Ex parte writ of execution for arrear maintenance against retirement funds

A recent case handed down by the Gauteng Local Division High Court confirmed the legal position dealing with giving a defaulting father notice that the mother (the respondent) intended to request a writ of execution ex parte in cases where a father (the applicant) is in default with a maintenance order. In the matter of VDB v VDB […]

What is the South African system of governance?

System South Africa is a constitutional democracy, and the Constitution is the supreme law of the country. Constitutional democracy has replaced the Apartheid-era parliamentary sovereignty. Head of state The National Assembly elects the President. In South Africa, the President is usually elected by the members of the majority political party in the National Assembly. The […]

What form does South Africa’s constitution take?

The South African Constitution of 1996 (Constitution) is a single written document embodying the supreme law of the Republic of South Africa. The Constitutional Court of South Africa held in Carmichele v Minister of Safety and Security that the Constitution “is not merely a formal document regulating public power. It also embodies an objective normative value system”. […]

Over R2m recovered from labour non-compliance cases

The Department of Employment and Labour Inspection and Enforcement Services (IES), in the Western Cape province, has recovered a total of R2,563,440 during inspections conducted in the 2021/2022 financial year According to Principal Inspector, Desmond Brown, of the 30,252 inspections conducted, a total of 8,809 workplaces were found to be non-compliant and of those, 804 […]