In April 2025 the Constitutional Court invalidated the legislature prohibition on staff members of municipalities holding political office in a political party and confined the prohibition to municipal managers or managers directly accountable to municipal managers.
The South African Municipal Workers’ Union challenged the provision in the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act of 2000 prohibiting
In the course of a judgment regarding unlawful surveillance, the Constitutional Court found that journalists’ sources of information require special consideration and must be protected against disclosure to the extent possible.
Journalists are not expected to reveal the identity of their sources. Freedom of the media is a fundamental requirement for democracy and when journalists
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the fore the rights of an employer to insist on the wearing of personal protective equipment (PPE) despite religious objections. For COVID-19 protection, such equipment may include masks, gloves, goggles, face shields, and other forms of protective gear. Ordinarily, the failure to adhere to an employers’ reasonable PPE requirements