The plaintiffs, Neethling and Breytenbach, were travelling with the defendant, Oosthuizen (and his wife), in a Land Rover. They had gone on an extended holiday tour of Mozambique and were returning to George in South Africa. ...

A typical instance where a person could suffer “emotional shock” would be as a result of a motor-vehicle accident. The person suffering the “emotional shock” could either have been directly involved in the accident (primary ...

This case dealt with the correlation between the Road Accident Fund Act 56 of 1996 (RAF Act) and the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 130 of 1993 (COID Act). Although the judgment was delivered in ...

A supplier is referred to in section 17(5) of the Road Accident Fund Act 56 of 1996, and the Road Accident Fund Amendment Act 19 of 2005 as, “the person who provides the accommodation or treatment or rendered the service ...

A claimant can only be successful with a claim against the Road Accident Fund (RAF) if the claimant was in fact injured by the negligent driving of a "motor vehicle" or "other unlawful" act connected to a "motor vehicle ...

Cancer is regarded as a global disease and one of the leading killer diseases in the world. The reason why cancer is so widespread and often misunderstood stems from multiple factors, namely, the lack of knowledge about ...

Environmental justice, a new but rapidly developing concept in international environmental law, arose in the United States of America during the Environmental Justice Movement of the late 1970s and 1980s. It starkly ...

The article investigates the influence of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (‘the CPA’) on the general rule that the advertising or display of goods for sale at a certain price is an invitation to do business and ...

Since the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1996 was promulgated in 15 November 2000 the courts are faced with the daunting task to determine whether a customary marriage is valid under the Act. The courts find ...