Legal Articles and Guides
Hundreds of illegal taxis scrapped
The Department of Transport says it has scrapped 1 284 illegal taxis in the country since April, as part of its wider ‘taxi recapitalisation programme’.
Another setback for Discovery Health in RAF scrap
Discovery Health has suffered a setback in its legal wrangle with the Road Accident Fund (RAF) over medical schemes’ right to claim reimbursements for past medical expenses from the fund.
RAF liable after motorist crashed into dead donkey
In what a Pretoria News report calls a Road Accident Fund (RAF) claim with a twist, a motorist claimed damages from the entity after he said that he had hit a black, dead donkey that was in the middle of the lane in which he was travelling.
Bill proposes total RAF restructuring
Proposed amendments in the Department of Transport’s draft Road Accident Fund Amendment Bill 2023 – open for public comment until 8 October – include a complete restructuring of the RAF, moving it away from a ‘compensation’ to a ‘social benefits’ structure,’ notes a Pretoria News report.
Cape Town going ahead with rail dispute
The City of Cape Town says it still plans to lodge an intergovernmental dispute on rail devolution – despite assurances from President Cyril Ramaphosa in Parliament last week that the timeframes set out in a White Paper were being adhered to, reports GroundUp.
Mlambo defends acting judge over RAF ruling
Gauteng Judge President Dustan Mlambo defended an acting judge after he was attacked for refusing to rubber-stamp a Road Accident Fund settlement from an accident that occurred 22 years ago.
City to sue Santaco for damages
The City of Cape Town plans to sue the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) for damages during the eight-day stayaway earlier this month, reports News24.
Sanral continues collecting e-toll millions
Sanral has been collecting hundreds of millions of rands in e-toll fees from Gauteng motorists – eight months after the controversial system was originally meant to be scrapped.
Intercape bus attacks must end – ruling
In what a Daily Maverick report calls a scathing judgment, Eastern Cape High Court (Makhanda) Judge John Smith yesterday made it clear to Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga, provincial Transport MEC Xolile Nqatha and the police that his patience had run out.
Legal seal placed on Cape Town taxi agreement
The City of Cape Town and the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) have for now smoked a peace pipe to stop any further taxi-strike related violence, reports GroundUp.
Santaco takes on city over impounded vehicles
The SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) has taken the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape Government to court to stop what it calls the continued impounding of its members’ vehicles on grounds it believes are not permitted in the agreement reached last week.
Crippling taxi strike called off
The violent protest action in Cape Town which left five people dead and resulted in significant property damage has been called off after the city yesterday agreed to release vehicles that are found to have been wrongly impounded.
How Cape Town plans to avoid implementing Aarto
The controversial Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act with its points demerit system will take effect on 1 July 2024, Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has confirmed.
Taxi operators to meet over Cape Town violence
Amid claims of a possible mass taxi stay away, Cape Town taxi officials said a meeting has been scheduled for today following violent clashes between taxi operators, law enforcement officers and police this week.
Attorneys battle RAF boss over ‘crisis’
A briefing by some of the 10 organisations that compiled a highly critical memorandum of the ‘crisis’ at the Road Accident Fund descended into mudslinging between representatives from the legal fraternity and RAF CEO Collins Letsoalo yesterday.
