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Personal Injury and Public Liability
In Johannesburg, residents can apply to close off public roads with security booms, gates, or guardhouses. This is regulated by the JRA’s Road Closure Policy and requires formal approval before implementation.
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If someone has harmed your reputation by making false statements about you, you may have grounds to sue for defamation of character. However, not all negative statements amount to defamation, and South African law provides clear distinctions between defamation, fair comment, and protected speech.
A person exhibits negligence when they fail to exercise the degree of caution that a reasonable person would have acted in a similar situation, thereby causing harm to another person. This concept is applicable in a number of situations, such as vehicle accidents, injuries sustained while working, medical malpractice, and cases involving public liability.
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