Newest first, read from the court's own list the day each is handed down.
| Handed down | Judgment |
|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2026 | Esther Lungu and Others v Government of The Republic of Zambia and Others[2026] ZASCA 87 · 089/2026 · Burial dispute – Government of Zambia claiming right to repatriate and bury late former President – family disputing on basis of deceased's... |
| 19 Jun 2026 | Bandara Investments CC & Another v Palmer & Others (205/2024 & 613/2024)[2026] ZASCA 85 · Review of taxation under rule of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Appeal – when reviewing Court may interfere with discretion exercised by... |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Technology Corporate Management (Pty) Ltd and Others v De Sousa and Another[2026] ZASCA 84 · 613/2017 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | The Msunduzi Municipality v Capital City Housing NPC and Others[2026] ZASCA 83 · 832/2024 · Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act of 2004 (the Rates Act) – categorisation of rateable property under s of the Rates Act – soci... |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Gore v Moollajie NO and Others[2026] ZASCA 82 · 489/2025 · Insolvency – s 63(1) of the Insolvency Act of 1936 – remuneration of trustees – joint provisional trustees subsequently appointed as final t... |
| 29 May 2026 | City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and Another v Summer Season Trading 63 (Pty) Ltd (988/2024 and 831/2024)[2026] ZASCA 81 · Law of Property – unlawful occupation – eviction – expropriation – Expropriation Act of 1975 – expropriation of property that formed the sub... |
| 28 May 2026 | South African Retirement Annuity Fund v Pension Funds Adjudicator and Another[2026] ZASCA 79 · 1163/2024 · Pension Law – interpretation of s 37C(1) of the Pension Funds Act of 1956 (the Act) – interpretation of the phrase - within months of the de... |
| 28 May 2026 | The MEC for Health of the Gauteng Provincial Government v C B M[2026] ZASCA 80 · 1482/2024 · Medical negligence – whether hysterectomy caused by negligence of appellants’ employees – absence of medical records – prima facie evidence... |
| 25 May 2026 | Sondhlane v The South African Legal Practice Council[2025] ZASCA 78 · 082/2025 · Superior Courts Act of 2013 – appeal against order in terms of s 18(3) – order striking attorney from roll of practitioners – not suspended... |
| 25 May 2026 | Ngwadla v State[2026] ZASCA 77 · 936/2020 · Criminal Law and Procedure – evidence of a single witness – whether sufficient to sustain a conviction of murder – doctrine of common purpos... |
| 22 May 2026 | Dreyer N O and Another v Standard Bank (568/2024); Nedbank Limited and Another v Abrahams[2026] ZASCA 74 · 387/2024 · National Credit Act of 2005 – whether s 127(8) confers exclusive jurisdiction on the Magistrates’ Court and ousts the High Court’s jurisdict... |
| 22 May 2026 | Kingdom of Lesotho v Frazer Solar GmbH and Others[2026] ZASCA 75 · 438/2024 · Rescission of judgments and orders in terms of Uniform Rule 42(1)(a) or common law – grounds for rescission – explanation for default and bo... |
| 22 May 2026 | CSARS v Bullion Star (Pty) Ltd[2026] ZASCA 76 · 894/2024 · Income tax law – Tax Administration Act of 2011 – overbroad warrant granted ex parte to the Commissioner for the South African Revenue Servi... |
| 21 May 2026 | Road Accident Fund v Lise Maloney and Others[2026] ZASCA 73 · 174/2024 · claim for loss of support by dependants against the Road Accident Fund - arising from the death of the breadwinner following a motor vehicle... |
| 19 May 2026 | Sinhle Inosacia Sambo v Road Accident Fund[2026] ZASCA 72 · 1043/2024 · Delict – breadwinner fatally injured – claim for loss of support – deceased supported partner and minor child – whether deceased’s source of... |
| 13 May 2026 | Mary Fisher and Another v The Silverbirch Estate Homeowners’ Association (NPC) and Others[2026] ZASCA 69 · 447/2024 · Reconsideration application – s 17(2)(f) Superior Courts Act of 2013 – application for reconsideration of refusal of petition for leave to a... |
| 13 May 2026 | Dr Darren Levin Inc. and Another v Promenade Centre (Pty) Ltd[2026] ZASCA 70 · 1149/24 · Contract – Consumer Protection Act of 2008 (CPA) – whether an agreement to lease immovable property is void and unenforceable under ss 51(1)... |
