Legal Articles and Guides
ConCourt to deliver Phala Phala judgment on Friday
The Constitutional Court will deliver its long-awaited judgment on the EFF’s bid to revive the Phala Phala matter on Friday, as pressure mounts on President Cyril Ramaphosa amid concerns about accountability over an alleged cover-up.
SIU uncovers land fraud linked to attorneys
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has referred 208 cases to the NPA following the illegal sale of 221 properties in the Villa Liza township in the City of Ekurhuleni, reports News24.
ConCourt to hear NHI case today
The first leg of multiple challenges to the National Health Insurance Act (NHI) begins in the Constitutional Court today, as medical aid schemes and the Western Cape Premier challenge the public participation process that preceded its passage through Parliament.
NHI challenge proceeds this week
The Constitutional Court will this week hear two high-stakes challenges to the NHI Act that cast the spotlight on how Parliament considered public input on the legislation.
RAF special pleas dismissed with costs
A Mpumalanga High Court judge has dismissed two special pleas by the Road Accident Fund (RAF) with costs after it argued a plaintiff’s summons was premature and his claim had prescribed, reports The Citizen.
UCT fails to evict students living in parking lot
UCT has failed in its attempt to remove former student residents from a campus parking lot, reports The Citizen. This comes after the Western Cape High Court ruled that two occupants face a real risk of homelessness and are therefore entitled to legal protection against eviction.
Move to gag News24 over Ekurhuleni tender probe
A company that has received more than R100m as part of the controversial R1.8bn chemical toilets tender in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality has launched an urgent court bid against News24 and its journalists in their personal capacities.
Murder convict seeks review in light of new evidence
Former geologist Cobus Prinsloo was sentenced 13 years ago for the murder of his wife Cordelia, who was hit from behind with a garden spade in her garden. Despite being sentenced to 25 years in jail, he is still fighting to prove his innocence, reports the Cape Times.
Truck trader ordered to pay up or replace vehicle
A Krugersdorp vehicle trader took advantage of a consumer, engaged in unconscionable conduct, and made misleading representations when selling her a defective used truck, the Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) has confirmed.
SIU casts a net over tenderpreneur’s assets
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) secured a preservation order for 24 luxury properties and supercars worth millions of rands belonging to tenderpreneur Siyabonga Nkosi after he overcharged power utility Eskom.
Northern Cape scrap over ‘male fide vendetta’
A consulting engineering company and subsidiary of Rural Maintenance is heading to court over what it calls a ‘male fide vendetta’ it alleges the Nama Khoi Municipality, based in Springbok in the Northern Cape, is driving against the Rural group to the detriment of the community.
ConCourt gears for epic NHI challenge
President Cyril Ramaphosa will tell the Constitutional Court that the contentious National Health Insurance (NHI) represents a step forward in redressing the unequal health-care system inherited from the apartheid regime, which excluded black people.
Fresh scrap over divisive Hout Bay ‘wine farm’
The City of Cape Town’s plan to turn a Hout Bay property into a boutique wine farm, restaurant and museum was back before the city’s Planning Appeals Advisory Panel (PAAP), after a Western Cape High Court ruling overturned an earlier victory for residents who opposed the development.
Ministry gears for major NHI showdown
The Government is paying millions in legal fees to meet various legal challenges to the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme – with a pivotal case being heard next month.
Client loses bid to cancel car deal
A Gauteng consumer’s attempt to cancel a purchase of a newly bought vehicle has been dismissed by the National Consumer Tribunal, which found that the car was not defective and that the dispute stemmed from the buyer's misunderstanding rather than unlawful conduct by the dealership.
