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RAF petitions SCA President for appeal
The Road Accident Fund (RAF) has petitioned the President of the SCA after the same court refused to hear its leave to appeal in a matter over its decision to change its accounting policies.
Man awarded R95 000 after unlawful arrest ordeal
A Mahikeng man who missed the birth of his child after he was unlawfully arrested and detained will be paid R95 000 after he took the Police Minister to the North West High Court for spending two days behind bars on an unfounded arson charge.
Health MEC to pay R13m in cerebral palsy case
The KZN MEC for Health has to pay R13.1m in damages to the mother of a now 10-year-old daughter who was born with brain damage at the Christ the King Hospital in Ixopo.
SAPS ordered to pay R2m for 'brutal assault'
In what a Pretoria News report calls a ruling highlighting the ongoing issue of police brutality in SA, the Western Cape High Court has ordered the SAPS to pay nearly R2m in damages to a former DJ who lost an eye during a police raid in Cape Town.
Parents damages claim fails on technicality
The damages claim against a gynecologist by parents of a now six-year-old child has failed, says a Pretoria News report. The parents sought R5m from the doctor based on patrimonial loss arising from their duty to support their child.
Police to pay R2.3m for child shot in face
The Police Ministry has to pay more than R2.3m in damages to the mother of a teenager who was shot in the face by live ammunition used by the police during a service delivery protest in Ottosdal, North West Province.
Minister held liable for unlawful protection order arrest
A teacher (62), arrested for allegedly contravening a domestic violence order, has successfully sued the Minister of Police for wrongful arrest and detention, says a GroundUp report.
Another complaint against Headache Clinic doctor
A complaint has been filed at the Health Professionals Council of SA (HPCSA) against Dr Elliot Shevel (81) who was suspended last week following the deaths of two patients – one in June, and the other in 2021.
Judge slams xenophobic assault on Soweto resident
Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) Judge Stuart Wilson has ruled the ‘despicable’ assault on Soweto resident Vigo Macamo was humiliating and ‘partly xenophobic in character’.
Judge rejects RAF’s rescission bid
Despite being notified twice that default judgment was looming against it in a case where the Road Accident Fund (RAF) simply did not defend the matter earlier, the RAF suddenly turned to court to rescind the judgment that it is liable to pay compensation to a road accident victim.
RAF wants rethink on payouts to 'rich' people
An operational turnaround at the Road Accident Fund (RAF) is fast reaching its limits, with a regression in performance a virtual certainty, the fund's CEO has said, according to Fin24.
‘Humiliated and traumatised’ man awarded R1m from police
Tumelo Mosala, who was ‘humiliated and traumatised’ when the police arrested him in front of his pregnant girlfriend at home in September 2020 and accused him of being involved in various crimes, has won R1m in damages against the Minister of Police.
Lawyer appears over theft of RAF funds
The Road Accident Fund (RAF) has claimed the arrest of an Eastern Cape lawyer who allegedly stole claimants’ money in his trust fund was indicative of a larger problem of fraud and corruption.
No seatbelt defence in bakkie claim dismissed
Limpopo High Court (Polokwane) Acting Judge Malose Monene has frowned upon a defence raised by the Road Accident Fund (RAF) that a man who fell off the back of a bakkie when the driver struck a pothole at high speed was to blame for his injuries as he did not wear a seat belt.
Department to pay R2.5m for classroom tragedy
The mother of a child who was injured when a teacher assaulted him by piercing his left eye with a pencil, which penetrated into the brain behind the eye, is due to receive more than R2.5m from the Gauteng Education Department after she instituted a damages claim.
‘Game over’ for fraudulent medical negligence claims
It is ‘game over’ for legal practitioners who have been submitting fraudulent medical negligence claims amounting to millions of rands out of ‘sheer greed’.
Negligence blamed for cerebral palsy child
The Eastern Cape High Court (Bhisho) has ordered the provincial Health Department to pay damages to a mother whose child was born with cerebral palsy after suffering injuries during labour and/or delivery.
R1m damages award for unexplained cell ordeal
A man kept in a tiny cell for six months and 19 days under harrowing conditions and without any explanation from the police as to what he had supposedly done wrong is to receive close to R1m in damages, reports the Cape Times.
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has revealed that the Road Accident Fund (RAF) was saddled with a total of 321 251 outstanding claims as at last month, says a Cape Times report.
Blogger ordered to pay pastor R35 000
An online ‘journalist’ and blogger was ordered by the Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) to pay R35 000 in damages for the defamatory statements he made online about a senior pastor of the worldwide Omega Fire Ministries.