Advocate and acting judge to appeal papgeld order in 'sperm donor' case

Ngalwana sired twins through artificial insemination

- By Bongani Mdakane

Top advocate and acting judge of the High Court and Labour Court, Vuyani Ngalwana SC will appeal a judgment that saddled him with the maintenance of children he had with the woman he claims he entered a sperm donor agreement with.

Ngalwana had approached the Johannesburg High Court to pray that he should not be dragged into paying maintenance for the minor twins whom he sired through artificial insemination with a well-known medical doctor and academic, known to this publication.

However, Johannesburg High Court acting judge Ceri von Ludwig dismissed his application with costs.

Ngalwana doesn’t dispute that the twins are his biological children born through artificial insemination in October, 2021. He asked the court to order that the gamete donor agreement between him and the woman be declared valid and enforceable.

A gamete donor is someone who donates their eggs or sperm to assist another in conceiving a child through assisted reproductive technology.