During the year 2000, the Applicant was employed by Vodacom as a trainee accountant. The Applicant, Mr Kenneth Nkosana Makate, was a former employee of the Respondent, Vodacom (Pty) Limited (Vodacom). Mogoeng CJ, Moseneke DCJ, Cameron J, Jafta J, Khampepe J, Madlanga J, Matojane AJ, Nkabinde J, V.Westhuizen J, Wallis AJ and Zondo JĬommercial law – contracts – capacity to enter into contracts – contracts by agents – actual and ostensible authority of an agent – ostensible authority – whether the director had ostensible authority to enter into an agreement with the Applicant on behalf of the Respondent – Whether the agreement between the Applicant and the director on the Applicant’s remuneration for his idea was binding upon VodacomĬivil Practice and procedures -pleadings - ostensible authority - Distinction between ostensible authority and estoppel - whether it was necessary to plead ostensible authority in replicationĬonstitutional law - interpretation of the Constitution – interpretation of legislation – interpretation of the word debt – Constitution of The Republic of South Africa, section 39 (2), Prescription Act 68 of 1969(South Africa), Sections 10(1), 11(d), 12(d)Ĭommercial law – prescription of debts – extinction of debts by prescriptions – periods of prescription of debts – when prescription begins to run – whether the Applicants claim prescribed – Prescription Act 68 of 1969(South Africa), sections 10 (1), 11 (d) and 12 (2) and (3)Ĭommercial law –Agency – contracts by agents – essential elements of contracts by agents –defenses in contracts by agents – estoppel – whether the Respondent was estopped from performing its obligation under the contract entered into by the Applicant and the director In the matter between Kenneth Nkosana Makate and Vodacom (Pty) Limited A Director of a Company has ostensible authority to enter into an agreement with an employee that is binding to the company
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