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Maren de Klerk
Nov 3, 20222 min read
Just for today
Breathe…..breathe…. We live in a very strange time. Loss, sadness, anger and anxiety have become commonplace and I see hopelessness in...
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Maren de Klerk
Nov 3, 20222 min read
The day I died
Being woken by geese beckoning a magnificent sunrise sounded like bells ringing to announce a new time, a new chapter, a new choice....
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Maren de Klerk
Aug 3, 20220 min read
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Maren de Klerk
Jun 15, 20223 min read
What can you become?
Humans inherently know that they are constantly changing. Just as Life is constantly changing. Yet, interestingly, most people are afraid...
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Maren de Klerk
Jun 15, 20222 min read
Are you in or out?
Isn’t it absolutely amazing that the whole world changed without war, invasion or hostile takeover? People were basically sent home and...
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Maren de Klerk
May 11, 20224 min read
SOUTHERN AFRICAN BANKS GUILTY OF DOUBLE STANDARDS IN DEALING WITH FRAUDSTERS AND MONEY LAUNDERERS
In a recent article published by Bongani Hans an interesting aspect was put to the fore. As was pointed out a few years ago by Johnny...
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Maren de Klerk
Apr 14, 202213 min read
Understanding the manoeuvers to remove the DPP from office
Despite the security of tenure provided to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), nearly every new president of Zambia...
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Maren de Klerk
Feb 9, 20220 min read
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Maren de Klerk
Feb 1, 20221 min read
Bogus advocate gets his day in court
The Provincial Commissioner of the Western Cape, Lieutenant General Thembisile Patekile was pleased with the harsh sentence which was...
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Maren de Klerk
Jan 13, 20224 min read
ETHICAL PRINCIPLES FOR JUDGES – CAPITA SELECTA
FOREWORD/PRÉCIS A Judge must be and be seen to be free to decide honestly and partiality on the basis of the law and the evidence,...
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Maren de Klerk
Dec 1, 20216 min read
Questionable, sometimes outright dishonest conduct by handful of lawyers a worrying trend
Sadly, this kind of conduct by lawyers is just one of the factors contributing to perceptions about the lack of integrity within the...
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Maren de Klerk
Nov 1, 20213 min read
SA banks caught up in financial shenanigans in Namibia
REPUTATIONAL risk has become something of a buzzword in business and particularly in banking and as previously reported, South African...
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Maren de Klerk
Oct 20, 20213 min read
PUBLIC BIAS FUELLED BY FAKE NEWS – A SAD MODERN DAY REALITY
People tend to fall prey to one of the many cognitive biases that skew our ability to observe the world objectively. This is commonly...
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Maren de Klerk
Oct 18, 20214 min read
It’s time
This morning I woke up to something somewhat puzzling – a front page newspaper article about my own personal blog where I simply share...
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Maren de Klerk
Oct 1, 20215 min read
Long arm of the law reaches for Langebaan ‘lawyer’ who allegedly duped clients
A plumbing company manager who went on to head a law firm has been accused of misrepresenting himself as a legal practitioner in South...
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Maren de Klerk
Sep 22, 202113 min read
MAINSTREAM MEDIA DISSEMINATION OF FAKE NEWS – CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS
A real life account of fake news published by mainstream media and its ramifications, both legal and personal.
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Maren de Klerk
Sep 18, 202114 min read
MAINSTREAM MEDIA DISSEMINATION OF FAKE NEWS : CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES – A CRITICAL ANALYSIS
BACKGROUND “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained...
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Maren de Klerk
Sep 1, 20215 min read
FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF DIVORCE IN SOUTH AFRICA
A BRIEF OVERVIEW The Divorce Act, Act 70 of 1979 determines in terms of section 7(1) thereof that a court granting a decree of divorce...
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Maren de Klerk
Sep 1, 20211 min read
THE DANGER OF POOR FACT CHECKING BY JOURNALISTS
Journalists are generally not required to disclose their source. They only have to take reasonable steps to verify their story, and...
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Maren de Klerk
Sep 1, 20211 min read
Power of Attorney
POWER OF ATTORNEY TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN I, the undersigned, ______________________, Identity number __________________,of ______________...
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