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High Court mandates psychiatric evaluation for vexatious litigant
Cape Times
|November 06, 2025
A PERSISTENT litigant has been ordered by the Western Cape High Court to undergo a psychiatric evaluation at George Hospital after he brought another application for the judge who declared him vexatious to recuse himself.
Thabang Motjamela was ordered to undergo the evaluation within 10 days of the court order, which was issued by High Court Judge Daniel Thulare on November 3.
Judge Thulare stated that the order was made because it appeared to the court that the applicant, due to mental illness or intellectual disability, is not capable of understanding the proceedings to make a proper case.
The court directed that the matter be enquired into and be reported on by the head of George Hospital or by another psychiatrist delegated by the head concerned.
Motjamela, after being declared vexatious by the High Court last month, brought an application for leave to appeal against that judgment and the application for recusal.
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