Articles for Tania Broughton
Police Minister ordered to pay father R240,000 for unlawful arrest during lockdown
The man said he was arrested at a roadblock in April 2020 while transporting his sick son to a doctor
Law | 7 October 2022
SAPS must pay R50,000 compensation to victim of sexual harrassment
SAPS took an unreasonably long time to investigate the complaint, the Labour Court says
News | 5 October 2022
Mbalula must protect Intercape buses, court rules
Punitive costs awarded against minister. Intercape CEO says: “There is frustration and concern from both the citizenry and business over these ongoing failures on the part of the state.”
Law | 3 October 2022
Children caught using cannabis will no longer be criminally prosecuted
Concourt rules sections of Drugs act unconstitutional. But ruling makes it clear that the court does not condone drug use by children.
Law | 29 September 2022
Couple challenges law on maternity leave
Both parents should be entitled to the same leave when a baby is born, argues Polokwane couple
Law | 26 September 2022
Municipality liable for child shot by mayor’s bodyguard
Five-year-old suffered severe brain damage and paralysis
Law | 23 September 2022
Concourt rules that Copyright Act is unconstitutional
Court gives immediate redress for blind and visually impaired people
Law | 21 September 2022
City of Joburg pays constitutional damages for trying to evict park dwellers
Court settlement reached between Albert Park occupants, and City and metro police
Law | 16 September 2022
Evicted “park dwellers” seek damages from City of Johannesburg
“I was treated as a nuisance and not a human being”
Law | 14 September 2022