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South Africa: President Jacob Zuma Signs Maintenance Amendment Act Into Law
Govt of SA, 9 September 2015
President Jacob Zuma has signed the Maintenance Amendment Act (Act No.9 of 2015) into law. Read more »
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South Africa: DA Victory As 'Clause 11' On Black-Listing Child Maintenance Defaulters Is Reinstated
DA, 19 May 2015
The DA is pleased to announce that the ANC has buckled under the pressure of our campaign to have Clause 11 reinstated in the draft Maintenance Amendment Bill. Read more »
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South Africa: Justice and Correctional Services Committee Adopts Maintenance Bill
Parliament of South Africa, 20 May 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services yesterday adopted the Maintenance Amendment Bill, which would see maintenance defaulters being blacklisted. Read more »
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South Africa: DA Launches National Petition to Blacklist Child Maintenance Defaulters
DA, 15 April 2015
Today we are gathered outside Parliament to make our voices heard on an issue directly affecting the 9 million children in South Africa today who grow up in single parent… Read more »
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South Africa: ANC and Cosatu to Let Maintenance Defaulters 'Off the Hook' By Opposing Bill
DA, 30 March 2015
The ANC members in Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services have unanimously agreed to oppose the black-listing of maintenance defaulters. Read more »
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South Africa: Justice and Correctional Services Committee Opposes Clauses in Draft Maintenance Bill
Parliament of South Africa, 26 March 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services has vehemently opposed a clause in the Maintenance Amendment Bill that would see applicants for maintenance pay the… Read more »
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South Africa: Deputy Minister John Jeffery - Maintenance Awareness March
Govt of SA, 19 June 2015
Address by the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, the Honourable JH Jeffery, MP, at the Maintenance Awareness March, held at eThekwini Metropolitan… Read more »
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South Africa: Deputy Minister John Jeffery Leads a March On Maintenance
Govt of SA, 17 June 2015
The Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mr. John Jeffery, MP, together with the KwaZulu-Natal Regional Office in Durban, will lead a March aimed at raising… Read more »
South Africa: Zuma Signs Amended Act on Maintenance Defaulters
The amendment contains a clause that will now allow for the blacklisting of parents who fail to comply with their child maintenance obligations.
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe replying to questions in Parliament.
