The court has ruled that these employees can claim from the Compensation Fund if injured while on duty. The ground-breaking judgment also ensures domestic workers can apply retrospectively. By Musawenkosi Cabe “It’s unbelievable. We feel like flying, we are so happy. I nearly broke into song inside , breaking the law…” These were the words of 77-year-old Eunice Dhladhla,...

Laws criminalising conduct connected with gatherings do not align with the Constitution By Catherine Kruyer The South African Police Service Amendment Bill, prepared by the Civilian Secretariat for the Police Service and recently published for public comment, is a comprehensive revision of the legislation governing policing in South Africa to align it with the Constitution. The legislation being amended includes the Regulation of Gatherings Act...

The Gauteng Township Economic Development Bill seeks to exclude people without permanent residence from the township economy By Catherine Kruyer The Gauteng Township Economic Development Draft Bill, published by the Gauteng Provincial Legislature on 30 September, seeks to exclude foreign nationals who are not entitled to permanent residence status in South Africa from owning and operating businesses in the Gauteng township economy. The...

The company refuses to recognise a union and a community group as worker representatives By Joseph Chirume About 80 workers were recently suspended from Truda Foods in Queenstown. Some of the employees were suspended for joining an unprotected strike and others were fired for liking a controversial Facebook post by a community group. The workers were initially protesting over alleged poor...

Millions of beneficiaries need the top-up to get by, argued Black Sash By Zoë Postman The Special Covid-19 top-up of R500 given to caregivers ends this month. The Black Sash Trust’s application to ensure the continuation of the grant beyond October was struck off the urgent roll on Friday. Black Sash argued that the top up grants are linked to the...