Countries Ramaphosa signs disputed BELA Bill into law Johannesburg — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday signed a disputed education law on languages in schools, after... Read more 21 Dec, 2024
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World Georgia signs into law bill seen by EU as anti-LGBTQ Tbilisi— Georgia on Thursday signed into law measures that will curb LGBTQ rights, despite warnings from the EU that... Read more 3 Oct, 2024
Countries SA has a new education law: some love it, some hate it – education expert explains why Wayne Hugo, University of KwaZulu-Natal South Africa has a new law governing education. The Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA)... Read more 22 Sep, 2024
Countries WATCH | Ramaphosa signs contentious BELA Bill into law amid GNU tensions Pretoria — President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a disputed education (BELA) Bill into law on Friday but delayed implementation of... Read more 13 Sep, 2024
Countries ‘Battered woman syndrome’: law to be challenged The Centre for Applied Legal Studies is mounting a constitutional challenge against laws on sentencing which, it says, do... Read more 2 Sep, 2024
Business Competition in SA’s electricity market: new law paves the way, but it won’t be a smooth ride Rod Crompton, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa endured an electricity crisis from 2008 characterised by intermittent rolling blackouts... Read more 28 Aug, 2024
Countries Ramaphosa signs Law Amendments to Companies Act Cape Town — President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law amendments to the Companies Act of 2008 that will... Read more 27 Jul, 2024