Regional Court of South Africa, Gauteng Regional Division

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Citation	Judgment date
June 2023
Parker v Forsyth NNO and Others (1585/20) [2023] ZAGPRD 1 (29 June 2023) A body corporate cannot be sued for defamation or iniuria absent linkage to its statutory powers or duties. Sectional Titles — STSM Act s 2(7) — capacity of Body Corporate to sue and be sued — limits on causes of action — defamation and iniuria not competent claims against a Body Corporate absent linkage to exercise of statutory powers or duties; pleadings and publication requirements; strike-out for vexatious/irrelevant pleadings; costs consequences for unverified AI-sourced authorities.	29 June 2023
November 2017
S v Eze (14/546/2013) [2017] ZAGPRD 1 (27 November 2017) Court convicted the accused of trafficking, rape, drug supply, living off prostitution and keeping a brothel; acquitted on one drug count and immigration charge. Sexual offences — Trafficking in persons for sexual purposes; exploitation via drug dependence; rape — consent, credibility and medico-legal evidence; drugs — forensic identification of cocaine; prostitution offences — living off earnings and keeping a brothel; use of intermediary and CCTV for vulnerable witness; evidentiary assessment of vulnerable, drug-addicted complainants.	27 November 2017