MALATJI V CITY OF TSHWANE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY AND OTHERS (JR654/17) [2019] ZALCJHB 300 (7 November 2019)

SUMMARY Tshepo Malatji (the “Applicant”), who was an employee of The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (the “First Respondent”) applied for 8 director positions on 8 February 2013, which positions were advertised by the First Respondent. One of the positions that the Applicant applied for was that of Director of Road Policing, unfortunately the Applicant
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Marais and 56 Others v Shiva Uranium (Pty) Ltd (In Business Rescue) and Others (J3049/18) [2018] ZALCJHB 346; (2019) 40 ILJ 177 (LC); [2019] 5 BLLR 472 (LC) (5 October 2018)

SUMMARY Marais and 56 Others (“Applicants”) were the employees of Shiva Uranium (Pty) Ltd (“First Respondent”) and brought an urgent application in the Labour Court seeking leave to institute legal proceedings against the First Respondent, the employer, which was placed in business rescue on 19 February 2018, in terms of section 113 (1)(b) of the
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Gridmark CC v Raiza Trading CC (349/18) [2019] ZASCA 18 (25 March 2019)

  SUMMARY On 15 February 2013, the Appellant and the Respondent concluded a contract of purchase for the Appellant’s business, Yorkers Superette. The agreed purchase price was R850,000.00 which would be paid by the Respondent to the Appellant on the following terms:   (1) R500,000.00 would be paid as a deposit within 5 days of
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SHAW & ANOTHER V MACKINTOSH & ANOTHER (267/17) [2018] ZASCA 53 (29 MARCH 2018)

SUMMARY During 2009, Mackintosh (“the First Respondent”) and Mabili Search & Selection (Pty) Ltd (“the Second Respondent”) concluded an oral loan agreement for the amount of R2million (“the Agreement”).  Subsequent to the conclusion of the Agreement, the parties signed a written acknowledgement of debt (“AOD”) wherein the Second Respondent, as the debtor, acknowledged its indebtedness
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Centriq Insurance Company Limited v Oosthuizen and Another (237/2018) [2019] ZASCA 11 (14 March 2019)

SUMMARY This is an appeal by Centriq Insurance (Centriq) against a ruling holding it liable to its insured member, a financial advisor (Mr Castro), under a professional indemnity policy.   Mr Castro advised Mrs Marisa Vogel Oosthuizen (the Respondent), who is a widow, to invest the proceeds of her deceased husband’s policy in an amount
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