Mogabale v S (CA 44/2023 ; CAP 04/2025) [2025] ZANWHC 27 (23 January 2025)
Court
North West High Court, Mafikeng
Case number
CA 44/2023 ; CAP 04/2025
Judges
Petersen, Wessels
Petition against sentence for attempted murder dismissed for lack of reasonable prospects of success. The court also condemned serious delays and registrar oversight failures.
Motlhabane v S (CA 17/2018 ; CAP 10/2025) [2025] ZANWHC 29 (23 January 2025)
Court
North West High Court, Mafikeng
Case number
CA 17/2018 ; CAP 10/2025
Judges
Petersen, Wessels
The High Court dismissed a petition for leave to appeal against a 15-year murder sentence, finding no reasonable prospects of success, and referred registry failures for investigation.
Kuhlmann v City of Joburg Property Company (SOC) Ltd and Another (J235/2020) [2020] ZALCJHB 146 (2 July 2020)
Court
Labour Court Johannesburg
Case number
J235/2020
Judge
Van Niekerk
The court found that the application for contempt was unnecessary, as the respondents had already rectified the administrative error and reinstated the applicant's benefits prior to the filing of the application. The applicant failed to follow the prescribed procedure for contempt applications and did not establish urgency. The supplementary affidavit filed after resolution of the substantive issues was unwarranted and caused unnecessary costs for the first respondent. Given the circumstances and the law and fairness requirements under section 162 of the LRA, no order as to costs was appropri…