Legal Articles and Guides
The Butcher Who Went to Work With COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed both employers and their employees to a whole new slew of risks. One of the more serious is the danger of infected employees coming to work and by doing so endangering the lives of not just their colleagues, but also customers and anyone else unfortunate enough to come into contact with them.
Mother suing for womb removal without knowledge
An Eastern Cape mother is suing the provincial Health Department for R3m after a doctor removed her womb, allegedly without her knowledge, when she developed an infection after her Caesarean section, says a DispatchLIVE report.
SARS move on school fees for disabled under fire
SARS’ continued attack on the ability of taxpayers to claim relief for the education costs of the disabled has been described as ‘mean and disrespectful’, according to a Moneyweb report.
Extended: The Rights of Grieving Parents to Choose Burial After Pregnancy Loss
Expectant parents who lose a pregnancy before 26 weeks (the age set by the Births and Deaths Registration Act (BADRA) in its definition of “still-born”) have until now had no right to bury their foetus, which had to be incinerated as “medical waste”.
Doctor's tweet viewed as race hatred
A racist tweet by a Durban man could see him in hot water after a Durban civic association sought to lay criminal charges against him for utterances that have been shared several times on social media, says a Daily News report.
Unborn baby case offers dignity, but not to all
The judgment by the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) in The Voice of the Unborn Baby case – that most parents who lose a child prior to birth have a right to bury their baby’s bodily remains, irrespective of the stage of foetal development – is a victory to be celebrated by all.
Poultry giant wins landmark service delivery order
Poultry giant Astral Foods has taken government, including National Treasury, to court and won a landmark order to secure better service delivery at municipal level in the Standerton area, where it has one of its biggest processing facilities, says a Moneyweb report.
Settlement reached on access to Ivermectin
The SA Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) and various parties fighting for the use of Ivermectin to treat Covid-19 have reached a settlement on access to the drug, notes a News24 report.
Two-year target for cannabis 'master plan'
The possession and cultivation of cannabis for private use is expected to be passed into law in two years’ time, according to what a Moneyweb report terms a ‘master plan’.
Hospital staff negligent in missing corpse case
Maladministration and improper conduct on the part of Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital staff were responsible for the disappearance of a corpse in 2013, the Public Protector has found.
Judge rules 'hurtful' foetus burial law unconstitutional
Would-be parents have been given the right to bury the remains of a foetus, if they so wish, the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) has ruled.
R4 for truck driver after doctors' negligence
The Limpopo MEC for Health has been ordered by the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria), to pay R4.8m in damages to a truck driver who needed surgery.
Pfizer demands indemnity before vaccine delivery
Pfizer is demanding that SA’s Health and Finance Ministers personally sign a Covid-19 vaccine supply agreement so that it is indemnified from any claims over the shot made against it in the country.
Nine life terms plus 173 years for rape of stepdaughter
The 46-year-old man who raped his 10-year-old stepdaughter close to 1 000 times over five years has been sentenced to nine life terms in the KZN High Court (Durban), according to a TimesLIVE report.
Doctor not liable for failure to detect Down syndrome
A full Bench of the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) has refused to hold a gynaecologist liable for not detecting Down syndrome during the pregnancy of a patient.
