Newest first, read from the court's own list the day each is handed down.
| Handed down | Judgment |
|---|---|
| 17 Sep 2025 | Tight Business Enterprise CC v Petrus Johannes Lordan NO & Others[2025] ZASCA 133 · 356/24 · Civil Procedure – special plea – Prescription Act of 1969 – whether prescription begins to run on the date of signing an agreement or on the... |
| 17 Sep 2025 | South Durban Community Environmental Alliance and Another v The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment and Others[2025] ZASCA 134 · 479/2023 · Administrative Law Review – failure to take into account relevant considerations – environmental authorisations reviewable under ss of the P... |
| 12 Sep 2025 | Van Rooyen NO and Another v Mokwena NO and Another[2025] ZASCA 130 · 63/2023 · Insolvency and sequestration of a trust – settlement agreement concluded – clause providing for matter to proceed unopposed if settlement ag... |
| 12 Sep 2025 | Tshivhase v Tshivhase N O and Another[2025] ZASCA 131 · 105/2023 · Customary Law – Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998 – whether the customary marriage relied upon by the respondent was proven... |
| 12 Sep 2025 | National Credit Regulator v National Consumer Tribunal and Others and Similar Matters[2025] ZASCA 132 · 667/2023 · National Credit Act of 2005 – ss 100, 101 and 102 – whether ‘on the road fees’ are permissible fees or charges which credit providers may le... |
| 11 Sep 2025 | Brian Garth Batteson N O and Others v Deborah Joubert N O and Another[2025] ZASCA 129 · 42/2024 · Cession of insurance policy – whether in securitatem debiti – relevance of evidence in interpreting cession. |
| 10 Sep 2025 | The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy and Others[2025] ZASCA 128 · 458/2024 · Review – internal remedy – s 7(2) of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000 – the competence of a court to refuse exemption fro... |
| 9 Sep 2025 | Pilane & Others v Premier of the North West Province & Others[2025] ZASCA 126 · 035/2024 · Statutory interpretation – North West Traditional Leadership and Governance Act of 2005 – s 10(3) – Premier’s appointment of administrator w... |
| 9 Sep 2025 | Kruger v Sibanyoni and Others[2025] ZASCA 127 · 1191/2023 · Constitutional law – Extension of Security of Tenure Act of 1997 (ESTA) – installation of electricity – whether electricity is a reasonably... |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Schoeman v Director of Public Prosecutions[2025] ZASCA 124 · 972/2023 · The interpretation of s 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – true nature of the enquiry – discretionary power of the President of t... |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Knoop N O and Another v Islandsite Investments 180 (Pty) Ltd and Others (260/2024); Islandsite Investments 180 (Pty) Ltd and Another v Knoop N O and Others[2025] ZASCA 125 · 746/2024 |
| 2 Sep 2025 | Johannes Diederik Le Roux NO and Another v The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality[2025] ZASCA 122 · 239/2024 · Delict – claim for damages – whether the municipality is delictually liable for damages of appellants as a result of the drowning of their m... |
| 2 Sep 2025 | Simon Lindsay Draycott v Max Hurbert Bega and Others[2025] ZASCA 123 · 69/2024 · Reconsideration in terms of s 17(2)(f) – lapsing of the reconsideration of the appeal – no condonation for late filing of the heads of argum... |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Assmang (Pty) Ltd v The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service and Others[2025] ZASCA 121 · 311/2024 · Customs and Excise Act of 1964 – diesel refunds – rebate Item 670.04 in Part of Schedule of the Act – whether contracts on wet or dry basis... |
| 21 Aug 2025 | South African Local Government Bargaining Council and Others v Municipal Workers Retirement Fund and Others[2025] ZASCA 120 · 770/2023 · Collective Agreements – lawfulness – pension emoluments – terms and conditions of employment/matters of mutual interest – review – Promotion... |
| 18 Aug 2025 | James Thomas Evans v Western Province Athletics[2025] ZASCA 119 · 1349/2023 · Reconsideration application in terms of s 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – leave to appeal – whether the grounds advanced const... |
| 15 Aug 2025 | Macbeth Attorneys Incorporated v South African Forestry Company Soc Limited and Others[2025] ZASCA 118 · 365/2023 · Costs – review of taxation – party not in attendance and fails to object before the taxing master – cannot thereafter invoke review of taxat... |
