What is Status and Legal Capacity
These terms are often mentioned in laws, contracts and news articles. What do they actual mean? Status refers to your rights and responsibilities in civil and criminal law and whether…
YOUR POSITION IS MADE REDUNDANT – What now?
That dreaded event you thought only happened to other people has happened to you…retrenchment! What now? What next? Notice, I never said “You are made redundant” – you are never…
DEBT RELIEF BILL: LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS TO HAVE THEIR DEBTS WRITTEN-OFF
The portfolio committee on trade and industry proposed an amendment to the National Credit Act in order to provide debt relief to South Africans struggling with debts. The Draft National…
Pashas: The Small Restaurant with the Big Menu
Robbie and Elna Bachmann recently celebrated their first-year anniversary at the helm of Pasha’s Restaurant in Glenashley. The little Italian restaurant and take-away, though, has been a part of the…
Cyber Bullying and Harassment in South Africa
What is bullying? Any type of behaviour by one or more persons that cause either physical, emotional or psychological harm to another person or persons. Examples of bullying include: Calling…
Co-working Spaces Catch On
An article in The Mercury newspaper (18 May 2018) stated that worldwide there were 14 411 co-working spaces. Several of those 14-odd thousand are right here in Durban North and…
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WILLS AND ESTATES
Many people don’t think about creating a will as it is seen as something to create when one is ill or getting older in age but that should not be…
Say Yes to (Bamboo) Straws
The Last Straw campaign is gaining ground with many restaurants in Umhlanga alone no longer offering plastic straws. Alternatives to plastic, too, are growing in popularity. One of these alternatives…