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24 years of trusted labour law guidance: Join Juta’s 2025 seminar series across SA

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Can citizens take action against the state to maintain critical infrastructure?

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Juta launches Quantum Quest: A game-changer in legal research and damages calculation

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MultiChoice secures another win against piracy and counterfeit goods

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GBV laws must be strengthened: President Ramaphosa

10 Apr 2025

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Divorce orders v Schools Act: Who can schools hold liable for unpaid fees?

Isabel van den Ende 8 Apr 2025

Couples therapy for your finances

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Capital Legacy 13 Feb 2025

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To buy a home before or after lobola negotiations: How customary marriage affects homeownership

27 Nov 2024

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Are employers' responsibilities to act against GBV limited to the workplace?

Keshni Naicker, Amandla Makhongwana, and Angel Phakathi 25 Nov 2024

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Home Affairs issues first-ever certificates recognising Muslim marriages

28 Oct 2024

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Declaring insolvency - legitimate or elaborate ruse to avoid paying child support?

Kaamilah Paulse 1 Oct 2024

Choose your executor wisely and avoid these Will pitfalls

Choose your executor wisely and avoid these Will pitfalls

18 Sep 2024

Why National Wills Week is more important than you realise

Why National Wills Week is more important than you realise

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Nita Morgan 29 Aug 2024

Never (really) too young to have a will

Never (really) too young to have a will

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GBV, NPA Bills signed into law

GBV, NPA Bills signed into law

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Fixing lengthy delays on deceased estates

Fixing lengthy delays on deceased estates

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Divorce Amendment Bill signed into law; recognises Muslim marriages

9 May 2024

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Limpopo royal family feud could change customary law

Anton van Zyl 22 Feb 2024

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Acting without Letters of Curatorship? Not so fast

Loraine Strydom and Alisa Malindi 13 Feb 2024

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Home Affairs may no longer block your ID on a whim, court rules

Tania Broughton 17 Jan 2024

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Sassa clarifies report on 74,000 deceased ghost accounts

12 Jan 2024

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Estate curatorship: Is this a demeaning western construct?

Kaamilah Paulse and Loraine Strydom 4 Jan 2024

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Govt pilots online platform for protection orders

10 Aug 2023

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Have your say on Draft Marriage Bill

12 Jul 2023

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2023 Children's Rights Moot Court Competition winners

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