Author: Kennedy Mudzuli

A mother has secured the right to reopen her case in a protracted medical negligence trial after her child was born with cerebral palsy at East Griqualand and Usher Memorial Hospital in Kokstad. She alleges that inadequate care during labour resulted in her son’s injury. The defendant is the MMC for the Department of Health in KwaZulu-Natal. Judge Robin George Mossop emphasised that failing to consider the new evidence could leave the crucial question of when the injury occurred unresolved. He said, “This is not a game but a quest for fairness and the elusive concept of justice.” New evidence…

Three men have received jail terms totalling 165, 70 and 40 years for violent crimes in KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and the Eastern Cape.

High Court rules that Operation Dudula’s actions against foreign nationals were unlawful and unconstitutional, affirming the rights and dignity of all people in South Africa.

The Western Cape High Court suspended parts of a restraint of trade against Pieter Maritz, enforcing only the trade secrets clause pending appeal.

A South African court has ordered a six-year-old boy be returned to Denmark after ruling his mother unlawfully relocated him.

BP toy car promotion misleading, says ARB. Thousands followed every step, but 17 000 collectors were left with nothing.

In August 2024, four residents from Slovo Park, south of Johannesburg, travelled to Nairobi for a gender and urban agriculture exchange. There, they encountered a policy environment that protects, regulates, and supports informal farming. Kenya’s Urban Agriculture Promotion and Regulation Act (2015) and Nairobi’s Food System Strategy (2022) have transformed backyard gardens and rooftop plots into recognised urban infrastructure. For Slovo Park, where the struggle for basic services and land rights has stretched across decades, the Nairobi visit was a turning point. Although a 2016 court judgement ordered the City of Johannesburg to upgrade the settlement under the Upgrading of…

The High Court ruled NERSA’s 2025/26 tariff process unconstitutional, citing secrecy and a failure to ensure meaningful public participation.

When water leaks from common property cause damage inside a unit, the body corporate may be liable for repairs. A recent CSOS ruling highlights the responsibilities of trustees and managing agents in community schemes.

FSCA confirms Amaswazi Funeral Home issued unlawful funeral policies and collected R3.4m without a licensed insurer.