Tag: damages

Stray bullet victim sues police for R650k in damages

Court rules officers acted negligently when a cyclist was shot during a…

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Bus accident damages Huguenot Tunnel, closes route until further notice

The tunnel sustained structural damage in the incident and will be closed…

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Ramaphosa seeks apartheid damages case delay, but victims’ families argue perpetrators are dying

The court was told that the government’s interest lies in uncovering the…

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Jesus from Tembisa loses damages claim against Prasa after losing foot boarding train

Sipho Jesus Mgiba had his right foot amputated nine years ago. A…

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Potchefstroom man awarded R850k in damages after horrific ordeal of wrongful arrest, detention

The 39-year-old man witnessed other inmates being raped in a cell, while…

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Greenpeace $660mn damages ruling shocks global NGOs

Environmental advocates warn that the ruling sets a dangerous precedent, allowing fossil…

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State loses appeal, ordered to pay over R4 million in damages for three men’s unlawful detention

The three men were arrested separately between May 2013 and May 2014…

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Daveyton man seeks R350k in damages after wife left him following unlawful arrest

Siyabulela Msudulu was initially awarded R2000 in damages after the filed a…

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Mozambican man bags R270K in damages after ‘xenophobic assault’, unlawful arrest by SA police

Macamo had sustained injuries to his nose, left shin, and both wrists.…

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SCA dismisses Cele’s appeal – R510K damages for ANC councillors tortured in police custody

The Police Minister failed to show that the two men's arrest was…

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