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Cape Argus reports that shipping containers that staff at the Paarl Regional Court have been using as makeshift courtrooms for the past five months have been slammed as “dangerous and unsuitable”. The permanent courthouse is being renovated.
Alarmed by the health and safety hazards raised by concerned personnel and the legal fraternity, the Department of Labour has now issued a prohibition notice. The notice, which affects a section of the structure, was served on court management last Monday. Should court proceedings continue in the shipping containers, which fall within the prohibited space, while the notice is still in effect, “it would be deemed an illegal action”.
- Read this report by Gadeeja Abbas in full at Cape Argus
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