Questions tagged [south-africa]
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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 African resident, that entrant will be required to…
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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 Wouter Basson This was a massive, ambitious…
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Does it matter where a prenuptial agreements is signed?
If my wife and I get married and sign an agreement in regards to the marriage in South Africs will it be valid if we move to the USA? What happens if we get divorced? Will the prenup be enforceable?
Assume that all other legal requirements for a…
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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?
Backstory
A husband was married to his wife for 20 years. The marriage ended on the 20th…
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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 automate certain aspects of their use on a website…
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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 us of any incorrect entries within 30 (thirty)…
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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, the achievement of equality and the advancement of human…
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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 ingredient listings and assume that it has some legal…
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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 China, is it redundant to add a severability clause…
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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 cover.
In the document I received are the…
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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 car? I am in South Africa.
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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.
Please note I have no condition that restricts me from…
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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, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Turkmenistan, Uganda and…
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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. I'll refer to them as the "future owner".
Initially, the…
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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 of the property, which is more than 100 years…
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