| 13 May 2026 | Button v The State[2026] ZASCA 71 · 1491/2024 · Criminal Law and Procedure – conviction on two counts of rape – sentence – special leave – application to introduce further evidence – s 16(... |
| 12 May 2026 | The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service v Poulter[2026] ZASCA 68 · 1110/2024 · Interpretation of ss and 125 of the Tax Administration Act of 2011 (TAA) – Rule 44(7) of the Tax Court Rules and s of the Legal Practice Act... |
| 11 May 2026 | National Credit Regulator v First Group Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd and Another[2026] ZASCA 67 · 475/2024 · National Credit Act of 2005 – nature of proceedings before National Consumer Tribunal – appeal from the Tribunal to the high court in terms... |
| 8 May 2026 | Financial Sector Conduct Authority and Others v Municipal Employees’ Pension Fund and Others[2026] ZASCA 66 · 1344/2023 · Civil Procedure – Rule of the Uniform Rules of Court – Financial Sector Conduct Authority – review of the decision of a regulatory body to i... |
| 6 May 2026 | The Municipal Manager of the Umdoni Local Municipality and Others v S Sookhraj and Another[2026] ZASCA 65 · 1057/2024 · Municipal law – Local Government: Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998 – interpretation of s 43(2) – whether the allocation of seats on a mu... |
| 5 May 2026 | Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others v Leso[2026] ZASCA 64 · 1465/2024 |
| 30 Apr 2026 | Road Accident Fund and Others v Legal Practitioners’ Indemnity Insurance Fund, NPC and Others (1106/2024 and 1479/2024)[2026] ZASCA 63 · Administrative Law – Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000 (PAJA) – Road Accident Fund Act of 1996 (the Act) – whether the Ministe... |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Blue Label Distribution (Pty) Ltd v St Clair Cooper N O and Others[2026] ZASCA 61 · 1105/2024 · Companies Act of 1973 – liquidation – whether liquidators can rely on s 341(2) of the Companies Act to reclaim payments – amounts alleged to... |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Mvubu v The State[2026] ZASCA 62 · 146/2023 · Criminal Law and Procedure – sentence – special leave – s 309 of the Criminal Procedure Act of 1977 (the CPA) – leave to appeal refused by t... |
| 28 Apr 2026 | MV “Tai harmony” and Another v Sure Success Steamship S.A and Another (953/2024 and 923/2024)[2026] ZASCA 60 · Maritime Law – Admiralty Jurisdiction Regulation Act 105 of 1983 (the Act) – s 5(2)(d) of the Act – whether s 5(2)(d) of the Act was properl... |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Van der Vyver Transport (Pty) Ltd v The Minister of Labour and Others[2026] ZASCA 58 · 1117/2024 · Administrative law – Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000 – extension of the period for launching review application where no exp... |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Mandla v The State[2026] ZASCA 59 · 1433/24 · Criminal procedure – appeal – leave to appeal against dismissal of petition in terms of s 309C of the Criminal Procedure Act of 1977 – issue... |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Mokoele v The State[2026] ZASCA 57 · 776/2018 · Appeal – against refusal by high court of petition for leave to appeal against convictions by regional court – State applying for postponeme... |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Agile Capital Holdings (Pty) Ltd v 68 Melville Road Properties (Pty) Ltd[2026] ZASCA 56 · 918/2024 · Claim for payment of adjusted purchase price of section in sectional title scheme – contract providing for provision of final determination... |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Makofane William Mohlala v MEC for Transport, Limpopo and Others[2026] ZASCA 55 · 843/2024 · Special leave to appeal – delict – unlawful detention – failure to consider or facilitate release on police bail in terms of s of the Crimin... |
