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Jonathan was born in the republic of south africa on 7 April 200 of two sengalase parents who entered the country unlwafully

On 5 August, X sends a written offer by post to Y, to purchase Y’s ROLEX watch for

R10000. One of the terms in the offer is that the offer will lapse on 20 August. The offer

also stipulates that X must be aware of the acceptance, for any legal obligations to arise.

Y writes the letter of acceptance on 9 August in response to X’s offer, and Y posts this

written acceptance on 10 August. X’s son collects the post from the Post Office on 17

August, and amongst the sealed letters of post collected, is Y’s acceptance. X’s son is

not responsible and only hands all the sealed post to X, on 20 August. On 21 August, X

opens the post and reads the letter of acceptance. Was a legally binding contract

concluded between X and Y? Discuss and substantiate fully. TOTAL [

Mr. Damman on his birthday purchased a residential property on 25th July 2018 for Rs 50 Lakhs and made some addition to the property in the month of September 2018 for Rs 3 lakhs.

He sold the house property in May 2020 to his brother-in-Law for 70 Lakhs. Out of the sale proceeds he spends 10 lakhs to purchase another house property in his home town Jhabua, in the month of October, 2020.

Discuss Section 54, also whether the benefit of indexation will be available or not as per Section 54.

Further, calculate the amount of capital gains taxable (long term / short term) in the hands of Mr. Damman for the assessment year 2021-22

Discuss the system of proportional representation and what it means for the South 

African electoral system

Mr Faku applies for refugee status. On his application he states that he does not like 

the governing party in his country. Do you think he qualifies for refugee status in terms 

of the Refugee Act 130 of 1998? Substantiate your answer.

Reliance, a foreigner, was convicted of rape and sentenced to nine years imprisonment

in 2001. He served his nine-year sentence in Pretoria prison. He tells you that he wants

to apply for a certificate of naturalisation after having been in South Africa for ten years.

Will he be issued with a certificate of naturalisation? Advise him

Jonathan was born in the Republic of South Africa on 7 April 2000 of two Senegalese 

parents who have entered the country unlawfully. He has lived in South Africa since 

his birth. One of his friends told him that he may qualify for citizenship by birth in South 

Africa. As a law student, Jonathan comes to you for advice. He wants to know if he 

can qualify for citizenship by birth. Give reason/s for your answer.

Share an example of a case where you have experienced that the law can contribute to a harmonious and peaceful society(500words) (5 marks(

Sipho, a foreigner, was convicted of rape and sentenced to nine years impris

onment in 2001. He served his nine-year sentence in Pretoria prison. He tells

you that he wants to apply for a certificate of naturalisation after having been

in South Africa for ten years. Will he be issued with a certificate of naturalisa

tion? Advise him.

What is this kind of workshop training method called?