Legal Articles and Guides
RAF appeals medical aid payout ban ruling
The Road Accident Fund (RAF) is unhappy with the judgment issued last month in which the court put an end to a payout ban for members of medical aids.
ConCourt reserves Aarto judgment
The Constitutional Court has reserved judgment in the Outa constitutional challenge to the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (Aarto) and the Aarto Amendment Act.
End of the road for Quantum taxis
Toyota Quantum panel vans that have been converted into taxis will be entirely outlawed from February 2023, with those not voluntarily surrendered to the scrap yard facing being impounded, reports Business Insider.
Strict new driving laws to be challenged this month
The constitutionality of SA’s strict new driving laws will be brought into focus this month, with the Constitutional Court set to hear arguments over the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) Act and the Aarto Amendment Act on 15 November 2022.
Judge rules 'rogue' RAF payment ban unlawful
A new directive by the Road Accident Fund (RAF) that it will no longer pay for past medical expenses for car accident victims who have medical aid has been declared unlawful, reports Fin24.
Illegal car imports costing SARS R8bn
Kia SA MD Gary Scott claimed yesterday an estimated 440 000 illegally imported, used cars are travelling regularly on SA roads, costing the exchequer up to R8bn in lost taxes and posing a major risk to road safety.
Judgment reserved in Intercape intimidation case
Lawyers for long-haul bus operator Intercape have argued that the violence and intimidation against it was a deliberate stratagem of extortion by the taxi industry.
RAF to pay R8m to crash victim
The Western Cape High Court has ordered the Road Accident Fund (RAF) to pay just over R8m to a Botrivier man who was involved in a T-junction crash in 2015.
Arrested driver’s damages claim rejected
Robbers in a gold-coloured Mercedes Benz who followed two professors from OR Tambo Airport and robbed them when they stopped at their home in Pretoria East has nearly cost the SAPS in a damages claim.
Discovery challenges latest RAF claims directive
Medical aid schemes claim they will be out of pocket if a new directive by the Road Accident Fund (RAF) to reject claims for past medical expenses if the claimant's medical aid had already paid is not immediately stopped.
New RAF medical expenses decision challenged
Communication from the Road Accident Fund (RAF) to its claim handlers stating it would no longer pay for expenses already disbursed by a medical scheme to a claimant is being challenged in court.
RAF ban on foreigners to face court test
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula and the Road Accident Fund (RAF) are expected to be taken to court over a Government Gazette notice issued last month making it very difficult for foreign nationals to lodge a claim if they were in a vehicle accident.
Data leak shows Uber risked lives of drivers
Uber very quickly started to make money in Johannesburg and Cape Town, a new leak of data from inside the company shows.
Record fuel prices come into effect tomorrow
Fuel prices will reach new record levels tomorrow. The price of 93 octane petrol will rise by R2.37/l and 95 octane by R2.57/l, with low sulphur 50ppm diesel to go up by R2.30/l and 500ppm by R2.31/l, a BusinessLIVE report says.
Cape Town rolls out drone operation
Illegal drag racers were last weekend outwitted by Cape Town's drone technology that led to 33 arrests for illegal drag racing in Mitchells Plain.
