Law Focus

Law Focus - Profile: Nonhlanhla Payne

Tonight we’re profiling a young dynamic, passionate and resilient woman who’s a candidate attorney and also lives with a physical disability named Blount's Tibia Vira. Nonhlanhla Payne will be taking us through her journey in the legal fraternity and some of the challenges that she experienced. The 28-year-old was once…

8 Oct 2020 54 min

Law Focus - Traditional practices vs Law

As the country wraps up Heritage Month we thought what better way to end the month than to discuss various traditional practices that could be infringing some of our human rights. Tonight, we look at when one has to apply the law when it to comes to tradition, you may…

30 Sep 2020 1 hour

Law Focus - Petitions

What is a petition? What constitutes a valid petition? Tonight we’re speaking about petitions. According to Change.org…an organisation that does petitions…their Global Digital Civic Engagement Index ranked South Africa as the top country for digital activism in the first half of 2020. It was quoted saying South Africa saw a…

23 Sep 2020 35 min

Law Focus - Gender Based Violence Part 2

Tonight we will be wrapping-up our two-series topic on Gender Based Violence. Last week we spoke to Francesca Fondse, a Gender Based Violence survivor and founder of the Women Integral Impact Network (WIIN), an organization that deals with GBV cases and femicide across the country. We will now be focusing…

17 Sep 2020 32 min

Law Focus - Gender Based Violence Part 1

What you can look forward to on Law Focus tonight, is a very sobering conversation on the plight of victims and survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the country. Cases of GBV and rape keep escalating across the country and we have seen these topics also dominating news headlines and…

9 Sep 2020 46 min

Law Focus - Profile: Nokulunga Mgodlwa

Tonight, we're in conversation with Nokulunga Mgodlwa, a candidate attorney, young mother, strong-willed woman and a wife. Originally from Daveyton, in the East of Johannesburg, Nokulunga initially studied Human Resources Management before venturing into the legal fraternity. We'll be exploring the world of being a candidate attorney through Nokulunga's eyes.

2 Sep 2020 40 min

Law Focus - Tobacco Ban

Tonight's show is about the Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association's (Fita) persistence, in continuing with their legal battle against government, despite the tobacco ban being lifted by President Cyril Ramaphosa, after the country moved to lockdown level 2 last week. Government at the time, argued that the ban was to protect the…

25 Aug 2020 48 min

Law Focus - Police Brutality Part 2

The show is now focusing on the second part of police brutality during the stringent lockdown regulations. In last week’s show, we spoke with Titus Mametse, an Alexandra resident who was unfortunate to be shot by the police earlier this year. We also featured the police watchdog, who are the…

19 Aug 2020 51 min

Law Focus - Police Brutality PART 1

Tonight's show focuses on the awful plight of police brutality during the stringent lockdown regulations. Titus Mametse, an Alexandra resident shares his police brutality experience, where he survived a shooting earlier in March just when the lockdown was instituted. We also speak to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate’s (IPID) Spokesperson,…

12 Aug 2020 42 min

Law Focus - Profile: Buang Jones

We’re profiling Buang Jones, the provincial Head of the South African Human Rights Commission in Gauteng and also currently acting as the commission’s Head of Legal Services. He shares his challenges and lessons he has experienced so far in the legal fraternity. The 34-year-old passed his attorney’s board exam at…

4 Aug 2020 58 min

Law Focus - Forced Sterilization Of Women

In a very important topic following the release of the report by the Commission for Gender Equality on how at least 48 women, mostly HIV positive have been forced into sterilization; we engage on this topical issue with the Commissions’ Javu Baloyi. He highlights under what conditions sterilization is appropriate…

17 Mar 2020 49 min

Law Focus - The Rights and Responsibilities of the Child

Often we dwell on the rights of the child, but struggle to engage on the responsibility angle. We address what it means for children to have rights in the context of issues of negligence and deaths in schools, homes and within the authority of persons in power; with Karabo Hansugule…

10 Mar 2020 48 min

Law Focus - Profile: Josèlynn Fember

Josèlynn Fember is a young and ambitious female attorney who was first introduced to South Africa as a child actress on Soul Buddies. She has overcome myriads of challenges as a black woman leading to her determination, success and inspirational courage to endeavour into her own law firm before the…

3 Mar 2020 50 min

Law Focus - Animal Rights

Animal Rights should be of huge concern to all sectors of our population, although that is unfortunately not always the case. The Animals Protection Act 71 of 1962 which has been amended quite a few times has advocated massive strides in the treatment of animals; including an end to animal…

25 Feb 2020 48 min

Law Focus - Deceased Estates

With the reality that every single one of us will die one day, it is important to not take it for granted who should inherit our assets and other benefits that we certainly cannot take with to the grave. As we delve into both testate and intestate law; we also…

18 Feb 2020 50 min

Law Focus - Festive Season Legal Advice

Regional and district courts continue to operate during the festive season with lawyers generally handling cases that have to do with speed limits, drinking and driving, drunk driving, road rage and assault. It is common to not fully know one’s legal rights regarding some of these issues. Legal practitioner from…

4 Dec 2019 50 min

Law Focus - Gender Based Voilence in Schools

As we commemorate 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children, we highlight the high rate of school related gender-based violence in the schooling system. South Africa sadly, has become home to alarming levels of violence against women and children, making gender based violence a national emergency…

27 Nov 2019 51 min

Law Focus - Climate Justice

The effects of climate change have been overtly experienced throughout the world; from droughts and floods to tornadoes and extreme heat conditions. Food insecurity, poverty and inflation are some of the major results of these effects of global warming which South Africa is grappling with. September 2019 saw the biggest…

20 Nov 2019 50 min

Law Focus - Comprehensive Sexuality Education

Most of South Africa was up in arms following an announcement by The Department of Basic Education that it will place more emphasis on sexuality education in schools; this was interpreted to mean a new proposed Sexuality Curriculum. In conversation, we have the Department explaining themselves about their intention and…

6 Nov 2019 55 min

Law Focus - Profile: Mahlogonolo Kgothadi

This week, we enjoy a conversation with a young attorney, Mahlogonolo Kgothadi who has been practising in the legal field for five years and has quickly elevated to partner status at Tshepo Mohapi Attorneys. He passionately shares with us his experience, journey and frustrations in and about the legal field;…

30 Oct 2019 53 min