Our annual insurance cover benefits and premium adjustment will take effect from 1 July 2025. We understand that any increase matters, and have worked hard to keep it as low as possible.

The concept of feminism is often misunderstood and associated with women who bear sentiments of anger towards men. Feminism is also often associated with false stereotypes, such as “Feminists hate men”, “Feminists are angry”, “All feminists are career women and do not support stay-at-home moms” and so on.

The Bill of Rights is contained in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (“Constitution”) and protects a person’s basic human rights (such as the rights to equality, human dignity, life and so on). Human rights are based on the values of society and must be carefully balanced to ensure that, although persons can exercise their human rights, they also have a responsibility to respect the human rights of others.

The Constitutional Court referred to customary marriages entered into after the Customary Marriages Act came into effect, where a wife will be equal to her husband. The marriage will be automatically in community of property, giving the wife equal rights to own and control the property in the joint estate.

We often hear the word “defamation” and do not always understand what is meant with it. Generally, defamation relates to some form of negative remark published about someone. Before getting into the details of defamation, it is important to note that defamation can be difficult to prove. Defamation matters tend to turn into lengthy court procedures where courts have to decide whether defamation occurred or not, depending on the specific circumstances of a matter. Not every defamation matter is the same and different scenarios cannot always be compared with each other. Some matters can be easily determined, while others can be difficult. The below information sets out the basic aspects around defamation.  

The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (“Constitution”) gives everyone basic rights of access to their basic needs. These rights are called human rights, and places an obligation on the Government to look after everyone’s social and economic needs, for example, access to housing, food, water, health care, social security and so on. These rights may not be violated by anyone.

One of the most valuable pieces of consumer legislation in South Africa is the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 (“NCA”). The NCA protects a consumer who enters into a credit agreement with a credit provider, such as a bank. For example, a credit agreement can take the form of a credit card, overdraft, store card, personal loan and so on.

The Employment Equity Act (“EEA”) protects employees against discrimination in the workplace through promoting equal opportunities and fair treatment of employees. This means that an employer may not unfairly discriminate against an employee on certain grounds, for example, gender, sexual orientation and pregnancy. This is in line with the right to equality that is protected by the Constitution.

Human rights are the basic rights a person is born with. It is the general values of society that have been protected in the Bill of Rights contained in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (“Constitution”). The manner in which human rights are applied on a day-to-day basis will depend on the circumstances of each matter. This article will shed some light on the rights to dignity, basic education, freedom of speech and equality.