IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA GAUTENG LOCAL DIVISION, JOHANNESBURG
MONDAY 04th SEPTEMBER 2023

LITIGANTS’ ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE DIRECTIVE DATED 25 JANUARY 2023 ISSUED BY THE HONOURABLE DEPUTY JUDGE PRESIDENT “POWER SUPPLY TO THE JOHANNESBURG HIGH COURT AND THE RESUMPTION OF PHYSICAL MODE OF HEARINGS AS THE DEFAULT POSITION”

THE DEFAULT MODE OF HEARING OF MATTERS IS IN PHYSICAL COURT

EVEN THOUGH THE DEFAULT MODE OF HEARINGS IS PHYSICAL, JUDGES MAY ELECT TO PROCEED VIRTUALLY

LITIGANTS ARE TO CONFIRM THE MANNER IN WHICH THE HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE PRESIDING JUDGE

IN VIRTUAL HEARINGS, THE LINK WILL BE CREATED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE PRESIDING JUDGE AND CIRCULATED TO THE LITIGANTS

OPPOSED MOTION

9A	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE WEPENER J

9B	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MDALANA-MAYISELA J

9C	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE WILSON J Video-link BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE NOKO J
Video-link BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE E DUNN AJ

UNOPPOSED MOTION

GC	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUGDE FRANCIS J GD	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE R STRYDOM J GE	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE GILBERT AJ URGENT APPLICATIONS
9E	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE CARRIM AJ

9F	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE PULLINGER AJ

SPECIAL MOTION

11F BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE WRIGHT J
(2021/42435)

Video-link BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE SENYATSI J
(2016/12002)

INCOME TAX COURT

BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE TSHOMBE AJ
(IT24999) (Matter is removed from the roll)

FAMILY COURT

11B BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE F BEZUIDENHOUT AJ

11C BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE PHAHLAMOHLAKA AJ

SPECIAL INTERLOCUTORY COURT

GB	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE PRINSLOO AJ

FULL COURT APPEALS: CRIMINAL

6B	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MAKUME J AND BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE BRITZ AJ
AND BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE S D JOHNSON AJ
SS156/2015

4C	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MAHALELO J AND BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE KUNY J AND BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE AFRICA AJ A41/2020

RAF DEFAULT JUDGMENT COURT

8C	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE TWALA J

8D	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE UYS AJ

8E	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE DE SOUZA-SPAGNOLETTI AJ

8F	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE PIENAAR AJ

COMMERCIAL COURT

BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE CRUTCHFIELD J
(2021/37190) (Matter is removed from the roll by notice)

LONG CIVIL TRIAL

8A	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MIA J

8B	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE J STRIJDOM AJ

6C	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MPOFU AJ
(2017/30819)

GENERAL CIVIL TRIALS

11D BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE CRUTCHFIELD J

11E BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE TSHOMBE AJ

6F	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MEIRING AJ

9D	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE SCHOLTZ AJ

1A	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE WANLESS AJ

GA	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE VAN DE VENTER AJ

THE CIVIL TRIAL ROLL BEFORE SUTHERLAND DJP. IN TERMS OF PARAGRAPH 74 OF THE JUDGE PRESIDENT’S DIRECTIVE 02 of 2022 WHICH CAME INTO EFFECT ON 08 JULY 2022 AND WHICH WAS AMENDED ON 02 DECEMBER 2022, THERE SHALL BE NO PHYSICAL TRIAL ROLL. PARTIES MUST COMPLY STRICTLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPHS 74 – 88 OF THE ABOVEMENTIONED DIRECTIVE.

PARTIES SHALL BE NOTIFIED OF ALLOCATIONS BY EMAIL.
LITIGANTS ARE REMINDED OF THE DIRECTIVE DATED 25 JANUARY 2023 WHICH SETS OUT THE ARRANGEMENTS REGARDING THE MODE OF HEARING. PLEASE LIAISE WITH THE JUDGE’S SECRETARY TO WHOM THE MATTER IS ALLOCATED

THE DEFAULT MODE OF HEARING OF CIVIL TRIALS IS THROUGH PHYSICAL COURT.

