Democratic Alliance v City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and Others (2023-041913) [2023] ZAGPJHC 1375 (27 November 2023)
Court
South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg
Case number
2023-041913
Judge
S Budlender
The High Court refused leave to appeal in a municipal governance dispute, holding that none of the proposed appeal grounds had reasonable prospects of success.
Siyangena Technologies (Pty) Ltd v PRASA and Others (487/2021) [2022] ZASCA 149; [2023] 1 All SA 74 (SCA); 2023 (2) SA 51 (SCA) (1 November 2022)
Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
487/2021
Judges
Ponnan, Van der Merwe, Plasket, Chetty, Salie-Hlope
The Supreme Court of Appeal held that the procurement contracts between PRASA and Siyangena were constitutionally invalid due to pervasive irregularities and corruption in the procurement process. The delay in PRASA's self-review application was condoned, as the new Board acted reasonably once the true extent of the malfeasance was uncovered. Siyangena was found not to be an innocent party, but complicit or at least a beneficiary of the irregularities. The remedial order for an independent engineer to assess the value of works was upheld as a just and equitable remedy, ensuring neither party…
