Pretoria High Court

South Africa court orders suspension, review of arms exports to Myanmar

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South Africa court orders suspension, review of arms exports to Myanmar

A South African court ordered the national arms regulator on Friday to suspend and review all permits granted for the sale of weapons to Myanmar as well as other governments suspected of coups or war crimes, legal and rights groups said. The High Court in Pretoria issued the ruling after an application filed in 2022 … Read more

Court finds negligence of former Health MEC led to deaths of patients

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Court finds negligence of former Health MEC led to deaths of patients

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has found that former Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu, mental health director Makgabo Manemela and Anchor NGO head Dorothy Franks can be held responsible for the deaths of nine Life Esidimeni patients. In 2016 about 1 500 mental patients were moved to unlicensed NGOs that failed to provide proper care … Read more