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Delict [2025] ZAGPJHC 297

Konza v Road Accident fund (012971/2023)

Konza v Road Accident fund (012971/2023) [2025] ZAGPJHC 297 (25 February 2025)

The High Court held the plaintiff 25% contributorily negligent in a right-turn collision and ordered the Road Accident Fund liable for 75% of proved damages.

  • Road Accident Liability
  • Apportionment Of Negligence
  • Right Hand Turn Collision
  • Rule 33 4 Separation
  • Road-accident-liability
  • Apportionment-of-negligence
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Civil Procedure [2025] ZAGPJHC 184

Rukanda v Road Accident Fund (015520/2022)

Rukanda v Road Accident Fund (015520/2022) [2025] ZAGPJHC 184 (4 February 2025)

High Court liability judgment in a road accident claim. The court found the plaintiff gave a credible explanation for a rear-end collision and ordered 100% liability against the RAF.

  • Road Accident Liability
  • Res Ipsa Loquitur
  • Separation Of Merits And Quantum
  • Party And Party Costs
  • Road-accident-liability
  • Res-ipsa-loquitur
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Delict [2024] ZALMPPHC 180

Matsilele v Road Accident Fund (1975/2018)

Matsilele v Road Accident Fund (1975/2018) [2024] ZALMPPHC 180 (19 November 2024)

High Court judgment on Road Accident Fund liability, holding that the plaintiff failed to prove negligence by the insured driver and dismissing the claim with costs.

  • Road Accident Liability
  • Negligence
  • Aquilian Liability
  • Causal Nexus
  • Reasonable Driver Standard
  • Road-accident-fund
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Delict [2024] ZAGPJHC 1312

Phiri v The Road Accident Fund (6521/2022)

Phiri v The Road Accident Fund (6521/2022) [2024] ZAGPJHC 1312 (19 November 2024)

The High Court held the Road Accident Fund 40% liable for a pedestrian accident and awarded R52,000 for loss of earning capacity after apportionment.

  • Road Accident Liability
  • Apportionment Of Fault
  • Loss Of Earning Capacity
  • Road-accident-liability
  • Apportionment-of-fault
  • Loss-of-earning-capacity
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Delict [2023] ZALMPPHC 84

N.C obo Minor v Road Accident Fund (2599/2021)

N.C obo Minor v Road Accident Fund (2599/2021) [2023] ZALMPPHC 84 (14 September 2023)

The High Court found the deceased solely caused the collision and dismissed a minor child’s loss of support claim against the Road Accident Fund with costs.

  • Loss Of Support
  • Negligence
  • Road Accident Liability
  • Contributory Negligence
  • Road-accident-liability
  • Loss-of-support
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Delict [2023] ZAGPPHC 1153

Barnard v Road Accident Fund (35094/2020)

Barnard v Road Accident Fund (35094/2020) [2023] ZAGPPHC 1153 (14 September 2023)

The High Court held the Road Accident Fund liable in full after finding no proven contributory negligence by the plaintiff in a collision with a donkey on the road.

  • Road Accident Liability
  • Contributory Negligence
  • Balance Of Probabilities
  • Stationary Obstruction
  • Foreseeability
  • Standard Of Care
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Delict [2023] ZAGPPHC 511

Holtzhausen v Road Accident Fund

Holtzhausen v Road Accident Fund [2023] ZAGPPHC 511; 50675/2018 (30 June 2023)

The High Court held the Road Accident Fund 100% liable after accepting the plaintiff’s uncontested evidence of a motorcycle collision caused by an insured driver’s unlawful left turn.

  • Road Accident Liability
  • Negligence
  • Quantum Of Damages
  • Loss Of Earnings
  • General Damages
  • Road-accident-fund
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Delict [2023] ZAECQBHC 34

Koekemoer v Road Accident Fund (2123/2021)

Koekemoer v Road Accident Fund (2123/2021) [2023] ZAECQBHC 34 (8 June 2023)

High Court found the Road Accident Fund liable after a motorcycle-car collision, holding the insured driver solely negligent for turning across the plaintiff’s path.

  • Negligence
  • Road Accident Liability
  • Onus Of Proof
  • Contributory Negligence
  • Road-accident-fund
  • Liability
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Delict [2023] ZAGPPHC 381

Du Toit N.O obo Kwamba v Road Accident Fund

Du Toit N.O obo Kwamba v Road Accident Fund [2023] ZAGPPHC 381; 52173/2018 (30 May 2023)

The High Court held the Road Accident Fund 100% liable after finding no admissible evidence of contributory negligence by the plaintiff.

  • Road Accident Liability
  • Contributory Negligence
  • Onus Of Proof
  • Admissibility Of Evidence
  • Road-accident-liability
  • Contributory-negligence
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Delict [2023] ZAECMKHC 50

Y.D obo I.D v Road Accident Fund (3238/2022)

Y.D obo I.D v Road Accident Fund (3238/2022) [2023] ZAECMKHC 50 (21 April 2023)

The High Court held the Road Accident Fund liable for 100% of proven damages after a Taxi struck an 8-year-old child crossing the road.

  • Road Accident Liability
  • Negligence
  • Apportionment Of Damages Act
  • Doli Incapax
  • Quantum Separation
  • Road-accident-liability
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