Robin Jackson Blog

The recent decision by the Johannesburg High Court in South Africa to grant the 15 year old daughter of Jehovah’s Witness parents a life saving blood transfusion after they objected has sparked a major debate. The issue has been featured on SABC news and also discussed on SAFM Radio’s After Eight Debate.

No doubt this is nothing new as the blood issue constantly puts the Jehovah’s Witnesses in the spotlight because of their refusal to accept this life-saving medical procedure. This has been the third time in an 18 month period that the courts have stepped in here in South Africa to save children’s lives. It certainly seems that the arguments put forward by the Jehovah’s Witnesses to defend their dogma, do not hold much weight any more.

It is with this story in mind that a group of former JWs here in South Africa we have decided that this issue should be the focus of a television expose over here. We have singled out a current affairs program called 3rd Degree which deals with stories like this. We feel that it is time that the blood issue, together with the paedophile cover-ups, should be brought to the fore.

In that regard we have decided to bombard the producers of the show with an e-mail campaign which we hope will get them to do an expose. That is why we would like you to send a little e-mail to the producers as well just to give the campaign a bit more clout. I know of paedophiles over here that are in good standing and continue to go door to door with free access to kids in the congregations.

The e-mail should be sent to info@etv.co.za. Your contribution to this campaign will be highly appreciated.

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1. manuel mugoni says:

   November 2, 2009 at 1:24 pm

   I am a zimbabwean from Harare and I came to S.A to find work. I started working for a company called area-sat in capetown in 2007. I had not yet aquired a S.A I.D or Tax registration no. and worked there for the duration of 2yrs. In that 2years I earned + – R 4000 pm and was charged TAX and Whilest working there I still Did not have any paperwork or documents pertaining to tax. registry untill recently and have no rights to that lost money due to the fact that I had no tax number. I would like to bring this to your attention as there are many zimbabweans that are still under employed by them.
2. Zavoranu says:

   August 30, 2010 at 12:48 pm

   Remember the time … Remember the man
3. andiledunga says:

   November 6, 2011 at 9:16 am

   Hi Deborah
   As a concerned friend and parent of a 2year old son, My friend takes her son 3years old to a daycare called Kideo here in Bonaero Park, Kempton park.To cut the long story short, recently the owner of the place has denied her son because she put in a notice that they are relocating to Cape Town, however before the kid starts with lessons there’s a month deposit paid in advance, the owner says they have to pay a full fare until December and they are relocating in November, however she has got things that my friend bought for the kid like bycicle and matress as they do not provide that, she refuses to give them back and is threatening to sue them and will never take the kid, they had to find another daycare as both parents are working and theres no one to take care of the kid while at work.They have paid for the month of November and yet the kid is denied at the school. Please advice what to do in a situation like this because it went bad on Thursday when I went with her to pick up the staff, she called cops and said we are trespassing, what we do not understand is that a deposit for a month was paid in advance, fees for the month of November was paid in full.
   What kind of a day care is this, its not like she is taking the kid out of school by choice but because they are relocating for a new job,she sent parents a threatening letter that if they take the kid out of that school she will sure their F****** asses,please help my friend get here money back and the kids toys.
   As a day care centre you are expected to provide that for the kids, not parents have to Mbuli,unless if there’s a shortage and parents are notified, and when parents wanna take kids out of the school, you have no right to refuse them and threten to sue.

   Kind regards
   Andile Dunga