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In South Africa, the health sector (public and private) is a ‘famous' Defendant in our courts as the government, hospitals and/or doctors are often sued for medical negligence by the members of...

Eskom, the country's only public power utility, is seriously battling to meet the electricity power demands of the population, and this is likely to have catastrophic consequences for the healthcare system.

Rensburg and Another v Cilliers (1705/2021) [2024] ZAFSHC 290. In South Africa, the legal doctrine of prescription generally gives a creditor three years to recover a debt.

Most taverns are notoriously known for their unsafety and violent activities. Serious assaults, bar fights, and sometimes deaths are not necessarily unheard of in taverns. Most societies have come...

In this article, the recent caselaw of Caymore Melissa Pete v Boxer Superstore (Pty) Ltd will be discussed. In this matter, Mrs Pete slipped over cake flour at her local Boxer Supermarket...

A recent High Court ruling (Welkovics v Health Professional Council of South Africa (A274/2024) [2025]) has clarified that doctors are not legally or ethically obligated to accept every private patient seeking care particularly where no immediate medical emergency exists.

During the first wave of infections in South Africa, there were several allegations of negligence in various institutions leading to "mass infections"...

There has been a longstanding debate in South African law on whether to sue in contract or delict when dealing with professional negligence matters.

A number of publications have reported recently on the horrific story of Sandra Skinner – the Pretoria mom of three – who is claiming compensation for more than R1.8million from a doctor after her breast reduction surgeries went horribly wrong.

The matter arose following the dismissal of Mr Gerhard Goosen, a service mechanic with nearly 30 years of experience at Algoa Bus Company (ABC).

Prescription refers to the extinguishment of a legal claim or the loss of a right to take legal action due to the passage of time.

In the realm of delictual claims, the concept of foreseeability of damages is both fundamental and frequently underestimated.

Medical malpractice/negligence cases in South Africa are rife, with our courts facing a large amount of such cases daily.

Consumers procure insurance for many reasons.

Does prescription run from the date that the debt is due, or when the creditor has adequate facts regarding the claim?