In May 2025, the High Court confirmed its jurisdiction to hear an appeal against a decision of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) Preliminary Committee of Inquiry which was made before Regulation 4A of the Health Professions Act came into effect on 23 June 2023.
Regulation 4A allows a complainant who is aggrieved
This blog was co-authored by: Rethabile Shabalala, Associate Designate
Ksenia Kholina brought a successful application here, to oblige the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) to set a date for an examination to enable her to practise as a dentist. Ksenia was born in Russia but, with her family, relocated to South Africa