Judgment should worry South African state employees who make incompetent decisions… COURT HOLDS MUNICIPAL WORKERS PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR LEGAL COSTS On 5 April Judge Dhaya Pillay of the Kwazulu-Natal High Court in Durban handed down a judgment with potentially far reaching consequences for future government litigation. Pillay ordered several employees of the eThekwini Municipality personally liable for half the costs of the litigation. Ordinarily, the government or department would be liable if the case is against individuals acting in an official government capacity. However, in the eThekwini case, the judge … Read the full article…