by PB-M-Admin | Dec 18, 2018 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, NEWSLETTERS 2018, PAST EVENTS
In collaboration with the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF), ProBono.Org held a dialogue on Nelson Mandela the legal practitioner on 11 October to mark the centenary of Madiba’s birth. The conversation was the first of several planned to start a conversation about the...
by PB-M-Admin | Dec 18, 2018 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, NEWSLETTERS 2018
By Uzair Adams Social media platforms have become an increasingly convenient and instant means of communication across the globe. However, easy access to Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter, amongst others, does not come without drawbacks, particularly relating to...
by PB-M-Admin | Oct 23, 2018 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, ATTORNEY WORKSHOPS 2018, News
By Courtney Cupido, Cape Town intern. According to a recent Eye Witness News report, there have been at least 13 reported cases of child abduction and attempted kidnappings in communities across the Western Cape since 8 August 2018. The motives for these...
by PB-M-Admin | Jun 26, 2018 | ARTICLES ABOUT PROBONO.ORG, ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, NEWSLETTERS 2018
By Elsabe Steenhuisen. In short, the answer is “yes”. The reasoning, with reference to case law, follows below. 1. What does the Common Law state? The Common Law position is that children below the age of seven are infans and cannot act. A curator or a guardian has to...
by PB-M-Admin | Nov 28, 2017 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News
Such a very tragic loss. Rudolph Jansen, human rights lawyer has passed away. ProBono.Org wishes his family and all who knew him our condolences. Article courtesy of www.iol.co.za/ Pretoria News / 27 November 2017, 07:55am / Zelda Venter. THE legal fraternity...
by PB-M-Admin | Jul 4, 2017 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, NEWSLETTERS 2017
By Tshenolo Masha The appalling and unnecessary loss of life resulting from the Life Esidimeni tragedy has cast a spotlight on the many inefficiencies within our health system. It was however the lack of governance and legal advice in the NGOs involved that...
