Legal Updates: 11-15 May 2026

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This week, our resources include White Papers, recent cases, journal articles and media comments.

The next edition will be published on Friday, 22 May 2026.

ATTORNEY ALERT: 11 MAY 2026

A brief overview of highlights from our premium newsletter, covering all aspects of the law:

Constitutional Court case:

• Economic Freedom Fighters and Another v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others (CCT 35/24) [2026] ZACC 17 (8 May 2026) [Phala Phala judgment]

Draft Bills:

• Cabinet Statement on the approval of the following Bills for public participation, 6 May 2026: Children’s Act Amendment Bill, 2026 – National Building Regulations and Building Standards Amendment Bill – Nuclear Energy Amendment Bill, 2025. View here.

Draft Regulations:

• Identification Act 68 of 1997. Identification Regulations, 1998: Draft amendments. Comments invited on or before 6 June 2026. – RGN7428 GG 54610 p3 4May2026

Journal articles:

• Nkomo, Sehlule. Navigating the de-identification threshold: POPIA compliance and professional liability. – 2026 May De Rebus p9

• Xaba, Nkululeko. The unresolved conflict between s 126B of the National Credit Act and s 17 of the Prescription Act. – 2026 May De Rebus p48

+ 20 more journal articles

Supreme Court of Appeal cases:

• Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others v Leso (1465/2024) [2026] ZASCA 64 (5 May 2026)

• Municipal Manager of the Umdoni Local Municipality and Others v Sookhraj and Another (1057/2024) [2026] ZASCA 65 (6 May 2026)

White Paper

• Reviewed Draft White Paper on Local Government. Comments invited by no later than 28 May 2026. – GN7457 GG 54630 p3 7May2026

EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR LAW ALERT: 11 MAY 2026

The latest edition contains the following highlights:

High Court case

• Roelofse v Department of Labour: Compensation Commissioner (A291/2025) [2026] ZAWCHC 204 (5 May 2026)

Labour Appeal Court cases

• Banda v General Public Service Sector Bargaining Council and Others (A2025/092122) [2026] ZALAC 17 (15 April 2026)

• Goldplat Recovery (Pty) Ltd v Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) obo Maluleke and Others (JA02/25; JA09/25) [2026] ZALAC 18 (29 April 2026)

Labour Court cases

• Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) and Others v Northern Coal (JS491/23) [2026] ZALCJHB 139 (30 April 2026)

• Man v UFF Agri-Asset Management (Pty) Ltd and Others (C233/2020) [2026] ZALCCT 74 (4 May 2026)

• Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality v Ramoshebi and Others (C232/2024) [2026] ZALCCT 66 (13 April 2026)

  
  

Media comments

• Mawson, Nicola. MTN loses labour bid over ‘unremorseful’ ex-employee. [Mobile Telephone Networks (Pty) Ltd (MTN) v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) and Others (JR430/22) [2026] ZALCJHB 135 (24 April 2026)] – 2026 May 4 ITWeb

• Nxumalo, Lethu. Covid retrenchments overturned as 13 workers win their jobs back. [National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) and Others v SA Cargo Services (Pty) Ltd (D214/2021) [2026] ZALCD 16 (21 April 2026)] – 2026 May 5 The Witness

INSURANCE LAW ALERT: 12 MAY 2026

A brief selection of highlights from our specialised newsletter:

Cases

• 3Sixty Health (Pty) Ltd v Council for Medical Schemes (2026/090602) [2026] ZAGPJHC 446 (30 April 2026)

• Financial Sector Conduct Authority and Others v Municipal Employees Pension Fund and Others (1344/2023) [2026] ZASCA 66 (8 May 2026)

• Hollard Insurance Company Ltd v NJR Projects (Pty) Ltd and Others (2023/96485; 2024/8205) [2026] ZAGPJHC 464 (5 May 2026)

  
  

Financial Services Tribunal decisions

• Brand v South African Retirement Annuity Fund; Pension Funds Adjudicator (PFA12/2026) (8 May 2026)

• Lowveld Securicon Consultants CC t/a Securicon Lowveld v South African Retirement Annuity Fund; Pension Funds Adjudcator; Mashaba (PFA93/2025) (8 May 2026)

• Zikwe v Amplats Group Provident Fund; Alexander Forbes Financial Services; Amandelbult Mine; Pension Funds Adjudicator (PFA59/2025) (7 May 2026)

Media comment

• Masilela, Sinenhlanhla. KZN man awarded R2.8 million after falling on stairway with no handrails at SAPS. [Maker v Minister of Safety and Security and Another (11493/2017P) [2026] ZAKZPHC 45 (6 May 2026)] – 2026 May 8 IOL News

HEALTH LAW ALERT: 13 MAY 2026

This week, our specialised Alert service referenced the following selected highlights:

Chapter in book

• Ngosso, Thierry. The role of nonstate actors in the realization of the human right to health in South Africa. – In: Ngosso, Thierry and Mike, Jennifer Heaven (eds.) The Human Right to Health and Corporate Responsibility in Sub-Saharan Africa. – Springer, 2025. – Purchase information available here.

Journal articles

• Daniels, Nicole Miriam. Obstetric demise or resilience? The moral panic surrounding obstetric malpractice litigation in South Africa and the vilification of midwife-led births. – 2026 (159) Aug Midwifery

• Prinsen, Larisse and Spamers, Marozane. Clarifying ‘maturity’: Determining children’s capacity for medical consent in South Africa. – 2026 Feb 17 Medical Law International

• Saloojee, Shamima et al. Involuntary patients awareness of their entitlement to appeal an admission and existence of the mental health review board in South Africa. – 2026 (105) Mar–Apr International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Media comment

• Broughton, Tania. Court sets aside national tender for circumcision device. [Unicirc (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Finance and Others (2025/051503) [2026] ZAGPPHC 368 (7 May 2026)] – 2026 May 8 GroundUp

ENERGY LAW ALERT: 14 MAY 2026

Highlights from yesterday's edition:

Cases

• Absa Bank Ltd v GTL Petroleum (Pty) Ltd and Others (2024/046126) [2026] ZAGPJHC 479 (29 April 2026)

• Mamokebe Investments (Pty) Ltd v Sokhela and Others (2026/039448) [2026] ZAGPPHC 293 (10 April 2026)

Consultation Paper

• National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA). Consultation document on the preliminary assessment of Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium Limited’s Application for Maximum Prices of Piped-Gas for the Period 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026. 6 May 2026. – Application | Consultation Paper | Public Hearing 

Media comment

• Slabbert, Antoinette. Outstanding court ruling leaves Cape Town electricity users in limbo. [South African Property Owners' Association v City of Cape Town (Good Party Intervening); AfriForum NPC v City of Cape Town and Others (103018/2025; 139023/2023) [2026] ZAWCHC 197 (30 April 2026)] – 2026 May 13 Moneyweb

White Paper

• World Economic Forum. Making Critical Minerals Bankable: Policy Tools to Unlock Investment. May 2026

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Date posted: 15 May 2026