Several private companies are offering public schools the facility to send “electronic registered mail” to comply with the notice required in term of Section 41(5) of the SA School Act. This article will look at whether this is a legally acceptable method of delivery. The relevant provisions read: “41. Enforcement of payment of school fees.— (1)A public school may […]
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Simply put, prescription is the law surrounding the life of a debt, how long one can legally collect on a debt and is subject to a number of rules. The Constitutional Court in Road Accident and Another v Mdeyide 2011 (2) SA 26 (CC) described the reason for prescription: “ In the interests of social
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The collection of school fees owing to a public school is a delicate, involved and controversial activity that is fundamental to the successful operation of any fee paying public school. Without these fees the standard of education in the fee paying schools would drop and irreparable harm would be done to our country and our
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