| 12 Aug 2025 | Independent Communications Authority of South Africa and Others v Open Heaven Community Radio and Others[2025] ZASCA 117 · 1133/2023 |
| 11 Aug 2025 | Western Cape Education Department and Others v Equal Education Law Centre and Others[2025] ZASCA 116 · 1003/2023 · Civil procedure – Uniform Rule of Court 53(1)(b) – ambit of the rule – whether a party seeking review relief is also entitled to be furnishe... |
| 8 Aug 2025 | Mohlaloga v The State (1028/2023 and 1112/2023)[2025] ZASCA 115 · Criminal Law – s 17(2)(f) of Superior Courts Act of 2013 – application for reconsideration of a decision refusing special leave to appeal –... |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Ntuli v The State[2025] ZASCA 114 · 128/2023 · Criminal Law – Common purpose neither averred in the charge sheet nor proved in evidence – conviction applying the doctrine violates an accu... |
| 29 Jul 2025 | Annandale v Meintjes and Meintjes Rekenmeesters CC and Another[2025] ZASCA 113 · 632/2023 · Section 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – Referral by the President of the Supreme Court of Appeal – Reconsideration of refusal... |
| 28 Jul 2025 | The Lion Match Company (Pty) Ltd v Commissioner, South African Revenue Service (1047/23 and 1067/23)[2025] ZASCA 112 · Practice – Postponement – Principles restated and applied. Tax law – ss 107 and 129 of Tax Administration Act of 2011 – r 44 (7) of Tax Cour... |
| 22 Jul 2025 | Tridevco (Pty) Ltd and Another v Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development and Others[2025] ZASCA 110 · 62/2024 · Statutory interpretation – Agricultural Land Act of 1970 (SALA) – subdivision of property – whether the definition of ‘agricultural land’ as... |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Basfour 3327 (Pty) Ltd v Thwala and Others[2025] ZASCA 105 · 1008/2023 · Land tenure – Extension of Security of Tenure Act of 1997 – rights of occupier to make improvements to property – whether erected structure... |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Hassody Katha v Primathie Pillay N.O. and Others[2025] ZASCA 106 · 276/2024 · Prescription – Prescription Act of 1969 (the Act) – whether death constitutes a superior force as contemplated in section 3(1)(a) of the Act... |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Crous v Wynberg Boys High School and Others[2025] ZASCA 107 · 200/2024 · Close Corporations Act of 1984 – section 65 – whether it automatically imposes joint liability on all members when gross abuse of juristic p... |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Francois Jurie Nicolaas Harman v Pieter Hendrik Strydom[2025] ZASCA 108 · 285/2024 · Constitutional law – section of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 – audi altarem partem – whether the court a quo ignor... |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Jomane Eiendomme (Pty) Ltd v Magistrate Van Zyl and Another[2025] ZASCA 109 · 067/2024 · Law of Civil Procedure – Magistrate directing a defendant to deliver a declaration pursuant to the rescission of a judgment granted in terms... |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Gauteng Province and Others v Buhle Waste (Pty) Ltd (338/2024 & 384/2024)[2025] ZASCA 102 · Administrative Law – provisions of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000 – interdict and in alternative declarator sought unde... |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Giyani (Sydney Herbert Park, An Officer of the Court) v Renky Thulani Makhubele[2025] ZASCA 104 · 1270/2023 · Civil procedure – whether appellant acted mala fide in contempt proceedings by not complying with the court order issued by the high court –... |
| 8 Jul 2025 | The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service v African Bank Limited[2025] ZASCA 101 · 242/2024 |
| 4 Jul 2025 | Van den Berg Water (Pty) Ltd t/a Oasis Water Lynnwood and Others v Oasis Water (Pty) Ltd and Another ( 989/2023); Van Schalkwyk Water CC t/a Oasis Water Kimberley and Another v Oasis Water (Pty) Ltd (Case no 988/2023); Oasis Water (Pty) Ltd and Another v Wynand Albertus Bester and Another[2025] ZASCA 98 · 1120/2023 |
| 4 Jul 2025 | The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service v Woolworths Holdings Limited[2025] ZASCA 99 · 863/2023 · Value Added Tax 89 0f 1991 (VAT Act) – An entity conducting an enterprise as an investment company is entitled to input tax deduction in res... |
