South Africa Case Law

Greyling v Government Employees Pension Fund and Another (51529/2012)

Greyling v Government Employees Pension Fund and Another (51529/2012) [2014] ZAGPPHC 905 (7 November 2014)

Court

North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria

Case number

51529/2012

Judge

Lephoko

The court held that the definition of 'dependant' in section 1 of the Government Employees Pension Law, 1996, should be interpreted to include self-supporting parents, not only self-supporting major children. The manifest purpose of the Proclamation is to ensure that death benefits are paid first to dependants and only to the estate as a last resort. The applicant, as the mother and sole surviving relative of the deceased, qualifies as a dependant for the purposes of payment of death benefits, regardless of her financial independence. The court found no rational basis to exclude self-supporti…

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• Death Benefits
• Definition Of Dependant
• Government Employees Pension Law
• Maintenance Obligation

Nhlabathi v Mpumalanga Economic Growth Agency (15315/2013)

Nhlabathi v Mpumalanga Economic Growth Agency (15315/2013) [2014] ZAGPPHC 699 (18 September 2014)

Court

North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria

Case number

15315/2013

Judge

N M Mavundla

The court reserved judgment on a prescription special plea in a death-benefits claim and ordered the respondent to produce payment records and bank statements.

• Prescription Act
• Death Benefits
• Pension Fund Claim
• Waiver Of Rights
• Civil-procedure
• Prescription