Advice on handling setbacks

South African citizenship is not an automatic right for the children of Non-South African citizens - even if they were born in South Africa!

In the recent decision of Onai Muzore and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and another 4013/2021, the High Court dismissed a review application wherein the applicants challenged the Minister of Home Affairs' (Minister) decision not to confer South African citizenship on their children, who were born in South Africa. In doing so, the court considered how children who were born from Non-South African citizens obtained South African citizenship.

CCMA reaffirms stance on navigating Employment Equity: Breaking barriers with nuance

On 1 July 2024, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) issued an arbitration award that dealt with an unfair labour practice dispute that involved the failure to promote an employee in Solidarity obo Jacobus Fredrick van der Berg v South African Police Service and Another PSSs321-23/24 .

Another draft Employment Equity economic sector targets: Have comments been considered?

The Constitutional Court dismisses the Minister’s application for leave to appeal ZEP judgment

On 28 June 2023, the High Court declared the decision by Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, the former Minister of Home Affairs (Minister), to terminate the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid. This decision concerned the rights of over 178,000 ZEP holders. As a consequence, the court remitted the matter back to the Minister for reconsideration following a fair process in accordance with the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 3 of 2000 (PAJA).

The impact of the fluctuation of the Kenyan currency with regards to investment in Kenya

The Kenyan shilling dropped significantly in value (by approximately 22%) against the US dollar between March 2022 and January 2024. During this period there was a continuous drop in value with the lowest rate being KES 160.80 per dollar in January 2024. Various factors have been attributed to the depreciation of the shilling against the dollar, including the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected the global economy; rapid monetary policy tightening by the US Federal Reserve; the Russia-Ukraine war and the subsequent sanctions against Russia which disrupted supply chains; drought; and the Kenyan Government’s heavy debt burden, which reduced Kenya’s reserves below the required level of not less than the value of four months’ worth of imports. In February 2024, the shilling gained against the dollar from KES 160 to KES 145 and, as at 6 March, the shilling stands at 142.8 against the dollar. It is not certain whether this upward trend will continue or if future declines/fluctuations are to be expected. In this article, we discuss the actions taken by the Government to mitigate this, look at the impact of fluctuation of the Kenyan currency on investments, and propose somesolutions.      Mitigation measures by the Government

Solar is dead, long live solar

Renewable energy in South Africa is a hot topic. Not only because South Africa has an energy crisis and climate change needs to be averted, but also because the South African Government is assisting in the transition to a greener, cleaner, and more stable energy supply by, amongst other things, offering favourable tax incentives in this space.