Legal Articles and Guides
NPA makes play for independent role
NPA bosses want the agency to be moved from under the umbrella of the Justice Department so it can operate more like a Chapter Nine institution, like the Public Protector or the Auditor-General, to ensure its independence, says a Business Day report.
Two busy train routes targeted for privatisation
The government wants to privatise two of the country’s busiest passenger rail routes currently run by Prasa, says Rapport.
SCA overturns R1.2bn Tshwane contract cancellation
The SCA has overturned a High Court ruling on the loss of a contract worth R1.2bn by the City of Tshwane that had been awarded to technology group Altron.
Owners set to fight Joburg billings 'mess'
Owners of units in some Johannesburg apartment blocks hit with a big increase in their council bills after their properties were rezoned and revaluated have teamed up to challenge the council in court, according to a Business Day report.
Company challenges cancellation of e-tolls tender
Kusa Kokutsha, whose bid for the cancelled SA National Roads Agency (Sanral) tender for the continued management of e-tolls was R4.5bn cheaper than the second bidder, has lodged a High Court application to review the cancellation of the tender, notes a Moneyweb report.
Tafelberg ruling endorses battle for land redress
The judgment by Western Cape High Court Judge Patrick Gamble on the sale of the Tafelberg site in Sea Point – co-signed by Judge Monde Samela – is an endorsement of years of work by activists calling for land and housing redress in Cape Town.
Knysna 'piggyback spending' dishonesty claim
Lobby groups have accused Knysna Municipality of dishonesty for the way in which it reversed an earlier decision to write off R93m of irregular expenditure relating to so-called ‘piggyback contracts’ on a pre-paid water meter tender.
Lottery grant details finally released
After months of ducking and diving, the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) has given in to growing pressure and released details of Lottery grants that it had refused to make public.
FF Plus challenges constitutionality of DMA
The Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) will hear the FF Plus challenge to the constitutionality of the Disaster Management Act and the validity of the decision to declare a National State of Disaster today.
I'm in court to defend my office's mandate
The Public Protector has stressed she does not ‘just go to court’, but defends cases concerning the mandate of her office.
Judgment reserved in landmark city versus state clash
As the City of Cape Town pursues a court order to help it realise a long-held ambition to procure its own renewable energy, the Minister of Mineral Resources & Energy Gwede Mantashe says he’s already opening the way for municipalities to buy power from independent power producers (IPPs).
City in precedent-setting case to procure power
The first of a two-day hearing on local governments’ rights to procure electricity from independent power producers began in the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) yesterday.
Legal action warning over 'irrational' orders
Business group Sakeliga has threatened legal action against the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) unless Minister Ebrahim Patel reverses his recently announced restriction on the sale of warm or cooked foods, notes a News24 report.
Mkhwebane seeks ConCourt clarity on judgments
As expected, Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is to go directly to the Constitutional Court to argue that the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) erred in finding that President Cyril Ramaphosa did not mislead Parliament on the Bosasa #CR17 campaign donation or benefit materially from the lobby to support his election as ANC president.
SCA dismisses Bo-Kaap appeal
The SCA has dismissed the Bo-Kaap community’s appeal against a previous finding that the City of Cape Town had followed due process in approving the land-use applications made by a developer for the construction of an 18-storey apartment block in the area.
