Author: Kennedy Mudzuli

A security company has been ordered to pay compensation after a stuttering security guard proved that he was unfairly moved from his post because of his disability, in a ruling that strengthens workplace equality protections.

A landowner asks the Constitutional Court to decide whether a settlement order can permanently block environmental challenges, raising urgent questions about access to court, res judicata and constitutional justice.

The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that Pick n Pay remains legally responsible for customer safety even after outsourcing cleaning services, confirming that retailers cannot delegate their duty to keep store floors reasonably safe when shoppers are injured on their premises.

Even in a ‘dead marriage’, divorce must wait for proper asset division. In a significant ruling on community of property marriages, the Johannesburg High Court has made it clear that spouses cannot dissolve their marriage while leaving the ownership of their joint estate unresolved, warning that fairness in money must come before freedom from the marriage.

The Western Cape High Court has set aside the tax fraud conviction of accountant Shafiek Khan after finding that unlawful procedural decisions rendered the entire trial a nullity.

The Pretoria High Court has interdicted activist Simamkele Xani from repeating allegations that Unisa corruptly awarded Tebogo Letsie an R82 million security tender, after finding the claims false, unlawful and defamatory. The ruling, welcomed by the university, protects Letsie’s dignity and political reputation and delivers a stern warning that activism cannot be used as a shield for unverified and damaging accusations.

For thousands of South Africans seeking relief from debt, online comparison sites often appear to offer clarity in a complex market. However, the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) ruled that one such platform had crossed a critical ethical line by disguising advertising as independent research. In a ruling against Debt Experts (Pty) Ltd, the ARB upheld a consumer complaint over a website titled “Top 5 Best Debt Review Companies in South Africa for 2025”, finding that it misled the public by falsely portraying itself as an objective ranking service while secretly promoting its own services. “The website presents itself as an…

The Advertising Appeals Committee has dismissed MTN’s appeal and confirmed that its “free-to-use” router advertising misled consumers by failing to disclose possible SIM activation charges. The ruling clarifies that activation fees form part of the real cost of using a device and must be clearly disclosed in advertising, even where some customers may not ultimately be charged.

Acts of external sovereignty, like extradition requests, relate to foreign and diplomatic relations. When an official or state entity acts on behalf of a state, they must have the authority to bind the state.

The Eastern Cape High Court has overturned a magistrate’s conviction and subsequent acquittal of an accused person after finding that two contradictory rulings were unlawfully issued in the same criminal trial, ordering the matter to start afresh before a different judicial officer.