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Can I be asked to remove my dreadlocks?

By Karen Ainslie (ZA) on October 27, 2014 Posted in Discrimination and harassment, South Africa

This article was written by Stephan May, a candidate attorney at Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa With the rise in popularity of reggae music in the western world in the 1970’s, the wearing of dreadlocks has become an increasingly fashionable hairstyle for both men and women. This hairstyle, however, is often met with scepticism due to … Continue reading

Whistle-blower exposes corruption in the South African Police Service

By Karen Ainslie (ZA) on May 15, 2014 Posted in South Africa, Whistleblowing

This article was written by Lara Kerbelker, an associate at Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa The Labour Court recently handed down judgment in a matter where a colonel in the SAPS was transferred to a functionally non-existent post after he exposed corruption in the unit. Colonel Roos was employed as an internal auditor in the … Continue reading