Acting judge AJ Pietersen of the Pietermaritzburg high court has granted an order in favour of plaintiff Ravesh Maharaj, 37, who was employed at Fidelity Security in KwaZulu-Natal at the time of a car crash in October 2019.
The ruling brings a decisive end to the litigation, with the RAF conceding 100 liability for the incident when an insured vehicle slammed into the back of Maharajs car.
The court ordered the state to pay a capital sum of R8.9m for Maharajs loss of earnings and diminished earning capacity.
