amount in July 2012, was awarded another 100% of the benefit amount following…