E-mails to be binding in court

Jan 27, 2015

A ruling by the South African Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on 21 November 2014 should be noted by anyone using e-mail, SMS and WhatsApp messaging, writes Ramsay Webber’s Gareth Cremen. The landmark ruling determined that that e-mail negotiations and typed...

Court orders new SASSA RFP

Dec 8, 2014

The South Africa Social Security Agency (SASSA) has been ordered to submit a new request for proposals (RFP) for a five-year social grant payment tender. In April, the Constitutional Court ordered that SASSA intiate a new tender process for the contract. Accordingly,...

Court dismisses Cell C application

Nov 14, 2014

The Johannesburg high court has dismissed an urgent application with costs by Cell C against a banner critical of service at one of its retail outlets. The banner was erected by a customer on the busy Beyers Naude Drive in Randburg two weeks ago.

Court deems Sassa contract unconstitutional

Dec 2, 2013

The South African Constitutional Court has ruled that the tender process followed by the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) in awarding a contract to Net1’s wholly-owned subsidiary Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) was constitutionally invalid. However, the...

Google applies to secret court

Jun 19, 2013

Google has reportedly asked the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for permission to publish data pertaining to requests made by National Security Agency (NSA). According to a report in the New York Times, Google last week wrote to the director of the FBI...