This blog is co-authored by Katelyn-Mae Carter, candidate attorney.
The High Court dismissed a defence by South African National Parks (SANParks) that section 35(1) of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 1993 (COIDA) precluded the claimant from claiming personal damages arising from the death of the minor child of an employee who was
This Supreme Court of Appeal judgment http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZASCA/2021/16.pdf dealt with the case of the plaintiff who was mistreated and injured in the course of a protest by trade union members on premises where she was employed. The question was whether her injuries constituted an ‘accident’ as defined under section 1 of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries
On 23 April 2020, the President of South Africa announced that the lockdown would be relaxed, with some industries being permitted to return to work, subject to extreme precautions being taken to limit community transmission and outbreaks of the infection. Specified business will be permitted to operate under strict parameters, including: