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Rental Housing Tribunal: Resolving Landlord and Tenant Complaints

What are the functions of the Rental Housing Tribunal and which complaints may be lodged? Learn more about your rights surrounding the Rental Housing Tribunal by reading this QuickLaw guide.

Resignation and Retirement

To learn about various aspects of the law surrounding the resignation and retirement of employees, read this LegalWise QuickLaw guide.

Small Claims Court

Read this QuickLaw guide to find information about the Small Claims Court (SCC) in South Africa, and learn about the procedure for instituting and defending a claim in the SCC.

The transfer of property is when the ownership of a property is moved from one person to another person. This happens when a property is sold or when the owner of the property dies and leaves the property to another person.

Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)

The Unemployment Insurance Fund in South Africa offers short-term financial assistance to people who become unemployed. This QuickLaw guide contains information related to your rights and the UIF.

Unmarried Father

Unmarried fathers have parental rights and responsibilities towards their children. For more information surrounding unmarried fathers, paying maintenance, and making important decisions, read this QuickLaw guide.

Wills

A Will is a document in which a person ("the testator”) makes sure that his/her belongings are distributed in accordance with his/her wishes after his/her death.

Workplace Injuries

In terms of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (“COIDA”), the Compensation Fund (“Fund”) provides compensation to employees who become disabled due to work-related injuries or due to contracting a disease in the course of their work.

Human Rights - Frequently Asked Questions

Read this QuickLaw guide to find answers to the most frequently asked questions surrounding the Bill of Rights and human rights in South Africa.

Actual Case - Religion in Schools

Read this case study to learn what the South African Law says about promoting a single religion in a school to the exclusion of others.

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