Legal Articles and Guides
Masondo wins interdict against businessman
Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo has won his urgent court action against businessman Rali Mampeule, with a judge ordering the property developer to stop making defamatory claims that Masondo is involved in ‘corruption, bribery and unethical business activities’.
Medical tenders case removed from urgent roll
Medical scheme administrator Medscheme has removed from the roll its urgent application against SA’s second-biggest open medical scheme, Bonitas, in which it seeks to interdict the appointment of two new service providers.
Tribunal orders alleged lottery scammers to repay R14m
The Special Tribunal has ‘pierced the corporate veil’ of several companies it found were used as ‘sham fronts’ in a R14m lottery grant scam, and has ordered their directors to repay the funds personally, reports GroundUp.
Judge slams LHR’s role in homeless shelter eviction fight
The legal battle over the eviction of hundreds of people occupying the City of Tshwane-owned homeless shelter – the dilapidated Number 2 Struben Street building – is heading to the SCA, reports News24.
Safa faces liquidation over R1.6m debt
Beleaguered football governing body SA Football Association (Safa) could face liquidation after allegations by its former legal representatives that the entity is unable to pay its debts, reports TimesLIVE.
Banxso finally wound up
The Western Cape High Court has confirmed that Banxso should be wound up, bringing to an end months of legal wrangling over whether the company was insolvent and whether it had operated unlawfully.
Judge throws out R9.2m game farm theft claim
Judge Dennis Davis has thrown out a R9.2m theft claim in a dispute over a luxury Northern Cape game farm, ruling that while the deal ‘reeked of deception’, it was not criminal – before sending it to prosecutors anyway.
Eviction orders served on former MKP MPs
Political parties have welcomed Public Works & Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson’s authorisation for formal eviction proceedings against three former MKP MPs for unlawfully occupying Parliamentary Village properties in Cape Town, asserting that state property should not be abused.
Makhubele files urgent application to block hearing
Gauteng High Court Judge Nana Makhubele has filed an urgent application to halt Parliament’s consideration of the JSC's recommendation for her to be impeached.
Differences between emergency regulations unpacked
The Constitutional Court on Friday released a judgment relating to legislation governing national states of disaster and states of emergency.
Mkhwanazi gets interdict against businessman
The KZN High Court (Durban) has granted an urgent interim interdict in favour of KZN Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, restraining Durban businessman Calvin Mathibeli from repeating or publishing allegations that the commissioner is corrupt, abuses police authority, or participates in unlawful killings.
Challenge to Cape baboon management dismissed
The Cape Peninsula Baboon Management Joint Task Team, comprising representatives from SANParks, CapeNature and the City of Cape Town, has welcomed a ruling from the Western Cape High Court, on some action plan elements.
ConCourt makes significant ruling on constructive dismissal
In a significant judgment that has taken the Constitutional Court over 18 months to deliver, it has ruled that an employee cannot succeed in a claim for constructive dismissal based merely on an anticipation that their working conditions will become intolerable.
Restaurant takes fight over 40 parking bays to court
It is knives out in a legal fight between a restaurant and a developer, as the two battle it out in the Western Cape High Court over 40 parking bays at the upmarket waterfront Tyger Lake complex in Cape Town.
Police Minister ordered to pay R1.6m after unlawful arrest
The Mpumalanga High Court (Mbombela) has ordered the Minister of Police to pay more than R1.6m in damages to a man who was unlawfully arrested and detained on rape charges that were never pursued, reports The Mercury.
