Mbekembe v S (CA&R38/2013) [2015] ZAECMHC 78 (19 November 2015)
Court
Eastern Cape High Court, Mthatha
Case number
CA&R38/2013
Judges
B Majiki, RWN Brooks
The court found that the only reasonable inference from the circumstantial evidence was that the appellant assaulted the deceased, causing his death. The appellant was the last person seen with the deceased, who was found severely injured shortly after being dropped by the appellant. The appellant had a motive related to the theft of his netting wires and stopped multiple times with the deceased in isolated areas. The court held that the appellant did not have direct intention to kill but acted with dolus eventualis, foreseeing the possibility of death resulting from his conduct and reconcili…
EOH Abantu (Pty) Ltd t/a Highveld PFS (Pty) Ltd v CCMA and Others (JR2814/12) [2015] ZALCJHB 310 (19 August 2015)
Court
Labour Court Johannesburg
Case number
JR2814/12
Judge
Whitcher
Labour Court review of a CCMA award upheld the finding that Knox’s dismissal was substantively unfair and dismissed the employer’s review with costs.