South Africa Case Law

Jaltech Africa Capital (Pty) Ltd and Others v Alleyroads Power (Pty) Ltd and Others (2025/091612)

Jaltech Africa Capital (Pty) Ltd and Others v Alleyroads Power (Pty) Ltd and Others (2025/091612) [2025] ZAGPJHC 660 (2 July 2025)

Court

South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg

Case number

2025/091612

Judge

Allen AJ

The court granted urgent interdictory relief allowing deactivation of a solar and battery system, finding contractual rights, non-payment, interference, and risk of harm.

• Final Interdict
• Specific Performance
• Urgent Interdict
• Contractual Dispute Resolution
• Electricity Supply Agreement
• Urgent-interdict

Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited and Another v Kalagadi Manganese (Pty) Ltd (661/2024)

Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited and Another v Kalagadi Manganese (Pty) Ltd (661/2024) [2025] ZASCA 70 (30 May 2025)

Court

Supreme Court of Appeal

Case number

661/2024

Judges

Meyer, Matojane, Kathree-Setiloane, Unterhalter, Vally

The SCA held that the loan agreement’s arbitration clause was peremptory, stayed the application pending arbitration, and upheld the appeal.

• International Arbitration
• Stay Of Proceedings
• Contractual Dispute Resolution
• Immunity Of International Organisations
• Business Rescue
• Joinder Of Parties

Manyeleti Consulting SA (Pty) Ltd v Eskom Holdings SOC Limited (50885/2021)

Manyeleti Consulting SA (Pty) Ltd v Eskom Holdings SOC Limited (50885/2021) [2025] ZAGPJHC 165 (20 February 2025)

Court

South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg

Case number

50885/2021

Judge

Wright

The High Court stayed provisional sentence proceedings pending contractual adjudication under the NEC3 contract and confirmed the referral to Adv Leech SC.

• Provisional Sentence
• Contractual Dispute Resolution
• Adjudication Clauses
• Stay Of Proceedings
• Provisional-sentence
• Stay-of-proceedings

NI Mfeka Transport (Pty) Limited v DHL International (Pty) Limited t/a DHL Express (A2023/029642)

NI Mfeka Transport (Pty) Limited v DHL International (Pty) Limited t/a DHL Express (A2023/029642) [2024] ZAGPJHC 1086 (23 October 2024)

Court

South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg

Case number

A2023/029642

Judges

Gilbert, Wright

The court held that the discretion to stay proceedings pending arbitration is a narrow one, requiring compelling reasons to refuse enforcement of an arbitration clause. The appellant failed to adduce any evidence supporting its assertions that arbitration would be prohibitively expensive or inaccessible. The mere fact that arbitration may be financially disadvantageous does not constitute an adequate ground to override the parties' contractual bargain. The magistrate's reliance on the binding nature of the arbitration clause was consistent with established legal principles, and even if the di…

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• Arbitration Act Section 6
• Stay Of Proceedings
• Contractual Dispute Resolution
• Judicial Discretion
• Access To Court

Gap Infrastructure Corporation (Pty) Ltd previously named Barzani Development (Pty) Ltd v Oxy Trading 295 (Pty) Ltd t/a Devan Lotter Construction (M483/2023)

Gap Infrastructure Corporation (Pty) Ltd previously named Barzani Development (Pty) Ltd v Oxy Trading 295 (Pty) Ltd t/a Devan Lotter Construction (M483/2023) [2024] ZANWHC 246 (25 September 2024)

Court

North West High Court, Mafikeng

Case number

M483/2023

Judge

K D Ramolefe

The High Court enforced an adjudicator’s award, ordering payment, interest, and attorney-and-own-client costs after rejecting delay and review-based objections.

• Enforcement Of Adjudicators Award
• Contractual Dispute Resolution
• Condonation For Late Filing
• Arbitration Clauses
• Construction Contracts
• Enforcement-of-adjudicators-award

Du Plessis N.O and Another v Minister of Finance and Others (18568/22)

Du Plessis N.O and Another v Minister of Finance and Others (18568/22) [2024] ZAGPPHC 581 (27 June 2024)

Court

North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria

Case number

18568/22

Judge

MPD Chabedi

The court found that the National Treasury did not issue any directive to the Department of Home Affairs to pay the claimed amount to the applicants. The correspondence relied upon by the applicants contained recommendations, not binding instructions. The PFMA and related regulations do not empower the National Treasury to compel other state organs to pay disputed claims or enforce recommendations. The applicants failed to establish a clear right to the relief sought, as the alleged directive did not exist and the National Treasury's statutory powers do not extend to enforcing payment in thes…

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• Public Finance Management Act
• Mandamus
• Ministerial Powers
• Final Interdict
• Contractual Dispute Resolution

Milling Techniks (Pty) Ltd v MEC for the Department of Transport KwaZulu-Natal and Another (6319/2022)

Milling Techniks (Pty) Ltd v MEC for the Department of Transport KwaZulu-Natal and Another (6319/2022) [2023] ZAKZPHC 136 (10 November 2023)

Court

Kwazulu-Natal High Court, Pietermaritzburg

Case number

6319/2022

Judge

E Bezuidenhout

The court held that the contractor’s dissatisfaction claim was timeously filed and confirmed the validity of the SAICE-appointed adjudicator.

• Adjudication Under Gcc
• Specific Performance
• Time Barring Of Claims
• Contractual Dispute Resolution
• Adjudication-under-gcc
• Time-barring-of-claims

Steenbokpan Trust Herein Represented by Booysen (Junior) N.O and Another v Trout Trust (Pty) Ltd Represented by Smith N.O and Others (46321/2021)

Steenbokpan Trust Herein Represented by Booysen (Junior) N.O and Another v Trout Trust (Pty) Ltd Represented by Smith N.O and Others (46321/2021) [2023] ZAGPPHC 1176 (13 September 2023)

Court

North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria

Case number

46321/2021

Judge

Sardiwalla

The High Court dismissed a review of an expert determination under a buy-and-sell agreement, holding the expert acted within the contractual mandate.

• Expert Determination
• Contractual Dispute Resolution
• Gross Irregularity
• Privity And Sanctity Of Contract
• Interpretation Of Contracts
• Expert-determination

Motheo Construction Group (Pty) Ltd v University of Mpumalanga (1174/2022)

Motheo Construction Group (Pty) Ltd v University of Mpumalanga (1174/2022) [2023] ZAMPMBHC 38 (12 July 2023)

Court

Mbombela High Court, Mpumalanga

Case number

1174/2022

Judge

B A Mashile

The High Court held that the NEC3 adjudicator was properly appointed or, at least, accepted by the respondent, and made the award an order of court.

• Enforcement Of Adjudicator Award
• Contractual Dispute Resolution
• Arbitration Act Section 33
• Party Acquiescence
• Nec3 Engineering Contract
• Enforcement-of-adjudicator-award

DBT Technologies Proprietary Limited v MHI Power ZAF Proprietary Limited and Others (20/44373)

DBT Technologies Proprietary Limited v MHI Power ZAF Proprietary Limited and Others (20/44373) [2023] ZAGPJHC 412 (2 May 2023)

Court

South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg

Case number

20/44373

Judge

S Yacoob

The High Court dismissed an application to amend a notice of motion, holding the proposed amendment did not advance the real issues and was not in the interests of justice.

• Amendment Of Notice Of Motion
• Contractual Dispute Resolution
• Dispute Adjudication Board
• Interests Of Justice
• Prejudice Test
• Amendment-of-notice-of-motion