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The Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005) is an act of the Parliament of South Africa that consolidates and reforms the law on matters related to children. [1] It deals with topics including the age of majority, paternity, custody, child support, guardianship, parenting plans, children's courts, circumcision, day care, child protection, foster care, group homes, adoption, surrogacy, child ...
The Children's Charter has a clearer definition of the child as a person aged under 18 years old; Outright prohibition on the recruitment of children (i.e. under 18 years old) in armed conflict and deals with conscription of children into the armed forces; Prohibiting marriages or betrothals involving children; Prohibiting the use of children ...
Chapter Two of the Constitution of South Africa contains the Bill of Rights, a human rights charter that protects the civil, political and socio-economic rights of all people in South Africa. The rights in the Bill apply to all law, including the common law , and bind all branches of the government, including the national executive, Parliament ...
In BDS South Africa v Continental Outdoor Media (Pty) Ltd, [5] the court drew a distinction between the positive duty of organs of state to respect, protect, promote and fulfil the right to freedom of expression, and the negative obligation resting on private entities not to interfere with or diminish the enjoyment of that right.
[2] [3] Freedom of Religion South Africa, the Christian lobbying group which had been party to the case, described the decision as "dangerous" and "destructive". [4] It was welcomed by children's rights groups including Save the Children South Africa [ 4 ] and the Children's Institute at the University of Cape Town , [ 5 ] as well as by the ...
The union membership rate in South Africa is one of the highest in the world. [3] Furthermore, the risk of union conflict is a deterrent for foreign companies. [3] South Africa is receptive to foreign companies because they create jobs. [3] The unemployment rate in South Africa is approximately 30%. [3]
Christian Education South Africa v Minister of Education (2000) – the Constitutional Court found that the right to freedom of religion did not entitle Christian private schools to an exemption from a general law prohibiting school corporal punishment, despite their belief that the Bible prescribes corporal punishment.
The Soweto uprising, also known as the Soweto riots, was a series of demonstrations and protests led by black school children in South Africa during apartheid that began on the morning of 16 June 1976.