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The Labour Court found that Vhangwele Ravele failed to provide a reasonable basis for refusing Bombela’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy.
Emily Moon River Lodge challenged the closure of a public access route used for sewage plant maintenance and access to its wedding venue.
A father’s application for interim care of his son was dismissed after a judge found insufficient evidence to justify changing the child’s existing living arrangements.
Martina Prokopova’s dispute with Global Load Control concerned changing shifts, overtime and medical recommendations relating to severe anxiety and depression.
A restaurant is not automatically liable for a diner’s injuries just because a foreign object is found in the food it serves. In a judgment delivered on 12 October 2026, a full bench of the High Court in the Western Cape confirmed that anyone seeking damages must prove negligence, even if the situation raises concerns about food safety. The court upheld the appeal by Beyerskloof Wine Bar (Pty) Ltd against an earlier finding that it was responsible for damages suffered by Maxine Williams. Judge P van Zyl, with Judge A Le Grange and Judge D Kusevitsky agreeing, found that Williams…
Vuyiswa Ngcobo has failed to recover the R450,000 replacement value of her Jaguar after the High Court linked the vehicle to corruption involving two municipal tender processes.
A woman’s two-year prison sentence for stabbing her partner after he spent money on alcohol has been set aside because the magistrate failed to investigate how imprisonment would affect her minor children.
Municipal workers failed to prove that their employment contracts guaranteed overtime pay after the City of Cape Town stopped payments for extra hours.
The Equality Court ordered Gqeberha business owner Dawood Lagardien to pay R200,000, apologise publicly and face an NPA investigation over conduct targeting LGBTQ+ people.
South Africa’s political and judicial leaders have congratulated Navi Pillay on receiving the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, joining Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu among South African laureates.