.com | Women in polygamous customary marriages to get some relief on property rights:
.com | Women in polygamous customary marriages to get some relief on property rights:
Johannesburg A section of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act has been found to be inconsistent with the Constitution and was declared invalid by the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg on Thursday. This follows legal action instituted by parties who had argued that they had been unjustifiably discriminated against because they were in Venda customary marriages.
Ashes 2017: Nathan Lyon invites England batsmen to attack him:
Johannesburg [South Africa], Nov 29 : Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon, who has been on fire with his controversial barbs since the start of Ashes, has this time challenged the England batsmen that if they attack him in the second Ashes Test, then the visitors would be definitely playing into his hands. Lyon was magical with the ball in the first Ashes test in Brisbane and exploited the Gabba pitch to grab five in his 60 overs to contribute to the hosts' 10-wickets win over England.
.com | New mayor for Emfuleni Municipality after sex scandal:
Johannesburg Emfuleni Local Municipality will officially inaugurate the ANC's Jacob Khawe as its new mayor, following a sex scandal involving its previous leader, Simon Mofokeng. She said he won in an outright majority, beating his DA counterpart councillor Edward von Bodenstein during the council sitting on Thursday.
HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) announces initiation of HPTN 084:
The HIV Prevention Trials Network today announced the initiation of HPTN 084, a Phase 3 double-blind safety and efficacy study of long-acting injectable cabotegravir compared to a combination of daily oral tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg plus emtricitabine 200 mg . The study is the first large-scale clinical trial of a long-acting injectable medication for HIV prevention in sexually active women.
New Miss SA congratulated:
Ad van Heerden, a medical doctor and second lieutenant in the South African Military Health Services, will now be your Miss South Africa 2017 after the official crowning this morning in Johannesburg. The 26-year-old bombshell could hardly hold back her tears when the crown was officially bestowed upon her.
Johannesburg Attractions:
Gautrain Train is one of Johannesburg Attractions, has seen a piece of infrastructure. If you do not have too many pieces of luggage it is the easiest way to travel.
.com | Fate of DA mayors Mashaba and Trollip rests in EFF’s hands:
Johannesburg The leadership of two DA mayors Nelson Mandela Bay's Athol Trollip and Johannesburg's Herman Mashaba will be put to the test on Thursday when they face votes of no confidence along with their speakers. And while it seems that the EFF is in a powerful position to decide the fate of Trollip and speaker of council Jonathan Lawack, the party has been silent amid fierce political campaigning ahead of the vote of no confidence.
Eskom Cut Deeper Into Junk as S. Africa Delays Naming Board:
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. 's credit rating was cut to a deeper junk level by Moody's Investors Service as South Africa delayed appointing a new board at the state-owned power producer and releasing its financial results. Poor governance that's left Eskom without permanent leadership, weakening liquidity and the decreasing likelihood of government support prompted the decision, Moody's said in a statement Wednesday.
A new brand, a new website, a new name – One Fasken:
As complexity grows, no one can afford to do business as usual. Today, Fasken launches a new brand and website.
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