South Africa Source-linked decisions Coverage checked

South Africa Case Law

Search judgments by proposition, citation, court, judge or legal topic, then move directly into the source-grounded case analysis.

Courts on this page: 7 court collections
Last checked: 11 Oct 2026, 23:49 UTC

Results update automatically as you type.

Judge

Topic

Legal area

Court

South Africa decisions

Decisions matching the current search

Clear filters

18 Jan 2024

Civil Procedure [2024] ZANWHC 12

Sejake v Ratlou Local Municipality and Another (UM161/2023)

Sejake v Ratlou Local Municipality and Another (UM161/2023) [2024] ZANWHC 12; - (18 January 2024)

Court: North West High Court, Mafikeng
Case number: UM161/2023
Judge: J.T. Djaje

The High Court held that an application for leave to appeal suspended execution of an earlier judgment under section 18(1) of the Superior Courts Act, and granted urgent relief and punitive costs.

Suspension Of Judgment Pending Appeal
Section 18 Superior Courts Act
Urgent Interdict
Employment Termination
Costs Punitive Scale
Suspension-of-judgment-pending-appeal

Read case analysis

31 Jan 2022

Commercial And Corporate [2022] ZAGPJHC 20

Moyo v Old Mutual Ltd and Others (34004/19)

Moyo v Old Mutual Ltd and Others (34004/19) [2022] ZAGPJHC 20; [2022] 4 BLLR 371 (GJ) (31 January 2022)

Court: South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg
Case number: 34004/19
Judge: Wright

The court found that Mr Moyo's suspension and termination were lawful and in accordance with the employment contract, which permitted termination on notice without fault. The evidence showed that Mr Moyo benefitted personally from the declaration of ordinary dividends by NMT Capital before preference dividends were paid to Old Mutual, in breach of the relevant agreements. The court held that Old Mutual was entitled to act as it did, and that Mr Moyo was not victimised for making protected disclosures, as there was no objectively reasonable basis for his whistleblowing claims. The alleged defa…

Source excerpt

Employment Termination
Protected Disclosure
Conflict Of Interest
Defamation
Res Judicata
Contractual Duties

Read case analysis

15 Nov 2021

Civil Procedure [2021] ZALMPPHC 82

Kgoete v Member of the Executive Department of Health, Limpopo Province and Others (4129/2021)

Kgoete v Member of the Executive Department of Health, Limpopo Province and Others (4129/2021) [2021] ZALMPPHC 82 (15 November 2021)

Court: Limpopo High Court, Polokwane
Case number: 4129/2021
Judge: M. Naudè

The applicant failed to establish that the respondents were in contempt of the court order dated 25 June 2021. The order merely set aside the termination of the applicant's employment contract and did not direct the respondents to allow the applicant to resume duties or to pay his salary. The applicant's attempt to enforce specific performance through contempt proceedings was misplaced, as the consequences sought flow from the employment agreement and not from the court order itself. The respondents' refusal to allow the applicant to resume duties and pay salary does not constitute contempt o…

Source excerpt

Contempt Of Court
Specific Performance
Employment Termination
State Liability

Read case analysis

22 Sept 2021

Labour Law [2021] ZALCJHB 292

Mokoena v Member of the Executive Council for Education: Gauteng and Another (J1539/18)

Mokoena v Member of the Executive Council for Education: Gauteng and Another (J1539/18) [2021] ZALCJHB 292 (22 September 2021)

Court: Labour Court Johannesburg
Case number: J1539/18
Judge: Tlhotlhalemaje

The Labour Court dismissed an application for leave to appeal after finding non-compliance with procedural rules and no reasonable prospects of success.

Leave To Appeal
Condonation
Employment Termination
Educators Act
Late Filing
Leave-to-appeal

Read case analysis

23 Mar 2021

Commercial And Corporate [2021] ZAECPEHC 19

LLP Investments (Pty) Ltd t/a Microcare v de Lange (2474/20)

LLP Investments (Pty) Ltd t/a Microcare v de Lange (2474/20) [2021] ZAECPEHC 19 (23 March 2021)

Court: Eastern Cape High Court, Port Elizabeth
Case number: 2474/20
Judge: N.J. Mullins

The court found that the application was not urgent, as any urgency was self-created by the applicant's delay in launching proceedings. Even if urgency existed, the matter involved material disputes of fact of a highly technical nature that could not be resolved on the papers without expert evidence. The court further held that specific performance was not appropriate given the poor relationship between the parties, the impracticality of policing compliance, and the likelihood of further disputes. The applicant failed to establish a clear breach by the respondent, and the relief sought was no…

Source excerpt

Specific Performance
Settlement Agreement
Employment Termination
Disputes Of Fact

Read case analysis

12 Mar 2021

Labour Law [2021] ZAGPJHC 42

Trisk v Exclusive Books Group (Pty) Ltd (17766/2020)

Trisk v Exclusive Books Group (Pty) Ltd (17766/2020) [2021] ZAGPJHC 42 (12 March 2021)

Court: South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg
Case number: 17766/2020
Judge: Vally

The High Court held that a settlement payment to a former CEO was remuneration, not a severance benefit, so the employer was not obliged to obtain a different tax directive.

Settlement Agreement
Tax Directive
Severance Benefit
Remuneration
Income Tax Act
Employment Termination

Read case analysis

25 Aug 2020

Labour Law [2020] ZALCJHB 193

Mathebula v Marula Platinum (Pty) Ltd (J2626/18)

Mathebula v Marula Platinum (Pty) Ltd (J2626/18) [2020] ZALCJHB 193 (25 August 2020)

Court: Labour Court Johannesburg
Case number: J2626/18
Judge: P Nkutha-Nkontwana

The court found that the settlement agreement was conditional on the employer's discretion to employ the applicant's son and did not create an enforceable obligation. The respondent had complied with the agreement by placing the son on the waiting list, and there was no evidence of a relevant vacancy or breach. The applicant's attempt to enforce the agreement was ill-considered, especially after failing at the CCMA. The court held that such conditional agreements cannot be made orders of court under section 158(1)(c) of the LRA, as they do not provide clear, unequivocal obligations capable of…

Source excerpt

Settlement Agreement Enforcement
Section 158 1 C Lra
Conditional Obligations
Employment Termination
Ccma Dispute Resolution

Read case analysis

10 May 2018

Civil Procedure [2018] ZAGPPHC 407

Simelani v Minister of Defence and Others (62987/17)

Simelani v Minister of Defence and Others (62987/17) [2018] ZAGPPHC 407 (10 May 2018)

Court: North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria
Case number: 62987/17
Judge: Strijdom

The court upheld res judicata and lis pendens objections to an application to enforce a lapsed interim interdict and postponed the remaining prayers sine die.