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The City of Cape Town faced fierce criticism when a video surfaced showing a naked man pulled from his home during an eviction. The SA Human Rights Commission said it intends taking the City of Cape Town to court. Here is why the City of Cape Town evicted the man, and the rights of occupiers during evictions.…

A South African Airways aircraft on the apron of Frankfurt Airport in 2018. Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images The clock is ticking for the DPE to try and find a suitable strategic equity partner for the airline. This partner would have to be willing to put in at least R10.3 billlion as a start, to…

The coronavirus lockdown has devastated the business sector and many businesses, big and small, have to make some tough decisions about their ability to continue or not.It is important to understand the difference between factual insolvency and commercial insolvency.Make sure you do the right thing by your creditors to avoid committing any offences. The coronavirus…

The VBS report, entitled the Great Bank Heist, revealed how its architects and accomplices stole almost R2 billion. The ANC over the weekend decided to reinstate Limpopo treasurer Danny Msiza and deputy chairperson Florence Radzilani who were implicated in the looting in the VBS report.  ANC secretary general Ace Magashule said the party cannot suspend people…

Unisa's language policy to remove Afrikaans teaching in 2016 was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of Appeal.The court found that Unisa "failed to establish that it was not reasonably practicable to continue offering tuition in Afrikaans".Here is why the court ruled Unisa's language policy to remove Afrikaans unconstitutional, but constitutional at UFS and US.The…