Legal Insights: Updates from 31 March to 4 April 2025
- The Lexinfo Team
- Apr 4
- 4 min read
Featured in this week's selection of legal updates from our subscription-based newsletters are the Local Government: Municipal Structures Second Amendment Bill 9 of 2025, the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Act 37 of 2024 and the Constitutional Court judgment in Ekapa Minerals (Pty) Ltd v Sol Plaatje Local Municipality and Others. Also included are several decisions from the Supreme Court of Appeal, High Court, and Financial Services Tribunal.
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EVENTS CALENDAR 2025 |
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ATTORNEY ALERT: 31 MARCH 2025 |
This week's edition covers the recently introduced Local Government: Municipal Structures Second Amendment Bill 9 of 2025 and the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Act 37 of 2024, which will take effect once proclaimed by the President.
Also included is the latest Constitutional Court judgment in Ekapa Minerals (Pty) Ltd v Sol Plaatje Local Municipality and Others, along with several Supreme Court of Appeal and High Court decisions.
Among the articles included in this edition are:
Baba, Awonke. Are senior municipal managers’ declarations of financial interests being published? – 2025 20(1) Local Government Bulletin
Kariem, Adnaan. An analysis of security rights to secure the repayment of loans in South African law. – 2025 142(1) South African Law Journal p14
Poswa, Mzwakhe. The limits of PFA’s authority in pension fund transfers. – 2025 Mar 28 Adams & Adams
Thaldar, Donrich. Ownership of personal information? – 2025 142(1) South African Law Journal p175
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EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR LAW ALERT: 31 MARCH 2025 |
This week’s edition contains references to the following Labour Appeal Court judgments:
City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality and Another v South African Municipal Workers' Union (SAMWU) obo Gwejane and Others (JA 06/24) [2025] ZALAC 18 (20 March 2025) (contempt of court)
CTP Gravure (Pty) Ltd, a Division of CTP Ltd v Statutory Council for the Printing, Newspaper and Packaging Industry and Others (DA 04/2024) [2025] ZALAC 16 (20 March 2025) (dismissal)
Department of Correctional Services v Kutu and Others (JA27/2024) [2025] ZALAC 17 (14 March 2025) (treatment of hearsay evidence in arbitration proceedings)
Also featured are the following recent Labour Court judgments regarding dismissals:
Bidvest Protea Coin (Pty) Ltd v Professional Transport and Allied Workers’ Union of South Africa (PTAWU) and Others (JR1471/21) [2025] ZALCJHB 111 (14 March 2025)
Fraser Alexander (Pty) Ltd v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and Others (JR 1174/21) [2025] ZALCJHB 89 (3 March 2025)
Imperial Logistics South Africa Group (Pty) Ltd v Leso and Others (JR 2425/22) [2025] ZALCJHB 91 (5 March 2025)
INSURANCE LAW ALERT: 1 APRIL 2025 |
This week’s edition contains references to the latest Financial Services Tribunal decisions, including:
Auto Workers Provident Fund v Nyalungu; Maponya Motors t/a Soweto Toyota; Alexander Forbes Retirement Fund (Pension Section); Pension Funds Adjudicator (PFA75/2024) (25 March 2025)
Du Plessis and Another v Du Plessis; Fairburn Capital Pension Retirement Fund; Pension Funds Adjudicator; Du Plessis v Du Plessis; Old Mutual Retirement Annuity Fund; Pension Funds Adjudicator; Old Mutual Wealth Preservation Pension Fund (PFA50/2024) (25 March 2025)
WZ Trucking CC v Chabalala; Transport Sector Retirement Fund; Pension Funds Adjudicator (PFA69/2024) (27 March 2025)
The latest FAIS Ombud determination is featured:
Also included is the following media comment:
Bechard, Mark. Court orders RAF to pay medical scheme members’ claims. [Jaffer v Road Accident Fund; Rudman v Road Accident Fund (8418/2020; 4092/2021) [2025] ZAWCHC 136 (20 March 2025)] – 2025 Mar 27 Moonstone
HEALTH LAW ALERT: 2 APRIL 2025 |
Wednesday’s edition contains references to the following articles:
Gray, Simone. What to expect when you’re expecting: Considering a supervisory constitutional remedy to address obstetric violence in public healthcare. – 2025 (28) Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
Pienaar, Letitia. The evolution of mental health legislation in South Africa: Towards a rights-based approach. – 2025 14(2) Laws
Venter, Zelda. Judge rejects Eastern Cape's bid to pay cerebral palsy damages in instalments. [BN obo AN v Member of the Executive Council for the Department of Health: Eastern Cape (1013/2021) [2025] ZAECMHC 20 (25 March 2025)] – 2025 Apr 1 IOL News
Also featured is the following Council for Medical Schemes Appeals Committee Ruling:
ENERGY LAW ALERT: 3 APRIL 2025 |
This week’s edition contains a reference to the latest Constitutional Court judgment:
Also featured is the following High Court judgment:
The following articles are also included:
Grootes, Stephen. Solar registration fees will lead to more people permanently leaving Eskom. – 2025 Mar 26 Daily Maverick
Hoops, Björn and Van der Sijde, Elsabé. Renewable energy installations as collateral for community energy projects. – 2025 46(1) Energy Law Journal p71
Creamer, Terence. Pilot procurement of 1 164 km of powerlines from private investors to be launched in Nov. – 2025 Apr 1 Polity
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Date posted: 4 April 2025