In recent years, South Africans have become a "flag waving" nation.  It reached crowning glory during the 2010 World Cup final (with which Pollex has no problem whatsoever).
During all the euphoria, Pollex was watching some or other discussion on TV where the participants were sitting at a table and where our National Flag was used as a tablecloth on the said table.
It immediately reminded Pollex of the "Instructions Regarding the Flying of the National Flag of the Republic&r...
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DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE-RELATED PROTECTION ORDERS - S V RUDOLPH 2010 (1) SACR 262 (SCA) AND S V SIBIYA 2010 (1) SACR 284 (GNP)

These are two unrelated cases - one in the High Court in Cape Town and the other one in the High Court in Pretoria - but both concerned with domestic violence-related protection orders.
In Rudolph the accused separated from his wife (hereinafter referred to as the complainant).  After the separation the complainant obtained an interim pro...
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ATTENTION ALL EMPLOYERS OF IN-HOUSE SECURITY OFFICERS* AND AS SUCH IN-HOUSE SECURITY OFFICERS

Bertie van Zyl (Pty) Ltd and Montina Boerdery (Pty) Ltd (hereinafter referred to as the applicants) are large farming companies operating in Limpopo.  Together the applicants employ more than 8000 employees.
Given their sizeable assets and the extent of their operations, the applicants have been the target of criminals.  Accordingly they employed some of their general wor...
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