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Fraud in South African law is the unlawful and intentional making of a misrepresentation which causes another person actual or potential prejudice. It is both ...

The age of consent in South Africa is 16. Once a person is 16 or older they can lawfully agree to sex, and before 16 ...

The valid grounds for a restraining order in South Africa are an act of domestic violence within a domestic relationship, under the Domestic Violence Act ...

Sentencing in South Africa is the court’s decision, after conviction, on what punishment fits the offence. The main types are imprisonment, fines, correctional supervision, suspended ...

Schedule 3 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 lists the more serious categories of offences in South Africa, including murder, rape, robbery with ...

Schedule 7 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 is a list of offences, midway in seriousness, that determines how bail works for an ...

Schedule 2 offences are the serious crimes listed in Schedule 2 to the Criminal Law Amendment Act 105 of 1997, South Africa’s minimum sentencing legislation. ...

If you are arrested in South Africa, you have the right to remain silent, to be informed of your rights and the reason for your ...

Robbery in South Africa is the theft of property using violence or threats of violence, and the law splits it into two forms. Common robbery, ...