There's been an interesting UK court decision dealing with breach of confidence: Clearcourse Partnership and others v Jethwa (2022). In this case, a party involved in a business sale.
An Eastern Cape artist who claims to be the rightful designer of the SA flag has dragged Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa to the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to compel him to provide details of how the flag was created.
An Eastern Cape artist who claims to be the original designer of the South African flag is taking the matter to court to fight for recognition. Thembani Hastings Mqhayi, 56, has filed papers in the Pretoria high court against sport, arts, & culture minister Nathi Mthethwa and the State Herald, cited as the first and second respondents respectively.
Saturday 1 May 2021 - 1:01pm
Hastings Mqhayi is getting ready for a fight with the South African government over the designing of the country s flag. Mqhayi alleges he s the original designer and government is ignoring his calls to be recognised. Courtesy #DStv403
JOHANNESBURG - Hastings Mqhayi is getting ready for a fight with the South African government over the design of the country s flag.
He claims he s the original designer and government is ignoring his calls to be recognised.
Mqhayi says he wants the true symbolism of the flag to be known. The truth about what took place when one was designing the flag must be known, he said.