Maximum Profit Recovery (Pty) Limited v Rustenburg Local Municipality and Others (CIV APP FB 22/2023)
Maximum Profit Recovery (Pty) Limited v Rustenburg Local Municipality and Others (CIV APP FB 22/2023) [2024] ZANWHC 229; [2025] 1 All SA 441 (NWM) (11 September 2024)
The court held that the Municipal Manager awarded the tender under delegated authority as per the Municipality's Supply Chain Management Policy and the Municipal Systems Act. Therefore, the appellant was required to exhaust the internal remedy provided by section 62(1) of the Municipal Systems Act before approaching the court for judicial review. The appellant failed to lodge an internal appeal within the prescribed period and did not apply for exemption under section 7(2)(c) of PAJA. The court found that rights had not accrued to the joint venture until the signing of the Service Level Agree…
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- Exhaustion Of Internal Remedies
- Municipal Tender Awards
- Delegation Of Powers
- Accrual Of Rights
- Promotion Of Administrative Justice Act
- Local Government Municipal Systems Act