Legal Updates: 28 July - 1 August 2025

This week's Update contains links to several new publications and recent judgments. We also reference journal and law firm articles. Our full newsletters provide comprehensive coverage of the latest legal developments. Visit our website or contact us at alert@lexinfo.co.za for more details on how to subscribe.

ATTORNEY ALERT: 28 JULY 2025

Monday’s edition includes references to several reports from the Public Protector of South Africa, as well as the following new publications:

• Agelebe, Dennis Oghenerobor (ed.). Environmental justice in Africa: Cultural and economic impacts on the legal systems. – Pretoria University Press, 2025.

• De Villiers, Bertus. The South African Bill of Rights and Pluralism: A Comparative Perspective of Judicial Responses to Diversity. – Juta, 2025.

• Kelly-Louw, Michelle and Lawack, Vivienne. Contemporary Banking and Finance Law. – Juta, 2025.

• Ngwena, Charles et al. Abortion law reform in Africa: A reproductive health and rights perspective. – Pretoria University Press, 2025.

Included are the following judgments from the Supreme Court of Appeal and the Constitutional Court:

• Mkhonto and Others v Bushbuckridge Local Municipality and Others (218/2024) [2025] ZASCA 111 (23 July 2025)

• President of the Republic of South Africa v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others (CCT 278/19) [2025] ZACC 12 (25 July 2025)

• Tridevco (Pty) Ltd and Another v Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development and Others (62/2024) [2025] ZASCA 110 (22 July 2025)

This edition also features several articles, including:

• Broughton, Tania. Carte Blanche “gagging” order overturned. [Duze v Bisetty and Others (2025-084186) [2025] ZAKZPHC (21 July 2025)] – 2025 Jul 21 GroundUp

• Matlala, Lesedi Senamele. Bridging the accountability gap: Aligning evaluation and auditing to improve municipal performance in South Africa. – 2025 13(7) Journal of Law and Sustainable Development

• Muwanga, Tracy S.N. and Korsten, Lise. The right to food in South Africa: A consumer protection perspective. – 2024 24(2) African Human Rights Law Journal p632

• Preller, Bertus. When variation applications fail: The limits of Rule 42: Common mistake in [KPM v OL and Another (1751/2008) [2025] ZANWHC 103 (17 June 2025)]. – 2025 Jul 2 Family Laws South Africa

EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR LAW ALERT: 28 JULY 2025

This week’s edition contains references to the following recent Labour Court judgments:

• Drakenstein Local Municipality v Matjan and Others (C 70/2024) [2025] ZALCCT 55 (22 July 2025)

• Nkwali v Transnet National Ports Authority and Others (C10/2020) [2025] ZALCCT 52 (9 July 2025)

• Solidarity obo Van Rensburg v Xone Control Room Management (Pty) Ltd (C69/2024) [2025] ZALCCT 56 (22 July 2025)

Also featured are the following law firm articles:

• Beech, Warren. Does contravention of a zero tolerance alcohol and substance policy in the workplace always justify dismissal? [Chill Beverages International (Pty) Ltd v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and Others (C 160/2024) [2025] ZALCJHB 298 (14 July 2025)] – 2025 Jul 22 Beech Veltman

• Leppan, Fiona; Madisa, Biron and Qata, Aphiwe. The Labour Court draws the line on interdicting unprotected strikes in Boomerang Fruits v MKP. – 2025 Jul 21 Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

• Mkefa, Yvonne; Naidoo, Sashin and Makoaba, Thato. What you need to know about the Fair Pay Bill. – 2025 Jul 21 Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

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INSURANCE LAW ALERT: 29 JULY 2025

This week’s edition contains references to the following Pension Funds Adjudicator determinations:

• Begwa v Discovery Life Pension Umbrella Fund; Rand Mutual Assurance Company Ltd (PFA/GP/00100896/2023/AT) (22 November 2024)

• Kuhn and Others v Pepsico SA Retirement Fund; Willemse (PFA/GP/00115488/

  2024/TBM) (22 November 2024)

Also featured are the following summaries of rulings by the Registrar of the Council for Medical Schemes:

• D v Medihelp Medical Scheme (18 July 2025)

• S obo F v Medihelp Medical Scheme (18 July 2025)

• W v Medihelp Medical Scheme (18 July 2025)

  
  

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HEALTH LAW ALERT: 30 JULY 2025

This week’s edition contains a reference to the High Court judgment in Mmamothama v Health Professions Council of South Africa and Others (2024-023448) [2025] ZAGPPHC 685 (29 May 2025).

The following articles are included:

• Ampofo-Anti, Ohene Yaw. Court showdown on whether prisons must provide gender-affirming healthcare. – 2025 Jul 28 GroundUp

• Gray, Andy. #InsideTheBox with Dr Andy Gray: Should pharmaceutical advertising in SA be better regulated, and why? – 2025 Jul 28 Spotlight

Also featured is a reference to an open access publication by Pretoria University Law Press titled Abortion law reform in Africa: A reproductive health and rights perspective, which can be viewed or downloaded here.

ENERGY LAW ALERT: 31 JULY 2025

Yesterday’s edition features the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Outlook for Nuclear Energy in Africa.

The 2023 Grid Emission Factors Report has been published in the Government Gazette.

The following articles are also included:

• Sidimba, Loyiso and Manyane, Manyane. Matshela Koko won’t challenge court ruling on R1.56bn Eskom, ABB settlement. [Koko v Special Investigating Unit and Others (2023-031211) [2025] ZAGPPHC 715 (18 June 2025)] – 2025 Jul 24 IOL News

• Van Zyl, Andries. Limpopo megaproject sued over “stolen” rocks. – 2025 Jul 24 GroundUp

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Date posted: 1 August 2025