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The Laws of Life

The Laws of Life with Garry Hertzberg is a legal show presented in an entirely fresh format. It's labelled 'Reality Law' as Garry interviews people who have lived through or experienced something incredible. At the same time their stories highlight how the legal implications can be used to serve you. Guests share intimate and often harrowing experiences and human tragedy and triumph are addressed. The format is exciting and energetic and the practical aspects of law are relayed with reference to real life situations.
Weekly English South Africa Society & Culture
290 Episodes
236 – 256

Laws of Life 14.07.15

Garry Hertzberg and Kate Pater have an open, honest, uncut and unapologetic interview with a sex worker. They find out what percentage of her clients are married or are in committed relationships. On the legal side, they ask about the legal implications of buying sex and whether or not you…
14 Jul 2015 53 min

Laws of Life 07.07.15

An innocent man spent 11 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. Thembekile Molaudzi had to lie to his son and say “daddy will be home soon”, even though he knew he was serving life. He was tortured and bashed around in prison for years, but never…
7 Jul 2015 55 min

Laws of Life 30.06.15

“Injured body, crushed dreams!” The sad story of a promising student being clobbered by a hockey stick in a school game and how her life was shattered. On the legal side Garry and Kate ask whether you can successfully sue your opponent for monetary damages if the injury was against…
30 Jun 2015 58 min

Laws of Life 23.06.15

Candice Mama, daughter of the late Glenack Masilo, managed to forgive the man who killed her father during apartheid, that man just happens to be Eugene de Kock. Garry and Kate are also joined by Anemari Jansen, author of 'Eugene de Kock: Assassin for the State'. Anemari spent three years…
23 Jun 2015 55 min

Laws of Life 16.06.15

Do you believe in the saying “no good deed goes unpunished”? Garry and Kate chat to their Youth Day guest who has a remarkable story to tell. She is one of life’s heroines and good Samaritans who rescued a young girl from disaster, what happened to our rescuer and the…
16 Jun 2015 57 min

Laws of Life 09.06.15

The nightmare of a false arrest... police bursting through your front door to arrest you for a crime that you did not commit! Gary Hertzberg and Kate Pater hear from people who have spent time in jail, even though they were completely innocent.
9 Jun 2015 56 min

Laws of Life 02.06.15

Does your child get dressed for school or for war in the morning? Is your child using self- defence more than mathematics in the classroom? More than half of South African students admit to being tormented and harassed by a bully. Today we are joined by people who were bullied…
2 Jun 2015 55 min

Laws of Life 26.05.15

Suellen Sheehan discusses the sentencing of her convicted rapist Bob Hewitt and her outrage that he should be allowed to go home, instead of sitting in jail, pending his leave to appeal. Also Suellen opens up about how the rape on her as a child has affected her life, relationships…
26 May 2015 55 min

Laws of Life 19.05.15

THE GREATEST BETRAYAL - A mother walking out on her children. Our guest Denzil, had his life shattered after he and his siblings were abandoned by their mother. Child abandonment continues to rise in SA. Babies and children are being dumped at an alarming rate. What can be done to…
19 May 2015 58 min

Laws of Life 12.05.15

DOOMSDAY! We speak to doomsday preppers who believe that anarchy will reign in South Africa which will inevitably lead to a complete collapse of law and order in society. Suidlanders is an organisations which has been making plans for the last 10 years to evacuate its 800 000 members, who…
12 May 2015 55 min

Laws of Life 05.05.15

A former school principal as well as a successful student and head boy, both reveal how they hit rock bottom after hitting the bottle. Both are recovering alcoholics. However, not every addict acknowledges their addiction. What about those who refuse help and end up harming themselves or their families? Well,…
5 May 2015 56 min

Laws of Life 28.04.15

We talk about SEX, LIES and STDs. According to surveys a whopping 50 percent of men and women have had one night stands. So what happens if from one of these encounters you contract an STD. Can you sue the person who gave you genital herpes, genital warts, syphilis or…
28 Apr 2015 55 min

Laws of Life 21.04.15

We have all heard of ATM dads’, absent fathers and fathers who won’t pay maintenance. The sad truth is that there are many fathers who are desperate to have contact with their children, but despite the fights and court orders, they continue to be shut out of their children’s lives…
21 Apr 2015 55 min

Laws of Life 14.04.15

Serious problems at State hospitals across our country are resulting in billions of Rands in negligence claims. In studio on medical malpractice we have attorney Jean-Paul Rudd and expert actuary Greg Whittaker. We also discuss business and tax with Jonathan Russon, a chartered accountant and tax practitioner.
14 Apr 2015 56 min

Laws of Life 07.04.15

The most beautiful girl in the land (our Miss SA) hails from Eldorado Park, but not everything is so beautiful there. We hear the story of Dereleen James, a mother who is mobilising the community to make things better for this drug ravaged community.
7 Apr 2015 55 min

Laws of Life 31.03.15

Suellen Sheehan, a victim of convicted rapist, Bob Hewitt, gives us her first interview since the trial. She opens up about her traumatic experiences. Hear the story first hand from the woman who took centre stage in securing this rapist's conviction.
31 Mar 2015 57 min

Laws of Life 24.03.15

Do you feel that you’ve been treated unfairly by a bank, cell phone provider, retail store, micro lender, or any credit provider, but you’re unsure of your rights? Are you been hounded by debt collectors for an old gym contract or other unlawful debt? Is the interest and legal fees…
24 Mar 2015 58 min

Laws of Life 17.03.15

Statistics show that one in six men has been sexually molested or raped as a child. On this edition of The Laws of Life, Garry and Kate speak with three men who have all been through traumatic sexual abuse. All three have fought back, and are now helping other survivors…
17 Mar 2015 57 min

Laws of Life 10.03.15

After an invitation by the Presidency for people to send suggestions for the State of the Nation Address, the request for dagga to be legalised made up the majority of the recommendations. Julian Stobbs and Myrtle Clark (The Dagga Couple) join the show, discussing how they are challenging the constitutionality…
10 Mar 2015 59 min

Laws of Life 03.03.15

"Informal waste collectors" are the trolley pushers on the roads with heaps of garbage. Often times they are abused by drivers and many have been killed after being knocked down. We debate if they are a menace that should be removed, or if they have an important function in recycling…
3 Mar 2015 59 min
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