The High Court in the Western Cape Division, Cape Town answered this question on 3 June 2024 in the judgment of RS v JPS & Others where it held that in certain instances, a duty of support that applies to a de jure adoption can be extended to a de facto adoption. In other words

The Constitutional Court has provided much needed certainty to the retirement fund industry following the surprising April 2022 judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal in Municipal Employees Pension Fund & Another v Pandelani Midas Mudau and Another.

On 02 August 2023, the Constitutional Court overturned the SCA judgment. The facts of the matter