Corporate Commercial

This article examines Prokas NNO and Others v Zoviflo (Pty) Ltd (61/2024) [2025] ZASCA 18 (13 March 2025) where the central question before the court was whether a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) and a Nominee Shareholders Agreement (NSA) were interdependent.

​This article examines the Western Cape High Court’s decision in Jonathan Philip Weir v Wiehahn Formwork Solutions (Pty) Ltd and Others (Case No. 19494/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 74; [2025] 2 All SA 938 (WCC); 2025 (4) SA 637 (WCC), where the central issue was whether shareholders are legally required to provide reasons for the removal of a director under sections 71(1) and (2) of the Companies Act, 2008 .

The High Court has reaffirmed the sanctity of written agreements and the strength of secured creditors’ rights in South African law. In a recent judgment, Nndwammbi N O and Others v Sematra and Others (2020-42224) [2025] ZAGPJHC 864 (25 September 2025), the court granted decisive relief to the Sasol Siyakha Enterprise and Supplier Development Trust, allowing it to perfect its security and repossess assets pledged under a Special Notarial Bond following a borrower’s default. The decision illustrates the importance of carefully drafted contracts, whole agreement clauses, and the strict approach courts take to attempts to evade clear obligations.

The article delves into the intricacies of cession agreements within public procurement frameworks, exemplified by the case Phuhlani Bafazi Construction v PRASA.