Author: Kennedy Mudzuli

FSCA holds Uzuko Funeral Services directors accountable after unlicensed funeral policies put clients at risk, transferring all policies to a licensed provider.

A lawyer who admitted misusing R500 000 in client trust funds has escaped removal from the profession, but now faces years of supervision, therapy and a total ban on handling money.

A report by the South African Human Rights Commission has exposed racial discrimination in Hartbeespoort, ruling that black applicants were denied equality and dignity in access to state‑owned shoreline land.

TK Thooe’s pension was partially paid without his consent. The PFA has ordered the SACCAWU National Provident Fund to reverse the tax and transfer his full fund credit according to his election.

The High Court blocked Selina Masete’s eviction, ruling that social grants are not “income” under ESTA. Surviving solely on state support, she qualifies as an occupier, and the eviction under PIE was dismissed.

Chief Justice Mandisa Maya addresses the arrest of Judge Portia Phahlane and three co-accused on corruption charges, highlighting judicial accountability and the presumption of innocence while the legal process unfolds.

The Gauteng High Court has struck down a police raid on a Johannesburg businessman’s property after finding the search warrant unlawful and the State unwilling to justify the operation in court.

On 6 May 2025, the Constitutional Court ruled in Democratic Alliance v Minister of Home Affairs that Section 6(1)(a) of the South African Citizenship Act, 1995, was unconstitutional. The court determined that automatically removing citizenship from South Africans who acquire another nationality without ministerial permission violated the Constitution. It stated that those affected “are deemed never to have lost their citizenship,” restoring their nationality immediately. To carry out this ruling, the Department of Home Affairs has launched the Citizenship Reinstatement Portal. This allows South Africans affected by the ruling, especially those living abroad, to verify and confirm their citizenship status.…

The High Court has ruled that the Road Accident Fund cannot be held liable where a vehicle is deliberately used as a weapon, finding that a tavern fight in Louis Trichardt escalated into an intentional attack rather than a road accident, leaving the injured man without compensation from the Fund.

Adele Lewis has won her constructive dismissal claim after the Cape Town Labour Court found her employer mishandled medical leave and reversed Covid-era remote work arrangements, destroying trust and making continued employment intolerable.