by Daan Steenkamp | Sep 10, 2018 | Snippet
A hoo-ha has erupted on the intent to rid a New Zealand town of cats. As background to this is the history of mammal predators having been introduced to that country with the advent of Westerners. When Cook landed he told that the din of nesting birds was such that...
by Daan Steenkamp | Sep 9, 2018 | Practice
A perennial delay in our courts is caused by waiting for forensic results. The SAPS received R3.5bn for these services in the last tax year, more than the Department of Health for similar services. One hopes that this will eventually deliver results. The law is an...
by Daan Steenkamp | Sep 7, 2018 | Property
Smart Property: Airbnb launched Smart Property; a system whereby only those, entitled to access a residence, are given the electronic means to do this. Typically, this represents giving out an electronic key that matches a digital lock which gives access only during...
by Daan Steenkamp | Sep 6, 2018 | Business
Have you ever wondered why Muslims do so well at business? They are a community of traders and entrepreneurs descended of Indian and Arab- Muslim traders and involve themselves in community collaboration. Hate them or love them, the fact is that they, much like the...
by Daan Steenkamp | Sep 5, 2018 | Snippet
We provide protection for municipal officials but none for whistleblowers (our Minister of police has taken a finding by the Public Protector, requesting protection for anti-corruption fighters, on judicial review). Superficially, the former occupy a public office and...
