Legal Articles and Guides
EFF files charges over forced sterilisations
The EFF have filed criminal charges against the Human Rights Commission and the Commission for Gender Equality. A report in The Citizen notes EFF national chairperson Veronica Mente briefed police about the party’s complaint.
SA lawyers launch vaginal mesh class action
A group of SA lawyers is launching a class action over defective trans-vaginal mesh devices which have caused women worldwide to suffer.
Doctors file report on Zuma's fitness for trial
The NPA has confirmed that Jacob Zuma’s military doctors have filed a report on his fitness to stand trial for corruption, notes a News24 report.
Compulsory teacher vaccinations introduced
Private education provider Curro will require all staff to be vaccinated by the end of the year.
'Second guessing' Zuma doctors unconstitutional
The Jacob G Zuma Foundation has questioned the state’s decision to appoint a doctor to ascertain whether the former President is fit to stand trial for corruption, notes a report in The Citizen.
Request to audit minstrel group's Lottery grants refused
The Auditor-General has turned down a formal request to audit Lottery grants running into tens of millions of rands given to a Cape Town-based minstrel organisation.
Grandmother loses DNA test bid on late son
A grandmother who wanted her son’s body exhumed so that DNA samples could be taken to prove her theory that he was not the father of two boys, was referred to as a ‘putative grandmother’ by a judge.
Cerebral palsy birth dispute argued in ConCourt
The Constitutional Court this week reserved judgment on an application for leave to appeal a finding that negligent omission by medical staff at Tembisa Hospital did not cause a baby to be born with cerebral palsy in 2009.
Appeal court confirms jail for deadbeat dad
Businessman Andrei Potgieter has lost his appeal against a four-and-a-half year prison sentence he was ordered to serve in 2018 for failing to pay maintenance for his ex-wife and one child.
Months on and still they can't bury grandchildren
No parent or family should have to wait more than six months to bury their loved ones simply because the government delayed in concluding medical examinations.
Mother takes hospital neglect ruling to ConCourt
A High Court ruling that found that there was no causal link between the Tembisa Hospital’s neglect of a mother in labour and her new-born’s brain damage is being challenged in the Constitutional Court.
SCA confirms woman must return abducted children
The SCA has ruled against a woman who unilaterally removed three children, of whom she had shared custody with her former husband, from Thailand and brought them to SA in December 2019.
Only 100 silicosis claimants paid out
More than two years after six mining companies agreed to compensate workers afflicted by silicosis and TB, only about 0.25% of almost 40 000 claims have been paid.
Noisy Neighbours – Your Rights, and Buyers Beware!
We’ve all had them – noisy neighbours whose dogs bark incessantly, whose late-night parties leave everyone sleep-deprived, whose businesses make working from home and relaxing in the garden an impossibility.
Estranged wife loses bid to bury husband
Feuds regarding the right to bury a deceased person have the potential to permanently divide a family.
