Articles for Tania Broughton

A dying man makes the case for legalising euthanasia

“My biggest fear is that when my love of life reaches the stage of fearing life, I will not be able to die” says Diethelm Harck

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Law | 1 March 2021

Constitutional Court outlaws bigotry from beyond the grave

The court overturned a will written 119 years ago which stipulated that only male descendants could inherit

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Law | 23 February 2021

Court reinstates contract workers punished for approaching CCMA

Employer had blocked their access cards

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Law | 11 February 2021

Woman to pay damages for falsely accusing ex-husband of rape

Two of the five Appeal judges disagree

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Law | 11 February 2021

Environmentalists lose bid to close Somkhele coal mine

Judge said applicants had not produced evidence to support their claims

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Law | 9 February 2021

Atheists go to court over right to die

“Christian values are imposed on people who do not necessarily share those values,” they say

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Law | 9 February 2021

Police negligence case before Constitutional Court

Rape survivor argues police did not investigate properly

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Law | 8 February 2021

Essential worker fired for not working during level 5 lockdown reinstated

CCMA says company failed to even entertain her offer of taking unpaid leave

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Law | 5 February 2021

Covid-19 and ivermectin: SAHPRA reaches settlement with Afriforum

Doctors can apply to use the drug under section 21 of the Medicines Act

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News | 1 February 2021

Sexual harassment: CCMA rules against Department of Agriculture

Department should have acted because harassment took place on its premises

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News | 28 January 2021

Have retired judges been given the chop?

They have been helping to clear the Gauteng backlog but have been informed that their services are no longer needed

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News | 20 January 2021

Judges told to apologise for taking too long over judgments

“We are unanimous that the gravity of their misconduct demands that we impose a sanction,” says Judicial Services Commission

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Law | 18 January 2021

Corporal punishment: Two mothers take teachers’ organisation to court

Teachers who admitted to beatings receive “shockingly lenient” sentences

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Law | 13 January 2021

Court setback for Special Investigating Unit’s bid to recover money

The unit claimed that the state attorney had not done its job properly in a medical negligence case

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Law | 10 December 2020

Supreme Court tears into KZN judge

Four-year delay in delivering judgment was “an unconscionable dereliction of duty”

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Law | 9 December 2020

Concourt gives prison watchdog more independence

But the CEO of the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services can still be disciplined by the Justice Department

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Law | 7 December 2020