DUE DATE TO SUBMIT PRACTICE NOTES: MONDAY, 28 AUGUST 2023

NUMBER
ON ROLL	CASE NO	PARTIES	ALLOCATION/ORDER GRANTED	
PART A: GENERAL CIVIL TRIALS	
	
1.	2019/39617	LULAWAY HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD VS CITY OF EKURHULENI METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY
Plaintiff: Adv J M Hoffman Defendant: Adv C Georgiades SC and Adv Z Ngwenya Contractual damages – breach of oral agreement Estimated duration; 2 – 3 days
Pre-trial conference: 29
November 2022; 14 August
2023	WANLESS AJ
Secretary: Ms E Manuel Email: Emanuel@judiciary.org.za	

2.	2018/44321	SMEC SOUTH AFRICA (PTY)LTD VS JOBURG MARKET LTD t/a JOBURG MARKET
Plaintiff: Adv R Booysen Defendant: Adv P Mafisa Estimated duration: 3 days Claim			for			professional engineering services rendered to	the	defendant	at	the defendant’s specific instance and		request.		The		plaintiff further alleges the defendant admitted which services and subsequent	indebtedness. The defendant denies that it requested, by special instance any of the services forming part of the plaintiff’s claim.
Trial readiness is in question – defendant has, since its first discovery, come into possession of additional (voluminous) documents relating to the matter in question. The defendant’s legal representatives are yet to peruse/investigate	the relevance of the documents, consult, and in turn draft and serve a supplementary discovery affidavit.	J STRIJDOM AJ
Secretary: Ms L Mahlangu Email: LaMahlangu@judiciary.org.za	
3.	2020/12145	DRANKENSTEIN MUNICIPALITY VS GUARDRISK ALLIED PRODUCT AND SERVICES (PTY) LTD
AND OTHER	Matter is removed from the trial roll by notice	
4.	2019/5380	BRIAN DAVID GLOSTER VS JUANE SLAUGHTER
Plaintiff: Adv JKhan
Slip and fall at the defendant’s premises where the plaintiff was a lessee
Merits
Pre-trial conference: 18
August 2022; 22 August 2023 Minutes filed: 24 October 2022; 23 August 2023
Estimated duration; 2 – 3 days	Matter is removed from the trial roll by notice	

5.	2021/24378	SELIM MEHMET KAYMAK VS TSHIVHEAHO
MANDELA RALUSHAI	No practice note was uploaded to the electronic file – Matter is struck off
from the trial roll	
6.	2018/22268	JOHANNES TSHAMELENI TINYIKO KHOZA VS PICK N PAY STORES LTD AND 4 OTHERS
Plaintiff: Adv B Brammer
1st – 3rd Defendants: Unknown 4th Defendant: Adv H Pretorius
Slip and fall at shopping mall Merits
Pre-trial conference: 08
August 2023
Minutes filed: 22 August 2023
Estimated duration: 3 – 4 days	TSHOMBE AJ
Secretary: Mr L Molose Email: LMolose@judiciary.org.za

Matter was subsequently removed from the roll by notice	
7.	2018/40287	MORABE MATEBOHO PRECIOUS VS EP SEFATSE ATTORNEYS
Plaintiff: Mr U Jordaan Defendant: Adv L Segeels- Ncube
Professional negligence – breach of mandate (failure to prosecute claim on behalf of the plaintiff against the Road Accident Fund)
Special plea of prescription Estimated duration: 3 days	SCHOLTZ AJ
Secretary: Mr T Senoko Email: TSenoko@judiciary.org.za	
8.	2012/18675	WARCAN INVESTMENT CC VS STEELGLASS DEVELOPMENTS CC	No practice note was uploaded to the electronic file – Matter is struck off
from the trial roll	
9.	2016/26161	MASHIMBYE NDZALO VIRGINIA VS SBV AND ANOTHER
Plaintiff: Adv M Khumalo Defendant: Adv J A du Plessis Delictual claim instituted by the plaintiff against defendant and its employee following a shooting incident
Quantum (future medical expenses; past and future loss of earnings; earning capacity; general damages) Estimated duration: 3 – 4 days	MIA J
Secretary: Mr J Letsoalo Email: JLetsoalo@judiciary.org.za	

