PAIA Judgments and Cases

You need to be aware of and potentially take action when the courts hand down PAIA judgments or PAIA cases. We continually monitor and provide plain-language summaries of all PAIA judgments or PAIA cases. Our summaries highlight the actions you may need to take in response. We do all the hard work for you, saving you time.

What PAIA judgments or cases?

Essentially, we monitor and summarise any judgments that apply to the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA).

Only some of the judgment summaries are linked below. To read all previous judgment summaries and be alerted to future ones, join the Michalsons access to information programme. If you are a member and you are logged in, you will be able to view the public as well as the “Members only” judgments.

My Vote Counts v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

In the judgment of My Vote Counts v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, My Vote Counts won the right for the public to know the source of a political party's funding. This enables voters to make informed decisions when [...]

By |2024-01-31T07:39:52+02:00June 21st, 2018|Categories: Access to Information|Tags: , , , , |
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My Vote Counts NPC v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others

In My Vote Counts v President of the Republic of South Africa, the court said that PAIA was inconsistent with the Constitution and invalid because it does not require political parties to record and disclose private political funding. The court [...]

By |2022-11-21T16:29:28+02:00September 27th, 2017|Categories: Access to Information|Tags: , |
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President of South Africa v M&G Media Limited

In President of South Africa v M&G Media Limited, the court ruled that courts must take a  “judicial peek” into records when an organisation claims it can’t justify its refusal to disclose information because it will compromise the secrecy of [...]

By |2022-11-29T09:39:12+02:00November 29th, 2011|Categories: Access to Information|Tags: , |
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Makhanya v Vodacom Service Provider Company

In Makhanya v Vodacom Service Provider Company the Court ruled that callers making unsolicited calls from a private number were a violation of Makhanya's right to privacy. The judgment impacts the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) and a [...]

By |2022-12-19T11:45:23+02:00October 12th, 2009|Categories: Access to Information, POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , , |
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