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Children's Act

Pension Funds Adjudicator rules woman not entitled to sperm donor’s retirement benefit

Business Maverick

Pension Funds Adjudicator rules woman not entitled to sperm donor’s retirement benefit

By Neesa Moodley

ECD Bill should be a priority for new basic education minister – our children’s futures depend on it

South Africa

ECD Bill should be a priority for new basic education minister – our children’s futures depend on it

By Nurina Ally, Sanja Bornman and Tess Peacock

Father’s rights — the complex web many are forced to navigate to access their children

South Africa

Father’s rights — the complex web many are forced to navigate to access their children

By Michelle Banda

The Grinch that stole Christmas for South Africa’s most vulnerable orphaned and fostered children

South Africa

The Grinch that stole Christmas for South Africa’s most vulnerable orphaned and fostered children

By Robyn Wolfson Vorster

Teenage pregnancies, health workers and the mandatory reporting of sexual offences

South Africa

Teenage pregnancies, health workers and the mandatory reporting of sexual offences

By Sanja Bornman and Lisa Vetten

It took seven years and legal action before a school acted against a rapist on its staff

South Africa

It took seven years and legal action before a school acted against a rapist on its staff

By Zeenat Sujee

Does the high incidence of ‘dead-beat dads’ demand a review of parental responsibilities and rights?

South Africa

Does the high incidence of ‘dead-beat dads’ demand a review of parental responsibilities and rights?

By Carmel van Niekerk

Why are the lives of Namibian babies more valuable than ours?

South Africa

Why are the lives of Namibian babies more valuable than ours?

By Robyn Wolfson Vorster

Children caught in possession of cannabis may no longer be criminally prosecuted

South Africa

Children caught in possession of cannabis may no longer be criminally prosecuted

By Tania Broughton

Social development department biased against adoptions, says judge

South Africa

Social development department biased against adoptions, says judge

By Tania Broughton

Man accused of sexual predation loses subsequent defamation case

South Africa

Man accused of sexual predation loses subsequent defamation case

By Tania Broughton

Children’s Act discriminates against unmarried parents, high court rules

South Africa

Children’s Act discriminates against unmarried parents, high court rules

By Geoffrey Allsop