PVL3701 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 1 2025 – DUE 5 May 2025; 100% correct solutions and explanations.

, PVL3701 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester
1 2025 – DUE 5 May 2025; 100% correct solutions and
explanations.
Question 1
Bongi borrows R10 000 from Naledi and gives his Nguni Bull
as security. Naledi has a right of pledge. This means Naledi is
a/an:
 a. unlawful holder
 b. unlawful possessor
 c. lawful holder
 d. lawful possessor

✅ Correct Answer: d. lawful possessor
Explanation:
In a pledge, the creditor (Naledi) lawfully possesses the pledged
item (the bull) until the debtor (Bongi) repays the debt.
Ownership stays with Bongi, but Naledi lawfully possesses the
bull.


Question 2
Which statement about the spoliation remedy is incorrect?
 a. The applicant’s right to the thing is a consideration.
 b. Spoliation restores control immediately.
 c. Spoliation restores possession without investigating the
merits.
 d. Spoliation prevents self-help.