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City takes aim at ‘crypto’ vehicles
The City of Cape Town has finally acted on information regarding vehicles owned by foreign nationals in the city.
Taxi driver to face charge for cyclist's death
More than two months after Cape Town cyclist Landon la Grange was killed in Victoria Road, Camps Bay, his widow Annmarie will finally come face-to-face with the taxi driver accused of causing his death.
Warning as e-hailing compliance deadline looms
For years, e-hailing apps like Uber and Bolt have operated in a legal grey area. That ended in September last year when the National Land Transport Amendment Act (NLTA) finally classified e-hailing as a recognised form of public transport.
RAF moratorium ruling ‘broke the camel’s back’
The Road Accident Fund (RAF) interim board had been in office for barely a month when the fund lost its bid to extend the 180-day payment moratorium, reports TimesLIVE.
Lawyer off the hook over speeding saga
The Western Cape High Court has issued a scathing judgment, finding that a traffic official unlawfully arrested a prominent Cape attorney for speeding and had him detained by police.
Dealership ordered to refund vehicle purchase price
The National Consumer Tribunal has ordered Rifle Range Car Sales to refund a Mpumalanga man more than R207 000 after finding that the dealership sold him a defective Mahindra SUV.
Court orders RAF to pay widow and children R3.7m
A widow and her two minor children are expected to receive R3.7m from the RAF after the death of her husband in a motorcycle accident, reports The Star.
Victim loses RAF claim linked to bar fight
In a RAF claim with a twist, the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) ruled that when a car is used as a weapon, the fund is not liable to compensate the victim.
Car dealership’s appeal against tribunal dismissed
The Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) has dismissed a used car dealer’s appeal against a Consumer Tribunal finding that it did not comply with the Consumer Protection Act and fined it R100 000 for non-compliance and ordered that it had to refund the consumer the R459 900 that he paid for the car.
50 000 valid RAF claims in danger of prescribing
About 50 000 valid Road Accident Fund (RAF) claims that were rejected because of the fund’s unlawful RAF1 form for claims are in danger of prescribing.
RAF cleared in boundary wall collision case
A motorist who collided with a boundary wall on the opposite side of the road after being blinded by an oncoming vehicle’s bright lights has failed in her claim against the Road Accident Fund (RAF).
R231m paid in bonuses despite adverse audit
The Road Accident Fund (RAF) paid R231.7m in performance rewards despite receiving an adverse audit opinion, Parliament’s Scopa heard yesterday.
Army 'gravy train' rolls on at cost to taxpayers
A truck with a crane was recently summoned to go all the way from Oudtshoorn back to Pretoria, just to remove two heavy tree stumps at a major-general’s house, because neighbours complained about them.
MPs told fund hid millions from lawyers
The lengths the Road Accident Fund (RAF) was prepared to go in order to avoid settling claims with lawyers representing victims of car accidents were revealed in Parliament on Friday, when the SIU briefed Scopa as part of the committee’s ongoing investigation into the fund’s governance failures, financial mismanagement, legal costs and allegations of corruption.
Dealer ordered to refund Gauteng motorist
The Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) has agreed with a Consumer Tribunal ruling in January that a used car dealer must refund a consumer and pay an administrative fine of R100 000 for disregarding his rights and selling him a used car that had a defect.
