October 2017

Killing Those No Longer ‘Useful’

Two terminally ill persons, Dr Sue Walter, 43, and Dieter Harck, 68, jointly submitted an application at the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg in September, calling for the legalisation of euthanasia for consenting patients so that they can end their lives.

Church Groups Dump Fossil Fuel

Forty Catholic institutions worldwide, including the social welfare agency of the archdiocese of Cape Town and the Belgian bishops’ conference, have decided to divest from fossil fuel companies.