I commend the achievement by stakeholders in passing into law the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence (SODV) Act adding that it was encouraging to … - Qinisile Mabuza

A critical achievement is the passing into law of the SODV Act .The Magistrate Courts are actively applying it and this is immensely commendable.

The role of the Judiciary is to uphold the rule of law. This includes respecting, upholding and enforcing the fundamental rights and freedoms that are enshrined in Chapter 3 of the constitution.

I sat alone and opened the door to women married in community of property to register immovable property in their own names but the Supreme Court disagreed and said as per Ramodibedi’s ruling that women were not ready to manage their own affairs and instead decided that women married in community of property could jointly register immovable property with their husbands. For years the Deeds Office was registering in the husbands names only.