Custody

Taking sides: Parents behaving badly by ‘brainwashing’ their children

Moms and dads embroiled in custody disputes can turn on each other — and use their kids as pawns. But claims of parental alienation are controversial and difficult to prove

Christina Pitt

9 min read

The supreme court of appeal on Wednesday upheld the state’s appeal to the controversial acquittal of a paramedic accused of raping his girlfriend in the case of S v Coko.

CHILDREN S ACT

12 JUN 2022

Father takes battle for daughter’s custody to supreme court of appeal

The man wants to be reunited with his child, who went to her grandparents after her mother died

Mokgadi Mogy Mashako

7 min read