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The Johannesburg High Court has found against the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) on a legal technicality involving two ongoing cases filed by CemAir (5Z, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) and its CEO, Miles van der Molen, against the regulator following the airline's grounding in 2018 and 2019.

The September 5, 2023, judgement concerns two related civil cases from 2021 (cases 57741/2021 and 57742/2021), in which CemAir and Van der Molen are suing the regulator for nearly ZAR170 million rand (about USD9 million) in damages in connection with the grounding of the CemAir fleet in 2018, and 2019, and alleged defamatory statements on the SACAA website related to the grounding. CemAir's case is based on an alleged breach by the CAA of its duty of care towards the airline and includes a claim against airworthiness inspector Simphiwe Salela.

The latest judgement relates to legal aspects of the case, in which the court dismissed exceptions brought by the SACAA regarding the application of the Institution of Legal Proceedings Against Certain Organs of State Act.

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