Young, attractive women are more likely to be believed when making accusations of sexual harassment, according to a new study. Researchers took inspiration from the #MeToo movement, in the hope of exploring the notion of credibility with regard to sexual harassment claims.
South Africa can expect to receive 12.25 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from the 270 million provisional doses secured for African countries through the African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team – more than 2 million doses of which are expected to arrive between March and June.
Fully implementing the Border Management Authority Act 2 of 2020 and restructuring inland points of entry into one-stop border posts is the only way the department of home affairs can effectively secure the country’s borders and avoid the chaotic scenes of congestion witnessed over the past two months.
A controversial multimillion-rand security tender that was allegedly awarded by the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) to a less preferred bidder has been successfully interdicted in court.
This was after Kya Guards on December 2 brought an urgent court challenge to the awarding of the tender to PhiriPhiri Security Services.
The matter was heard at the Johannesburg High Court on December 18.
In her order, Judge Thina Siwendu interdicted the VUT from implementing the award and ordered the university not to proceed with the service agreement it had entered into with PhiriPhiri for the provision of services, pending the determination of part B of the relief sought by Kya.