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Bloemfontein High Court Judge Ilsa van Rhyn directed Netcare to pay Tilana Alida Louw R300,000 for damages, past and future medical expenses, and to pay part of her costs on a punitive scale.
BLOEMFONTEIN HIGH COURT

Court finds Netcare failed to protect employee against abusive surgeon

Tilana Alida Louw said Dr Stephen Paul Grobler had verbally abused her, hurled profanities, insults, and used blasphemy, in front of other staff and patients

  • Tania Broughton
4 min read
Take your pick: Fresh Harvest farm in Greenfield, California, is one of the largest employers of foreigners working on temporary agricultural worker – or H-2A – visas in the US. Photo: Brent Stirton/Getty Images
FARM LABOUR

Soil and trials: South Africans embroiled in US farm worker visa debate

The Mississippi court case is unique; usually the grievances are against Mexicans accused of taking work from Americans

  • Luke Feltham
10 min read