Bakgaka – Ba – Mothapo Traditional Council v Tshepo Mathule Mothapo & others (926/2018 [2019] ZASCA 130 (30 September 2019)

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
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De Vasconcelos and Others v Business Partners Ltd (637/2018) [2019] ZASCA 80 (31 May 2019)

SUMMARY In 2009, Roberto Carlos De Freitos De Vasconcelos (the “First Appellant”) acting on behalf of Eastprop Property Trust (the “Trust”), obtained a loan purposes of raising working capital for one of his 3 close corporations which was a sham. The close corporations performed their business activities from a property owned by the Trust (the
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