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Court orders R2m payout to former actor Theunis Nel
15 March 2019 – BY ZELDA VENTER ON IOL.CO.ZA Pretoria – Soapie actor and presenter of various Afrikaans television magazine shows, Theunis Nel, is due to receive R2million in general damages from the Road Accident Fund (RAF) following a motorcycle accident, after which his arm had to be amputated. Nel has featured in popular soapies such as Egoli and Sonkring. He also presented several programmes, including Pasella. He was also the producer and director of Woema – a programme featuring the sport of motoring and motorcycling. Nel is a respected member of the motorcycle community. Critical Highway Crash and Extent of Injuries He was involved in a motorcycle accident in 2014 on the N1 highway, near the Garsfontein off-ramp in Pretoria. Netcare 911, which attended to the accident at the time, described his condition as critical. Nel, who temporarily regained consciousness at the scene, recalled that one of the paramedics
Little girl awarded big court payout
PRETORIA NEWS 13 MARCH 2018 ZELDA VENTER Little Omphile Ngwenya will never be able to walk, talk or eat by herself – all due to the negligence of some doctors and nurses at the Pholosong Hospital in Brakpan. The now 5-year-old was born in 2012 with brain damage after the medical staff at both this hospital and the KwaThema Clinic failed to act fast enough when it was realised the foetus was in distress. It appeared that Omphile was too large for her mother, Lindiwe Ngwenya’s pelvis. She urgently needed to have a Caesarean Section, but due to staff and doctors dragging their heels, this was done too late. By the time she was eventually born in the early hours of March 24, 2012, Omphile suffered severe lack of oxygen, leaving her with permanent brain damage. She now suffers from severe cerebral palsy. Details of the R19.2 Million Court Settlement
Hond byt kind, so vrou moet betaal
Die “word-gou-gesond”-kaartjie en sjokolade wat ’n honde-eienaar gestuur het aan ’n agtjarige seun wat gebyt is, kon nie die gewone vrygewigheid van ’n barmhartige Samaritaan gewees het nie. Monica Phuti Selane van Boksburg het ook uitgevra oor die seun se toestand en beplan om hom in die hospitaal te besoek. Tog het sy die eis teengestaan wat die seun se ma teen haar ingedien het weens die skade wat hy in ’n honde-aanval opgedoen het. Selane het self getuig sy het met die seun se gesin probeer praat om hulle met sy mediese koste en sorg te help. Haar optrede was eerder dié van iemand “wat gedryf is deur ’n gevoel om te vergoed of verantwoordelikheid te aanvaar”, het die hooggeregshof in Pretoria in sy uitspraak gesê. Selane sou nie so ver gegaan het as sy waarlik nie aanvaar het dat dit haar honde was wat die seun aangeval het
Paralysed car smash victim to get millions
RAF agrees to pay him out after initially offering a mere R25 000 Paralysed car smash victim to get millions after a groundbreaking legal battle against the Road Accident Fund (RAF). Petrus Taje, a 40-year-old former miner, was left completely paralysed following a devastating car accident in 2006. For nine years since the crash, Taje has been living in a home for the disabled in Bloemfontein, forced to make do with a meagre disability grant after the RAF initially offered him a mere R25,000 for his life-altering injuries. However, thanks to the relentless intervention of dedicated lawyers, Taje is finally set to receive a multi-million rand payout. This dramatic legal turnaround ensures that the former miner will now have the essential financial security and specialised care he deserves, marking a massive victory for justice nearly two decades after the tragic accident. Multi-Million Rand Settlement Secures Dignified Future Following the settlement,