| 16 Apr 2026 | 1468/2024)[2026] ZASCA 54 · Statutory interpretation – s 17(1) of the Road Accident Fund Act of 1996 (the Act) – directive issued and claim form amended – foreign natio... |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Ncitha v The State[2026] ZASCA 53 · 987/2024 · Criminal Law and Procedure – Criminal Procedure Act of 1977 (CPA) – whether the High Court correctly dealt with the appeal in terms of the p... |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Pholosi v The State[2026] ZASCA 49 · 128/2025 · Criminal Procedure – appeal – Regional Court refusing leave to appeal – petition to High Court for leave to appeal against conviction dismis... |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Davison v Mpambaniso[2026] ZASCA 50 · 1330/2024 · Contract – identity of other party to an investment mandate – whether agreement concluded by respondent with appellant or a company represen... |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Gorr Assist (Pty) Ltd v Bayport Securitisation (RF) Ltd[2026] ZASCA 51 · 788/2024 · Appeal – application for special leave to appeal – condonation – whether reasonable prospects of success on appeal – determining factual bas... |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Lizelle Schreuder N O v Minister of Police and Others[2026] ZASCA 52 · 047/2024 · Delict – unlawful arrest and detention – Child Justice Act of 2008 – minor arrested and detained as adult – absence of knowledge of minority... |
| 9 Apr 2026 | Glencore Operations SA (Pty) Ltd and Others v Commissioner for South African Inland Revenue and Another[2026] ZASCA 47 · 406/2024 · Revenue – Customs and Excise Act of 1964 (the Act) – diesel fuel concession – entitlement to a refund of diesel fuel levy used for primary p... |
| 9 Apr 2026 | Eskom Holdings Soc Ltd v Botha[2026] ZASCA 48 · 1332/2024 · Statutory interpretation – Institution of Legal Proceedings against certain Organs of State Act of 2002 (the Act) – whether Eskom exercises... |
| 8 Apr 2026 | Hartmann and Others v Hacker N O and Others[2026] ZASCA 46 · 1543/2024 · Law of Trusts – Distribution of Trust Assets – whether the appellants established locus standi – beneficiary’s standing – mootness – interpr... |
| 7 Apr 2026 | Koopman v Minister of Police[2026] ZASCA 45 · 963/2022 · Security for costs – Rule 49(13) of the Uniform Rules of Court – Rule of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Appeal – single judge of the high... |
| 2 Apr 2026 | Motsitsi v The State[2026] ZASCA 44 · 086/2023 · Criminal Law and Procedure – conviction – common purpose – dissociation from common purpose – Criminal Law Amendment Act 105 of 1997 – wheth... |
| 1 Apr 2026 | The Member of the Executive Council of the Department of Human Settlements, Free State Province v Ntsu Building Materials (Pty) Ltd[2026] ZASCA 41 · 1054/2024 · Unjust enrichment – condictio sine causa specialis – payments formed part of decisions and agreements set aside on review – effect of public... |
| 1 Apr 2026 | NAD Property Income Fund (Pty) Ltd v The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited and Another[2026] ZASCA 42 · 710/2024 · Expropriation – s 12(1) of the Expropriation Act of 1975 – s 25(3) of the Constitution – just and equitable – compensation payable – true di... |
| 1 Apr 2026 | The Rock Foundation Properties CC v Dosvelt Properties (Pty) Limited[2026] ZASCA 43 · 496/2023 · Taxation of Costs – review of taxation – party who fails to attend taxation cannot invoke review procedure under rule 17(3) of the Rules Reg... |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Department of Mineral Resources and Energy and Others[2026] ZASCA 40 · 910/2024 · Jurisdiction – Mine Health and Safety Act of 1996 (MHSA) – application for declaratory relief that smelting operations do not constitute a ‘... |
| 26 Mar 2026 | African Banking Corporation of Zambia Limited and Others v Mapula Solutions (Pty) Ltd[2025] ZASCA 38 · 766/2024 · Law of Contract – claim for damages – whether appellants conspired to commit breaches of a Debt Rescheduling Agreement – whether their condu... |
| 26 Mar 2026 | SACTWU Investments Group (Pty) Ltd v Sekunjalo Independent Media (Pty) Ltd and Another[2026] ZASCA 39 · 915/2024 · Law of Contract – loan agreement – whether the signatory to the subordination agreement had actual or ostensible authority to conclude the a... |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Newnet Property v The Road Accident Fund & Another[2026] ZASCA 35 · 932/2024 · Relief sought to enforce judgment debts and related relief for mandamus - non-compliance with court orders - directing the acting Chief Exec... |