The Board of the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority ( PPRA ) welcomes the decision of the court handed down on the 14th of April 2022, putting to rest with certainty the unwarranted assertion that the PPRA Board was unlawfully and illegally appointed. In the same token, the court’s decision dismisses the assertion that the precautionary suspension of Ms. Mohlala-Mulaudzi was unlawful and ultra vires.

 

The Court upheld that the primary trigger for litigation was the “precautionary suspension” of the applicant by the Board. With the court ruling that the exercise of powers by the Minister was in fact, lawful and legal, thus the appointment by the Minister on 26 November 2021 remains valid. It therefore follows that the PPRA Board is entitled to the exercise of the powers conferred to it by the Property Practitioners Act, including the power to place Ms. Mohlala–Mulaudzi on precautionary suspension, as exercised on 25th March 2022. The Court accordingly dismissed the challenge by Ms. Mohlala-Mulaudzi.