Scally v Feltra (Pty) Ltd (272/2019) [2019] ZAKZPHC 36 (11 June 2019)

SUMMARY Background Jeannette Valerie Scally (the “Applicant”) and Feltra (Pty) Ltd (the “Respondent”) concluded a sale agreement (the “Agreement”) in terms of which the Respondent would pay the full purchase price in 5 (five) instalments. The Respondent failed to effect payment of the second and remaining instalments timeously but part payments in lesser amounts were
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NPGS Protection and Security Services CC & another v FirstRand Bank Ltd (314/2018) [2019] ZASCA 94 (6 June 2019)

SUMMARY The matter before the Supreme Court Appeal (the “SCA”) dealt with the question of whether the Johannesburg High Court (“the court a quo”) was correct in granting summary judgment against the First and Second Appellants (“Appellants”). Should this question be answered in the affirmation, the question then would be whether the court a quo
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Mthethwa v Department of Health: Gauteng Province and Another (JR2485/12) [2019] ZALCJHB 166 (25 June 2019)

SUMMARY On analysis of the factual matrix, the dispute at hand emanated from the unfair dismissal of TP Mthethwa (“the Employee”) by the Department of Health: Gauteng Province (“the Employer”).  The Employee initially referred the unfair dismissal dispute to the relevant bargaining council where the Employee was unsuccessful, being dissatisfied with that outcome, the Employee
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Department: Transport, Province of KwaZulu-Natal v Ramsaran & others (1274/2017) [2019] ZASCA 62 (23 May 2019)

SUMMARY On or about 25 November 2014, combined summons which were signed by Lambert Attorneys, cited the Department:  Transport, Province of KwaZulu-Natal (the “Department”) as the Plaintiff and nine employees of the Department as the Defendants. The particulars of claim to the summons alleged that the Defendants were involved in a fraudulent scheme that caused
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Molehe v Public Health and Social Development Sectoral Bargaining Council and Others (167/2014) [2019] ZALCCT 19 (2 August 2019)

SUMMARY This case deals with the review of an arbitration award which was issued on 17 March 2013. Below, are the facts that lead to the aforementioned arbitration award.   Lucas Moeketsi Molehe (“the Applicant”) was employed by the Department of Social Development, Free State Province (“the third Respondent”), as a social auxiliary social worker,
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Lebeya v Matlala and Others (JR2330/16) [2019] ZALCJHB 155 (14 June 2019)

SUMMARY The factual background from which this decision arises concerns a dismissal on the grounds of misconduct.  Lonmin Platinum Mine (“the Employer”) dismissed Doctor Lebeya (“the Employee”) following a disciplinary enquiry in which he was found guilty of dishonest.   At the heart of the misconduct was two fraudulent travel claims submitted by the Employee.  
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Harris v Rossouw (5178/2019) [2019] ZAWCHC 75 (21 June 2019)

BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY In this case, Shaun Harris (the “Plaintiff”) sought action proceedings to recover the sum of R531 361 plus interest thereon a tempore morae. The debt arose upon the Plaintiff and Rachel Rossouw (the “Defendant”) concluding a loan agreement in terms of which repayment was due, owing and payable (the “Agreement”). The claim
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State Information Technology Agency SOC Limited (SITA) v ELCB Information Services (Pty) Ltd & another (995/16) [2017] ZASCA 120

SUMMARY The appeal in casu was a result of a  dismissal of a review application brought by State Information Technology Agency SOC Ltd (SITA) (“the Appellant”) , against ELCB Information Services (Pty) Ltd (“ the First Respondent”) and Leon Dicker NO(“the Second Respondent”).   The court a quo also granted a counter-application by the First
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Schrenk v Levy N.O and Others (C15/17) [2019] ZALC 7 (23 April 2019)

BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY This case involves an opposed application reviewing an arbitration award issued by Emma Levy N.O. (“the Arbitrator”).   Schrenk (“the Applicant”) had been employed by Transnet Port Terminals (“the Company”) for a duration of 34 years. The Applicant was dismissed in September 2016, following allegations that he had made a racist remark
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Motloung and Another v Sheriff, Pretoria East 2019 (3) SA 228 (GP)

SUMMARY The facts of the present matter can be summarised as follows: The plaintiff’s suffered a motor vehicle accident (“MVA”) in January 2007; As a result of the abovenmentioned MVA, the Plaintiff’s sought to claim compensation from the Road Accident Fund (“RAF”) through the institution of action proceedings; In 2011, action proceedings were purportedly instituted
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