Author: Kennedy Mudzuli

A waste services driver’s dismissal has been overturned after the court found the employer relied on hearsay evidence about an unproven final warning, ordering a fresh CCMA hearing.

From flirtatious chats to credibility questions, the JSC tribunal highlights the core issues shaping the misconduct inquiry.

A R20 million birth injury payout will grow with interest after the High Court ruled the Northern Cape Health Department must pay from the settlement date and cannot reopen the costs fight.

A widow’s long wait for her late husband’s pension has prompted the Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator to refer the union fund to the Financial Services Conduct Authority after repeated failures to respond and serious concerns about how the death benefit was handled.

The Women’s Legal Centre has backed Andiswa Mengo after a Judicial Tribunal found Judge President Selby Mbenenge guilty of workplace misconduct, with the matter now heading to the Judicial Service Commission for a final decision.

A Yorkie buyer’s “teacup” complaint fizzled after the appeals committee found the breeder’s website made no misleading advertising claims and the puppy was properly registered.

Husband’s bid to scrap R20 000 monthly maintenance fails after court finds no real proof of financial hardship and dismisses application with costs.

Justice Khampepe refused to step aside from the TRC cases inquiry, finding Zuma and Mbeki failed to prove bias and brought their recusal challenge too late.

The KwaZulu-Natal High Court has set aside the election of the mayor and deputy mayor of the Amajuba District Municipality, ruling that the council meeting descended into chaos, excluded elected councillors, and unlawfully proceeded behind closed doors.

A Johannesburg homeowner narrowly avoided losing his primary residence over a R50 000 levy debt after serious flaws emerged in the execution process, including nondisclosure, disproportionality and an unlawful writ.