BACKGROUND On or about 25 November 2019, The Supreme Court of Appeal (“the SCA”) upheld an appeal against an order of the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court, Durban. The appeal was lodged by Tellytrack, a partnership between Phumelela Gaming and Leisure Limited, Gold Circle (Pty) Ltd and Kenilworth Racing (Pty) Ltd. In the court
SUMMARY ISSUE ON APPEAL  The issue in this appeal is whether a text Message constituted an animo contrahendi (an offer, which upon its acceptance, could give rise to an enforceable contract). The court a quo held that it did.  The Appellant, Mr.  Kgopana (“Kgopana”), was granted leave to appeal to the Supreme court of Appeal (“SCA”).
SUMMARY Wilson Busizwe Khanyile (the “applicant”) is a disability grantee in terms of Social Assistance Act 13 of 2004 (“the Act”) who brought an action, in the High Court of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, against the South African Social Security Agency (the “first respondent”), Cash Paymaster Services (Pty) Ltd (the “second respondent”) and Grindrod Bank Ltd (the
SUMMARY Mr. Notyawa (hereinafter “the Applicant”) applied for a position as the municipal manager of the Makana Municipality, during November 2014 and was duly appointed as same by the Municipal Council in March 2015. Subsequent to the Applicant’s appointment, and under the authority of section 54A of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act (hereinafter “the
SUMMARY On 4 December 2015, the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Johannesburg, granted an order that a company, Cemlock Cement (Pty) Ltd (“Cemlock”), be finally wound up with effect from 31 October 2013. The order was granted at the instance of one of Cemlock’s creditors, Maleth Investment Fund (Pty) Ltd (“Maleth”). At the time
SUMMARY The issue considered in this appeal was whether a Traditional Council (regulated in terms of customary law) had locus standi to institute action proceedings on behalf of Bakgaka – Ba – Mothapo Traditional Community (the “Appellant”). Furthermore, whether the argument of insufficient number of men/women appointed as councilors to the Premier’s office justified the
SUMMARY This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal. Angelina Nomvula Mjoli (the “applicant”), is appealing against the whole of the order made in terms of Section 19(3) of the Extension of Security of Tenure Act, 62 of 1997 (“ESTA”), on 12 March 2019 (“the order”), The applicant’s grounds
SUMMARY On or about 03 November 2014, an employee of Stallion Security (Pty) Ltd (the “Appellant”), namely Mr. Khumalo, murdered Ms Van Staden’s (the “Respondent”) spouse (the “Deceased”), who was employed as a financial manager at the head office of Bidvest Panalpina Logistics (Pty) Ltd (“Bidvest”). The issue considered in this appeal was whether the
SUMMARY MB and his parents (“Plaintiffs” in the court a quo) are permanent residents of the United Kingdom, owning no assets in South Africa. They instituted a claim for damages against the Respondents for injuries that MB sustained in 2005, whilst he was an exchange student in South Africa. As peregrini (persons domiciled or resident