October 19, 2020

FEKENISI v MEC FIR HEALTH, EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE

Summary The Plaintiff, a 65 year old women sued MEC for Health in the Eastern Cape for medical negligence due to the conduct of the medical […]
October 7, 2020

In the case of Cloete v Van Meyeren, the Plaintiff instituted action against the Defendant claiming R2 341 000.00 in damages arising from an attack upon him by three pitbull-type dogs

The Defendant initially placed an issue whether his dogs were those that attacked Plaintiff, pleading that his dogs were kept behind locked gates, their access to […]
May 28, 2020

Mahlangu and another v Minister of Police (1393/2018) [2020] ZASCA 44 (21 April 2020)

The parties successfully sued the Minister of Police for Unlawful arrest in the High Court, however they appealed the case on the basis of the damages […]
May 22, 2020

BUSINESSES FACING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Considering the state of South Africa’s pre-pandemic economy, COVID-19 and the concomitant lock-down could arguably not have come at a worse time for businesses and individuals […]
May 22, 2020

Muhammed Bin Hassim Mohamed and others v The President of the Republic of South Africa and others

In the case of Muhammed Bin Hassim Mohamed and others v The President of the Republic of South Africa and others, there was an urgent application […]
October 27, 2016

PRASA must pay woman pushed out of train

Pretoria – A woman pushed out of an overcrowded train at a station must be compensated by the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa).
October 27, 2016

PRASA will investigate KZN train, truck collision

Durban – The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) will investigate a collision between a train and the truck trailer that injured 11 people, KwaZulu-Natal […]
October 27, 2016

At least 130 injured in Durban train collision

JOHANNESBURG – At least 130 people have been injured after two passenger trains collided in Lamontville, south of Durban today.   Paramedics say passengers were found […]