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Sasol Inzalo Disappointment: My late father used his pension payout to buy shares

Tsholofelo

6 Sep 2018 1

My family bought into the Sasol Inzalo shareholding scheme and I’m of the opinion that we have unfairly treated. My late father used his pension payout to buy these shares trying to secure a better financial...

Non-Payment

Sabata

6 Sep 2018 0

I have not been paid for over 120 days on my invoice and as a result my credit facilties across have been closed

She won’t let me change my child’s surname: What should I do?

Bongani P176680

6 Sep 2018 0

The mother of my minor child will not let me change my child’s surname to that of my own. We got married under customary law in the latter part of 2016 and till to date we...

Sasol Ex-Employee: The Sasol Inzalo promise has not been fulfilled. Please help

Elizabeth Emma Jackson

6 Sep 2018 3

I worked at Sasol Oil and was declared disabled in 2014. All employees were given 850 shares and was not allowed to purchase shares in our own capacity. A month before Sasol was suppose to pay...

B-BBEE and Trusts: Answering the critical questions of what passes and what doesn’t

PBM_Admin

26 Aug 2018 0

The basic criteria for B-BBEE trusts to meet is that the trust deed must define the beneficiaries and the proportion of their entitlement to receive distributions By: Erika Holmes, Partner, Head of Practice Area : B-BBEE , Durban There have...

Sasol refuse to pay out Inzalo shares for my deceased father

Willem olivier

21 Aug 2018 3

Sasol refuse to pay out my deceased father inzalo shares because of economical reasons which is a lie they are stealing his money which is due to me. I’m gonna get behind this matter.

Sanlam Sky declines to honor my uncle’s life insurance. The ombudsman failed us. We feel cheated.

Anna Senosi

21 Aug 2018 2

My uncle took out a life insurance with Sanlam Sky Solutions in June 2016 he unfortunately passed away September 2017. We logged a claim with Sanlam Sky Solutions they told us that they will get back...

South Point mishandles Wits University student ‘rape’ case as survivor waits for justice

PBM_Admin

17 Aug 2018 0

PBM South Point, a residential property company that’s conquered the student market in and around Braamfontein, in Johannesburg, stands accused of neglecting, even mistreating, a female resident who has laid charges of rape against a fellow...

Grandparents have rights too: A question of access to grandchildren

PBM_Admin

13 Aug 2018 0

“I practically raised my grandchildren for the first few years of their lives and am very close to them. Unfortunately, my son recently passed away and now their mother refuses that I see them. Is there...

Please help: We are not getting Gauteng City Region Academy (GCRA) learnership stipend

Dimpho Molefi

7 Aug 2018 1

Good day ProBonMatters. I recently started a learnership with Gauteng City Region Academy (GCRA). The company hired by GCRA to pay us, 21st Century Skills, have not paid me and several others our June stipends and...

Even ordinary words can be racist and derogatory: The case of “swart man”

PBM_Admin

2 Aug 2018 0

“I’ve recently seen the media reports on the case where a co-worker’s reference to another worker as a “swart man” was found to be racist and derogatory. On a daily basis I am aware of persons...

Looking for Pro-Bono assistance in compiling and presenting my case at CCMA for Constructive Dismissal

marcsuth

24 Jul 2018 0

Im looking for Pro-Bono assistance in compiling and presenting my case at CCMA for Constructive Dismissal. Beginning January 2016 my employer allowed me to relocate to East London for family reasons. I was a Sales Rep...

Hotel business sues victims of the 2018 Las Vegas mass shooting: Here’s why

PBM_Admin

23 Jul 2018 0

Timothy D. Lytton, Georgia State University Last October, Stephen Paddock unleashed a barrage of automatic gunfire from a 32nd-floor hotel room overlooking a large crowd of concertgoers attending a country music festival in Las Vegas. With...

Sasol Inzalo investors come together to seek justice

PBM_Admin

9 Jul 2018 138

PBM A group of investors who participated in the failed R30 billion Sasol black economic empowerment transaction titled, Sasol Inzalo, are coming together via social media to raise grievance against the scheme which promised freedom dividend...

Explained: What is the B-BBEE Commission and how does it work?

PBM_Admin

7 Jul 2018 0

PBM Have you spotted black economic empowerment (BEE) fronting? Do you feel that the BEE deal you’ve been part is a sham, it does not live according to the letter of the law and/or it has...

Woodmead Auto Tech and/or Audi must pay for my car

lerato198115

30 Jun 2018 0

Good day can you please assist with this matter. Last year November I took my car for repair at Woodmead Auto Tech. The issue with the car was a Mechatronic. Goolam took the car and inspected...

Home affairs negligence has ruined my life

Thembeka

30 Jun 2018 0

Home affairs has ruined my life and of children. They gave me a spousal permit in 2011 and it expired in 2014. I went there months before expiry date of my permit but they could not...

How to get a free B-BBEE certificate via the CIPC website: A step by step guide

PBM_Admin

21 Jun 2018 0

PBM Small enterprises can now apply and be issued with a Broad Based Black Economic (B-BBEE) certificate via website of the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) and as part of the CIPC’s e-services. Lunched on 1...

Schools must obey the law when enforcing payment of school fees

PBM_Admin

21 Jun 2018 0

By Sipho Mzakwe “The school sold my lounge suite, microwave and fridge… it’s now threatening to sell my house too”. The household items of the parent who phoned the Equal Education Law Centre earlier this year had...

The five key things your domestic worker contract must entail

PBM_Admin

23 May 2018 0

PBM FNB Law on Call operations manager, Tertius Bossert, breaks down important information that a domestic worker’s contract should entail. Bossert notes that “It is always advisable to consult an attorney to assist in reviewing the contract...

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