The short answer It’s illegal for an employer to deduct UIF and not pay it over. Report this to the Labour department or the CCMA. The whole question Dear Athalie Our employer has been deducting UIF contributions from our salaries but not paying them over. We also don’t receive payslips, and none of us have written contracts, even though we’ve been working for...

The grant has reduced child hunger, but 1.2-million more children are short of food than in 2019 By Marecia Damons The Child Support Grant reaches over 13-million children but remains below the food poverty line, leaving many households unable to meet basic nutritional needs. According to the latest Child Gauge Report by the Children’s Institute, child poverty rates fell after the...

Human dignity has no nationality, says Judge Adams By Tania Broughton Judge Leicester Adams has granted an interdict against anti-immigrant group Operation Dudula. Members of Operation Dudula are prevented from taking the law into their own hands, uttering hate speech and demanding IDs from members of the public. The judge also ordered the government to implement the National Action Plan to...

The short answer You qualify for permanent residence in terms of section 26 (a) of the Immigration Act, you can apply at Home Affairs, though the process can be slow. The whole question Dear Athalie I’m a man in my late forties who has worked in South Africa’s mining industry since 1999 on a work permit that I renew every year. I would like...

The short answer Generally you can only apply for citizenship through naturalisation if you've only lived in South Africa until you were 18, but you could ask Home Affairs for an exception. The whole question Dear Athalie I was born in South Africa to foreign parents but I had to leave the country when I was 14 because my mother passed away and...

I tried to register my son a month after he turned 18 for an SRD grant but the website says his ID and grant is already active. What can we do? The short answer SASSA says that if you suspect wrongdoing like that, you must immediately contact their fraud hotline at 0800 601 011, and give them the ID number. The long answer SASSA says it...

The short answer Make a sworn affidavit stating that you have never benefited from any RDP house, submit it to your municipality, and escalate the matter to the MEC if necessary. The whole question Dear Athalie I applied for an RDP house in 2002 in the Western Cape. Unfortunately, I never received the house, as it was allocated to another person without my...

Cape High Court allows multiple groups to intervene in SWEAT’s challenge to laws criminalising consenting adult sex work By Tania Broughton The Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce and a sex worker are challenging laws that criminalise consenting adults soliciting and engaging in sexual acts for reward, arguing the laws violate constitutional rights. Cape High Court Judge Andre Le Grange has...

A bill to decriminalise sex work was sent back to the justice department for redrafting about two years ago By Liezl Human Sex workers are calling for a moratorium on arrests and fines until politicians mull over finalising the redraft of a bill to decriminalise sex work. This comes nearly two years after the bill was withdrawn and sent back to...

And the late judgments list is also late By Marecia Damons Some 233 judgments have been outstanding for at least six months at the start of the fourth term in 2024. This is a slight increase from 223 in the previous term. The latest Reserved Judgment Report for the Chief Justice for either 7 October or 1 November 2024, depending on the court, says 1,723...