Author: Kennedy Mudzuli

ALS Paramedics has taken KwaZulu-Natal MEC Siboniso Armstrong Duma to the Pietermaritzburg High Court over remarks it says damaged its reputation. The court has issued a rule nisi in the ALS Paramedics defamation case and will decide whether the statements amount to unlawful defamation.

A Labour Court judgment involving the City of Cape Town highlights how dishonesty during interviews can justify dismissal, even where an employee performs well after appointment.

Residents in Delmas have turned to the High Court after months without water, alleging a clear and ongoing violation of their constitutional right to access sufficient water.

The Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has dismissed multiple complaints against a Valentine’s Day Instagram campaign by NetFlorist Pty Ltd, ruling that the advert does not encourage gender-based violence and does not amount to offensive or gender stereotyping advertising. The decision followed objections from consumers who argued that the animated social media advert was inappropriate in the context of South Africa’s high rates of gender based violence. The advertiser in the matter was NetFlorist Pty Ltd. The complaints were lodged by various consumers. The matter was considered by the Directorate of the Advertising Regulatory Board. The disputed advert appeared as an…

The National Financial Ombud Scheme upheld an insurer’s rejection of a death claim after finding the insurance exclusion for criminal conduct clearly applied.

A wrongful arrest and malicious prosecution trial was postponed after the High Court found both sides unprepared and ordered the police and NPA to pay wasted costs.

A KwaZulu-Natal judge has ruled that an R800000 loan to a son in law was repayable on demand, rejecting his claim that the payment was a donation.

A Cape Town law enforcement officer is returning to work after the Labour Court dismissed the City’s review application and confirmed his reinstatement with more than R553 000 in backpay.

The Constitutional Court will decide whether KwaZulu Natal legislation allowing provincial authorities to remove an Inkosi without decisive involvement of the umndeni wenkosi unlawfully undermines the constitutional protection of customary law and traditional leadership.

The High Court has allowed a Johannesburg man to keep his financed Mazda after finding that his claim of being unaware of a bank arranged insurance policy raises triable issues about the validity of alleged arrears and cancellation.