Questions tagged [south-africa]
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What is the legal significance of explicitly designating an ingredient as a fruit oil?
A South African food item lists an ingredient as olive (fruit) oil.
Another South African food item lists an ingredient as non-hydrogenated palm (fruit) oil.
I’ve never seen such designations on ...
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Can an independent contractor from Zimbabwe have a bank account in South Africa to receive income from a South African company?
In a case where a South African company has contracted independent contractors from for example Zimbabwe or other foreign countries, is it legal for the independent contractor to be paid into a South ...
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Legal validity of the statement: "advise us of any incorrect entries within 30 (thirty) days"
It is standard practice of many financial service providers, in South Africa, at least to state on the bottom of their statement, something along the lines of:
Kindly check your statement and advise ...
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In what jurisdictions is the severability clause redundant to add in a contract?
The common jurisdictions in United States include the states of Delaware, New York. Is it necessary to include the severability clause in those states? In a country such as South Africa, India, or ...
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Is it legal for my boss to require I take the covid 19 vaccine?
I'm from South Africa but we basically follow British/USA law so answers from any of those jurisdictions will be fine.
I work in digital marketing. But my boss doesn't want us to work from home.
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Is Apple's private relay feature illegal in Colombia and South Africa, and if so, why?
Apple has announced a new browsing feature designed to hide a user's browsing from others.
The article linked above said the feature is banned in:
China, Saudi Arabia or Belarus, Colombia, Egypt, ...
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Can the POPI act land the CEO of a tech giant in a South African jail?
How likely is it that a breach of POPI act will lead to a CEO of a tech giant being subject to jail?Will it really be the CEO or other officials?
The South African POPI Act could impose imprisonment ...
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Does a tenant have the right to destroy furniture owned and not removed by landlord?
This is under South African law.
First, some background. Said "tenant" bought the house and is currently paying occupational rent to stay there until the property transfer has been finalized....
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Who is responsible for damage to my neighbour's floor from my tree?
Background: I am in the process of buying a house in South Africa, with the transfer going to be completed in a month or two's time. There is a large fig tree close to the wall on (soon-to-be) my side ...
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Is It Unfair For A Business To Change Its Severance Package Policy During A Pandemic?
In South Africa could it be considered an unfair Labour Practice if the practice and policy within a company had been to pay two weeks severance pay for each year worked. Then when the Covid 19 ...
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Can you sell a program that breaks the Terms of Use of a website?
I want to sell software that automates user activity on a website.
Automated interaction is against the website's Terms of Use, as you would expect.
Is it possible to legally sell someone a tool to ...
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What is the meaning of "equality" in the South African constitution
In the South African constitution, the beginning of Chapter 1 reads:
The Republic of South Africa is one, sovereign, democratic state founded on the following values:
(a) Human dignity, ...
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Why was Wouter Basson never charged with crimes against humanity for Project Coast?
Project Coast was a biological weapons program that the South African government developed in the 1970's and 1980's. The leading scientist and administrator of Project Coast was a cardiologist called ...
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How binding are NDA's? [closed]
I live in South Africa, I have some research work that holds very good financial potential. This research to be conducted will be done in a group headed by me, how can I protect my idea from being ...
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Free and informed consent for medical test
My company requires me to have life insurance for which I recently moved out of the provider's "free cover limit". Because of this I now have to submit to certain medical tests in order to have full ...
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Does a property given to a spouse in a first marriage still get shared in a death after a second mariage?
Does a property given to a spouse in a first marriage still get shared after a death in the second marriage that was out of community of property with accruals?
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A husband was married to ...
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Do Singapore authorities have any leverage on a Canadian who is currently residing in South Africa?
Suppose a Canadian citizen is accused of committing various acts in Singapore which are punished with a fine (littering, selling gum and hacking into wifi). The Canadian is currently residing in Cape ...
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May one attack an offender during an extended smash and grab attempt
It is common in South Africa for the passenger window to get smashed and the offender to then lunge into the car to grab items.
A) Would it be legal to then drive off and hit his legs against a lamp ...
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Ambiguous numbers in contract: which will be deemed to be valid (if so)?
An employment contract states that notice of resignation (edit: or termination) should be given
30 (sixty) days
prior to end of employment. Clearly, the number represented by the digits ...
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How does a liquidator set aside an attachment order during liquidation?
How can a liquidator set aside an attachment order during a liquidation?
Please excuse the lack of specificity on this question; it's an issue I need to understand for a commercial transactions exam, ...
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Recourse for damage to an item loaned to another?
When you loaned someone your car, and the car came back in a bad condition, most things are not working like hooter, reverse lights, windows cracked, etc., can you legally demand him/her to fix the ...
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What law requires Canadian and South African citizens to do a mathematical skill test when winning promotional gifts?
In the terms and conditions of a keysight promotion to win an oscilloscope, I stumbled over the following sentence:
In accordance with local laws, if the selected entrant is a Canadian or South ...
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