Legally Speaking

That Eskom has failed should be clear to all, including those who do not even care to look. South Africa is now permanently facing multiple sessions of daily loadshedding. Clearly, under these circumstances, ... Read More...

Over the past year or so, like most people, we have been preoccupied with the Covid-19 pandemic. Unsurprisingly, most of our contributions over this period focused on this subject, and rightly so. The pandemi... Read More...

It is not surprising that the Covid crisis is abating, but will the call for mandatory vaccinations follow? In South Africa, the enforcement mechanism for mandatory vaccinations did not come directly from an ... Read More...

When Covid-19 was first detected in March 2020, it was feared that the pandemic would be another 1918 Spanish Flu or worse. In 1918, however, South Africa lost 3,5% of its population over a six-week period du... Read More...

We seem to now be part of a new dispensation – one not governed by the common law, nor by Parliamentary laws. This is a strange new world; indeed, this is a game changer. The truth of the matter is that societ... Read More...

The question of employers imposing mandatory Covid-19 mandates is very topical right now. Typically, employers take the stance that because they are necessary for occupational health and safety reasons, it is t... Read More...

The first step of any statutory risk control programme is to identify the relevant regulations. Sadly, this is where the problem starts. Since regulations are laws, it should be easy to find a way to ensure com... Read More...

What are the complications of applying risk control principles to the problems stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic? Dr Albert Mushai and Professor Robert Vivian address the issues. Historically, the earliest... Read More...

Events during July, where rampaging mobs of people in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng looted and burnt shops, warehouses and factories, left many perplexed, worried and traumatised. Sadly, more than 270 lives were al... Read More...

In this issue, Professor Robert Vivian and Dr Albert Mushai explore the concept of a no-fault fund and the proposed Covid no-fault compensation fund. The South African government announced it would establish... Read More...