Fortune v Wesbank, A Division of Firstrand Bank Ltd and Another (NCT/356687/2024/165) [2025] ZANCT 14 (7 April 2025)
Court
National Consumer Tribunal
Case number
NCT/356687/2024/165
Judges
S Hockey, C Sassman, P Manzi-Ntshingila
The Tribunal varied a consent order under section 165 of the National Credit Act, replacing an erroneous acceptance letter with an amended one from Wesbank.
Oliphant v Motor Industry Fund Administrators and Other (011365/2025) [2025] ZALCJHB 106 (3 March 2025)
Court
Labour Court Johannesburg
Case number
011365/2025
Judge
Seedat
The Labour Court condoned non-compliance in an urgent salary dispute, interdicted unlawful withholding and deductions from remuneration, and varied the order to make no costs order.
Williams v Cell C Ltd (NCT/300948/2023/75(1)(b)) [2025] ZANCT 1 (18 February 2025)
Court
National Consumer Tribunal
Case number
NCT/300948/2023/75(1)(b)
Judges
C Sassman, S Hocky, C Ntsoane
The Tribunal varied its earlier judgment to remove section 4(4)(a) of the Consumer Protection Act from the list of contraventions, correcting an obvious error.
Maluti-A-Phofung Local Municipality v Kill Crime Security Service (Pty) Ltd and Others (Amended Order) (2237/2023) [2025] ZAFSHC 27 (6 February 2025)
Court
Free State High Court, Bloemfontein
Case number
2237/2023
Judge
Mhlambi
The court found that the amount stated in the original order was a typographical error and that the correct amount was R27 000 000.00. The court exercised its power under Rule 42(1)(b) to vary the order accordingly. Furthermore, the service level agreements and acknowledgment of debt between the applicant and first respondent were declared constitutionally invalid, as they did not comply with constitutional requirements. The applicant was granted leave to oppose the relief sought by the first respondent within five days. The first respondent was ordered to pay the costs of the application, in…
National Director of Public Prosecutions v Alkpehae and Another (39174/2019) [2024] ZAGPJHC 1321; [2025] 2 All SA 298 (GJ); 2025 (1) SACR 590 (GJ) (19 December 2024)
Court
South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg
Case number
39174/2019
Judge
Barnes AJ
The High Court lacks jurisdiction to vary a confiscation order issued by the Regional Court, and the variation application is both incompetent and out of time. The requirements for a realisation order under sections 30 and 31 of POCA are satisfied: a confiscation order exists, is final, and unsatisfied. Section 52 of POCA, which allows exclusion of interests for innocent owners, applies only to forfeiture orders and not to confiscation or realisation orders. Where a defendant is married in community of property, the liability to satisfy a confiscation order attaches to the joint estate, and b…