| 2 Jul 2025 | Pick ‘n Pay Retailers (Pty) Ltd v Ramalho, NO and Another[2025] ZASCA 97 · 946/2023 · Liquidation-Concursus creditorum-Mandate given by the seller to the attorneys to make payment from the proceeds of sale terminated upon the... |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Kurt Robert Knoop and Others v Tegeta Exploration and Resources (Pty) Ltd and Others[2025] ZASCA 96 · 312/2024 · Uniform Rules of Court – Rule 7 – whether the court a quo erred in issuing a declaratory order that the attorneys for the second respondent... |
| 24 Jun 2025 | The Minister of Police and Another v Ramabanta[2025] ZASCA 95 · 511/2024 · Application in terms of s 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – reconsideration of a decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal to refu... |
| 23 Jun 2025 | Yossi Barel v Popular Trading CC and Others[2025] ZASCA 94 · 1102/2023 · Counterfeit Goods Act of 1997 – whether a case was made out for setting aside a warrant in terms of s 6 – whether a case was made out in ter... |
| 20 Jun 2025 | MEC for Health, Gauteng Provincial Government v AAS obo CMMS[2025] ZASCA 91 · 401/2023 · Delictual law– general damages – unconscious child claimant – whether entitled to general damages for pain and suffering and amenities of li... |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Van Jaarsveld v The State (1105/2023) and Ras v The State[2025] ZASCA 92 · 885/2024 · Criminal Procedure Act of 1977 (the Act) – section 298 of the Act does not grant the power to alter a verdict once it has been pronounced –... |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Intengo Imoto (Pty) Ltd t/a Northcliff Nissan v Zoutpansberg Motor Wholesalers CC t/a Hyundai Louis Trichardt[2025] ZASCA 93 · 474/2024 · Contract—purchase and sale—claim for payment of price of vehicles purchased—payment by way of electronic funds transfer (EFT)—details of sel... |
| 12 Jun 2025 | Maano Water (Pty) Ltd v Eskom Holdings SOC Limited[2025] ZASCA 87 · 383/24 · Reviewability of tender cancellation – State owned enterprises – executive action distinguished from administrative action – rationality as... |
| 12 Jun 2025 | The State v Thabethe and Others[2025] ZASCA 88 · 839/2023 · Application for leave to appeal – Criminal Procedure – reservation by State of questions of law under s 319(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act... |
| 12 Jun 2025 | Ditlhakanyane v The State[2025] ZASCA 90 · 775/2023 · Practice and procedure – special leave to appeal – s 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013. Appeal – application for special leave to... |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Inzalo Enterprise Management Systems (Pty) Ltd v Chief Albert Luthuli Municipality[2025] ZASCA 85 · 102/2024 · Contract – interpretation – delivery of data – overbreadth of the order-remittal and referral for the hearing of oral evidence. |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Kwadukuza Municipality v Consolidated Aone Trade and Invest 6 (Pty) Ltd [in Liquidation] and Others[2025] ZASCA 86 · 1273/2023 · Local Government: Municipal Systems Act of 2000 (Municipal Systems Act) – whether the high court correctly found that payment made under pro... |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Maximum Profit Recovery (Pty) Ltd v Naledi Local Municipality & Others[2025] ZASCA 83 · 340/2024 · Section 16(2)(a)(i) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 (the Superior Courts Act) – whether in the interest of justice to hear moot appeal –... |
| 10 Jun 2025 | A V Theron & Swanepoel Incorporated and Another v Knott[2025] ZASCA 84 · 237/2024 · Law of Contract – breach of contract – negligence – whether the respondent suffered damages as a result of appellants admitted breach of man... |
| 6 Jun 2025 | Minister of Home Affairs and Another v Vindiren Magadzire and Another[2025] ZASCA 81 · 245/2024 · Judicial review – final relief in one review – interim relief pending another review – overlapping grounds of review and orders – redundancy... |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Khedama v The Minister of Police[2025] ZASCA 79 · 667/2024 · Delict – unlawful arrest and detention – fair and reasonable damages – quantum – fair and reasonable compensation for appellant’s unlawful a... |