Unifreight Africa Limited (Formerly Pioneer Corporation Africa Limited) v Emily Mashinya

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether it is in the interests of justice to grant direct access to the Constitutional Court to challenge the Supreme Court's decision on a non-constitutional matter.","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Application for direct access under s 167(5) of the Constitution."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the Supreme Court violated the applicant's right to equal protection and benefit of the law under s 56(1) of the Constitution by ordering damages to be paid at the interbank rate.","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Calculation of damages for unlawful dismissal in the context of SI 33 of 2019."}
• {"issue_text":"Whether damages in lieu of reinstatement should be calculated from the date of wrongful dismissal or the date of quantification for the purpose of applying S.I. 33 of 2019.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The dismissal occurred before the effective date; quantification occurred after."}

Background