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As part of their 50th anniversary celebrations Dunlop Ladysmith is building two new classrooms, ablutions, an office and a sick bay at Ithubelihle Special Opportunity School in Leonardsville, Ladysmith...

The Commission for Gender Equality has applauded the Johannesburg High Court's decision to grant both parents a four-month maternity and paternity leave share.

The City of Tshwane was ordered to pay back by Friday wages it deducted from more than 60 workers it accused of taking part in an unprotected strike for several weeks.

Sonke Gender Justice Network has applauded the Johannesburg High Court's decision to grant parents of a four-month-old baby the right to share maternity leave between them.

The High Court in Johannesburg has ruled that new parents should be able to share the four months’ leave that has, up until now, been reserved for mothers.

A Limpopo couple argued that provisions in the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, which give mothers four months’ maternity leave and fathers just ten days off after the birth of a child, were discriminatory.

Sections of the Basic Conditions of Employment and the Unemployment Insurance Fund acts declared unconstitutional

Sections of two acts declared unconstitutional.

The high court has emphasised that all categories of parents, whether by birth, adoption or surrogacy, should have equal leave durations.

In 2024, with any luck, the Multi-Party Charter, or some other configuration of opposition parties, will take over the reins of central government, or at least one or two additional provincial governments. But just because the ANC is electorally deposed does not mean that it is out of government. There will need to be significant terminations of employment by any new government dedicated to reform.