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Laws
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Raise The Drinking Age To 21 – Major Changes Proposed To Drinking Laws In South Africa
08 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
While the intention is good, the ripple effect of banning alcohol sales to under-21s is surely going to be met with resistance from not only young people but hundreds of establishments that rely on the young crowds to survive.
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US Schools Are Bringing Religion Back, And Satanism Wants In
20 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
What’s good for the goose, is good for the goat.
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A Young, Healthy Dutch Woman Has Controversially Decided To Get Euthenised Because Of Her Crippling Depression
03 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The Netherlands became the first country in the world to make assisted suicide legal in 2001. Since then, it’s become an increasingly popular option among the population.
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You May Soon Be Legally Allowed To Cheat On Your Spouse In New York
26 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
“It’s a joke. This law was someone’s expression of moral outrage.”
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New Proposed Law Could See SA School Bullies Sent To Jail
22 Aug 2023 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
Carting off ‘undesirable’ kids to overcrowded correctional institutions won’t be the ‘quick fix’ that the SA government seems to be hoping for.
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Bad News Brewing For Remote Workers Earning Dollars And Pounds
22 Aug 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
While countries like Spain and Portugal are making it more attractive for companies to source remote workers within their borders, SA again seems to want to head in the other direction.
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Loopy Laws: In Mississippi It’s A Crime For Unmarried Couples To Live Together If There Are “Circumstances Which Show Habitual Sexual Intercourse.”
21 Apr 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
As Mr. Bumble said in Oliver Twist, “The law is an ass”.
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The Queen Owns All British Dolphins, And Other Weird Powers Wielded By The Monarch
23 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
So, the Queen can do more than just cut ribbons, preside over ceremonies, and drop in on Parliament every now and then.
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SAPS Brawl After Officers Break Lockdown Laws [Video]
13 May 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
A fight broke out at a police station in George, after officers were arrested for violating lockdown rules.
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Cape Town Keen To Shake Up ‘Nuisance’ By-Laws
23 Apr 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The City of Cape Town has proposed some changes to its streets, public places and the prevention of noise nuisances by-law.
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Read This Before Accusing Someone Of Hate Speech In SA
04 Dec 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
The Supreme Court of Appeal has declared the controversial definition of ‘hate speech’ unconstitutional. It now has a new definition, so get up to speed.
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The Reason George Clooney And Elton John Are Boycotting London’s Dorchester Hotel And LA’s Beverly Hills Hotel
01 Apr 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
George Clooney and Elton John are demanding a boycott of a number of prominent hotels, to show support for those suffering in Brunei.
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Global Gambling Changes Spread To SA: The National Gambling Amendment Act And What It Means
22 Aug 2018 by Damon Sivitilli / No Comments
The National Gambling Amendment Bill affects all areas of gaming, such as the lottery, casino gambling, horse racing, sports betting and online gambling.
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Some Written And Unwritten Rules The British Royals Have To Stick To
26 Oct 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Being a royal means abiding by a set of rules. Not just any set of rules, mind you, because like everything to do with this family they are over the top.
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It’s Official – This SA City Has The Worst Taxi Drivers
30 Sep 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Eish, taxi drivers are the epitome of disrespecting the law of the road. Here’s which South African city has the worst of them.
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The Western Cape Government Now Wants To Breathalyse Pedestrians
27 Sep 2016 by Sloane Hunter / 1 Comment
The Western Cape Government’s plan to tackle SA’s alcohol problem is now leaning towards pedestrians, and you might find yourself breathalysed in the future.
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Being A Smoker In South Africa Is About To Become Very Unpleasant
31 May 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
I think we all know smoking is an unhealthy habit, but just in case you didn’t the government is putting in place some new regulations to make sure.
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Cape Town Impounds Cellphones, Returns Them For R1,100 And Auctions Them If You Don’t Collect
21 Oct 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
But until the end of November, some people can get their poor phones back at a discount.
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Wow – In Australia It Is Considered Bullying If You ‘Unfriend’ An Office Colleague
25 Sep 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
The Nanny State of all Nanny States has just ruled that deleting a colleague off Facebook is an act of bullying after two chicks got bitchy at work.
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10 Crazy Powers The Queen Has – Including Not Ever Needed A Driver’s License
10 Sep 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Queen Elizabeth II has a few little personal laws that allow her a LOT more freedom than the average person. I’m still on the look out to marry the Ginger Prince.
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Dude, It’s Totally Legal To Smoke Weed In North Korea!
06 Nov 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
While North Korea keeps your civil rights under quite tight wraps, one thing the state doesn’t mind is indulging in some weed in broad daylight.
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You’ll Love These Photos Re-Enacting America’s Most Outrageous Laws
29 Jul 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There are some pretty crazy laws in the world – some of which may seem so bizarre that’s it’s hard to comprehend why they even came up with them.
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Global Freedom: How Your SA Passport Ranks Against Other Countries’ Passports
26 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A new map shows you which countries have the most powerful & least powerful passports in terms of gaining visa-free access to other countries.
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New Law: If Your Foreign Life-Partner Hasn’t Been With You For 5 Years, He/She Must Leave The Country
27 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Radical changes to South Africa’s immigration laws are expected to come into effect from 1 April. One of the major changes will require a cohabitation of five years before your foreign partner will be allowed a life partner visa. This is basically the government telling you to go live somewhere else if you want a relationship with a foreigner.
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Facebook Law For Idiots [VIDEO]
28 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Fellow Internet users and 2oceansvibers. We are sure you are not at fault here, being the bastion of modern communication etiquette you are. You may, however, know someone who is at fault; we would love you to forward this on to them.
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Footage Of Traffic Cops Confiscating Motorists’ Cellphones [VIDEO]
06 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
Ja, and you thought we were joking when we reported earlier this week about the new traffic laws in Cape Town! Turns out that motorists caught using a cell phone in traffic will indeed face a R500 fine, plus have their phone confiscated for a day. Let these stupefied offenders serve as a lesson to you.
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Texas Trying To Ban TSA Searches
16 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Since 9/11, flying has sucked. For all of the wrong reasons, flight security has become paranoid and despotic, and nowhere worse than the USA – where TSA agents have manhandled infants and the infirm in ‘the war on terror.’ So it’s nice to see that the Texas House of Representatives just banned TSA searches without probable cause.
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Drink and Drive!
15 Oct 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You know that feeling when you get into the car after having a few too many? Don’t deny it, you know you have done it. You turn the corner and wham, there’s a road block! There is no adrenalin quite like that. So would it help if they did away with the drunk-driving laws?
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