10.	2020/39913	SOLANI EUGENIA MABASA VS NYIKO GIVEN MABASA	No practice note was uploaded to the electronic file – Matter is struck off
from the trial roll	
11.	2018/20017	THE BODY CORPORATE OF TYGERBERG VS MOKHWATHI LISBON
RAMOTHWALA	Matter is removed from the trial roll by notice	
12.	2021/46213	ROYSTON LEAD LIMITED VS JOHN TURNER AND SONS AND OTHER
Plaintiff: Adv C Read Defendant: Adv C Harms Breach of oral contract to repay an amount to the plaintiff by the first defendant; Alternatively, if no agreement was entered into, then the first defendant was unjustly enriched by the monies, and the plaintiff impoverished
The second defendant be held personally liable for the monies based on s 22, s76(3) read with s 77(3)(b) and s 218(2) of the Companies Act, 2008.
Pre-trial conference: 02 June 2022; 28 July 2023
Minutes filed: 10 August 2022;
08 August 2023
Estimated duration: 1 – 2 days	CRUTCHFIELD J
Secretary: Ms A du Toit Email: ADuToit@judiciary.org.za	

13.	2019/10262	DE BRUIN JEREMI VS DE BRUIN ESTELLE AND 4 OTHERS
Plaintiff: Adv N Maritz SC and Adv L van Gass
Defendant: Adv B Gassner SC and Adv P Ternent Opposed divorce
Estimated duration: 4 – 5 days Parties will attempt to settle the accrual calculation
The children have attained age of majority
Defendant’s claim for personal maintenance and costs Assets and liabilities comprising the parties’ estates Counsel are from out of town (Pretoria and Cape Town) – parties request physical hearing	VAN DE VENTER AJ
Secretary: Mr T Mmakola Email: TMmakola@judiciary.org.za	

14.	2020/37190	GERT CORNELIS OLIVIER N.O AND 3 OTHERS VS MICHAEL LAWRENCE STEWART
N.O LUCAS MASUTHA
N.O MASTERS OF THE HIGH COURT AND TWO OTHERS
Plaintiff: Adv J Prinsloo Defendants: Adv J G Richards The plaintiffs (being trustees of the Olyfboom Trust) base their claim against Richoil (in liquidation) on monies lent and advanced by the Olyfboom Trust to Richoil prior to liquidation.
The plaintiffs contend that they are secured creditors of Richoil, and that the claim is secured by a mortgage loan in favour of the Olyfboom Trust. The plaintiffs contend that the loan was used for the purchase of a property known as Erf 1428 Aston Bay situated in the Marina Martinique Estate (the property) by Richoil (Pty) Ltd (in liquidation) (Richoil) which property was registered in the name of Richoil (Pty) Ltd (in liquidation)
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Pre-trial conference: 03
December 2021; 09
December 2022
Minutes filed: 04 December 2021; 09 December 2022 Estimated duration: 5 days	MEIRING AJ
Secretary: Ms T Ndau
Email: TNdau@judiciary.org.za	
15.	2020/477	KGOTSO LEEUW VS MINISTER OF POLICE AND THE NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF PLUBLIC PROSECUTION
Plaintiff: Adv C Mqushulu Defendant: Adv M Mopeli Arrest, detention, malicious prosecution Merits and quantum Estimated duration: 2 – 3 days	TSHOMBE AJ
Secretary: Mr L Molose Email: LMolose@judiciary.org.za	

PART B: ROAD ACCIDENT FUND	

				
				
MATTERS REMOVED FROM THE ROLL BY NOTICE	

				
MATTERS NOT ON THE ROLL, COURT FILES ARE NOT WITH ROLL CALLING JUDGE
The civil trial roll is submitted to the Office of the Deputy Judge President by the Registrar approximately nine (09) court days before the trial date and was correct when it reached the Secretary of the Deputy Judge President.
The roll received from the registrar’s office is then posted on the website of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates approximately five (05) court days before the trial date, where litigants may inspect the roll.
The failure of the registrar to include matters on the roll must be taken up with the Registrar by no later than five (05) court days before the trial date. For that purpose, kindly approach the registrar, Ms T. Khumalo (TKhumalo@judiciary.org.za / 010 494 8397) timeously to enquire about the enrolment.
If the registrar approves the enrolment, the matter may be enrolled and dealt with. If the registrar declines the enrolment, the parties may apply for a new trial date in terms of the existing Practice Directives.
Last-minute enquiries will not be accommodated.