Ramesega and Another v MEC for Education Gauteng, Province (14863/2013)
Ramesega and Another v MEC for Education Gauteng, Province (14863/2013) [2016] ZAGPJHC 345 (9 December 2016)
The court found that the school owed a duty of care to Karabo and breached it by failing to provide adequate supervision and by allowing learners to affix nets to movable goal posts without proper oversight. The evidence established that the goal posts were not secured in the ground, creating a foreseeable risk of harm. The school failed to take reasonable steps to prevent the incident, such as ensuring only staff handled the nets and that the posts were properly anchored. The harm suffered by Karabo was reasonably foreseeable, and the defendant did not demonstrate that all reasonable measure…
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- Duty Of Care In Schools
- Negligence
- Statutory Liability
- Foreseeability
- Onus Of Proof
- School Safety