Newest first, read from the court's own list the day each is handed down.
| Handed down | Judgment |
|---|---|
| 28 Jun 2024 | Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy v Becker (Case no 1199/23); National Nuclear Regulator and Another v Becker (Case no 966/2023); Becker v Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy[2024] ZASCA 106 · 1013/2023 · National Nuclear Regulator Act of 1999 – Board of Directors of Regulator appointed by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy in terms... |
| 21 Jun 2024 | C A R v The Central Authority of The Republic of South Africa and Another[2024] ZASCA 103 · 737/2023 · Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction – whether a defence to the application for the return of the child to... |
| 21 Jun 2024 | Eamonn Courtney v Izak Johannes Boshoff NO & Others[2024] ZASCA 104 · 483/2023 · Insolvency law — order of final sequestration not preceded by provisional order — order not a nullity — valid until set aside by a court of... |
| 20 Jun 2024 | Moodley and Another v The State[2024] ZASCA 102 · 475/2023 · Criminal Law and Procedure – identification – witnesses’ previous knowledge of the appellants – appellants identified by witnesses on the st... |
| 19 Jun 2024 | Trustco Group Holdings Limited v Financial Services Tribunal and Another[2024] ZASCA 100 · 471/2023 · Statutory interpretation – Financial Markets Act of 2012 (Financial Markets Act) – powers of Johannesburg Stock Exchange – has wide powers i... |
| 19 Jun 2024 | City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality v Glofurn (Pty) Ltd[2024] ZASCA 101 · 136/2023 · Civil law and procedure – whether the municipality was entitled to implement credit control measures against the company; whether the disput... |
| 14 Jun 2024 | Masango and Another v The State[2024] ZASCA 98 · 203/2022 · Criminal Procedure – first appellant appeal against conviction and sentence – second appellant appeal against conviction – leave to appeal r... |
| 14 Jun 2024 | Krohne (Pty) Ltd v Strategic Fuel Fund Association[2024] ZASCA 99 · 476/2023 · Arbitration law – whether the appellant’s claim, based on the enforcement of an arbitral award is founded on a valid cause of action – wheth... |
| 13 Jun 2024 | MEC for the Department of Public Works & Others v Ikamva Architects CC and Others[2024] ZASCA 95 · 867/2022 · Civil Procedure – on appeal, the appellants were not entitled to an order they did not seek in the court of first instance – attachment of a... |
| 13 Jun 2024 | KSL v AL[2024] ZASCA 96 · 356/2023 · Civil procedure – anti-dissipation interdict – whether requirements for an interim anti-dissipation interdict are satisfied – whether intent... |
| 13 Jun 2024 | AIG South Africa Limited v 43 Air School Holdings (Pty) Ltd and Others[2024] ZASCA 97 · 640/2023 · Insurance law – interpretation of insurance policy – policy providing cover for loss resulting from interruption of business due to notifiab... |
| 12 Jun 2024 | Pitso and Others v Chabeli Molatoli Attorneys Incorporated[2024] ZASCA 94 · 420/2023 · Agency and representation – at common law a mandate is in general terminable at the will of the principal – requirements of final interdict... |
| 11 Jun 2024 | Van Jaarsveld v Van Jaarsveld and Another[2024] ZASCA 92 · 258/2023 · Divorce – arbitration agreement in the Deed of Settlement made an order of court – interpretation of s 2(a) of the Arbitration Act of 1965 –... |
| 11 Jun 2024 | Ubisi and Another v Road Accident Fund[2024] ZASCA 93 · 711/2023 · Practice and procedure – settlement agreement of claim against the Road Accident Fund – irregular and improper setting aside of settlement a... |
| 10 Jun 2024 | Edward Nathan Sonnenberg Inc v Hawarden[2024] ZASCA 90 · 421/23 · Delictual claim – claim for pure economic loss caused by omission – wrongfulness – risk of indeterminate liability – vulnerability to risk –... |
| 10 Jun 2024 | Mawecro (Pty) Ltd v Sithole and Others[2024] ZASCA 91 · 322/2023 · Challenge to decision to remove directors – on the facts declaratory relief without review not competent. 2 ________________________________... |
| 7 Jun 2024 | Tyte Security Services CC v Western Cape Provincial Government and Others[2024] ZASCA 88 · 479/2024 · Section of Superior Courts Act of 2013 – leave to execute pending appeal – requirements of exceptional circumstances and irreparable harm co... |
| 7 Jun 2024 | Mabena v The State[2024] ZASCA 89 · 709/22 · Criminal Law – Sentencing – Convictions of robbery with aggravating circumstances and attempted murder – whether sentence for each convictio... |
| 5 Jun 2024 | Department of Home Affairs and Others (with Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town intervening as Amicus Curiae)[2024] ZASCA 87 · 821/2022 · Immigration – Refugee Act 130 of 1998 – whether asylum seeker entitled to submit subsequent applications after initial application has been... |
| 4 Jun 2024 | Bonifacio and Another v Lombard Insurance Company Ltd[2024] ZASCA 86 · 247/2023 · Construction law – performance guarantee – guarantor resisting liability on basis that the claim is fraudulent – guarantor thereafter compro... |
| 3 Jun 2024 | The National Director of Public Prosecutions v Sijoyi Robert Mdhlovu[2022] ZASCA 85 · 194/2023 · Application for leave to appeal – referral for oral evidence in terms of s 17(2)(d) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – whether reasonable... |
| 3 Jun 2024 | Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy and Others v Sustaining the Wild Coast NPC and Others[2024] ZASCA 84 · 58/2023; 71/2023; 351/2023 · Review – failure by court to consider question of just and equitable relief under s 172 of the Constitution when setting aside grant and ren... |
| 31 May 2024 | Goedverwachting Farm (Pty) Ltd v Roux and Others[2024] ZASCA 83 · 641/2023 · Land tenure – Extension of Security of Tenure Act of 1997 – whether the respondents were occupiers as defined – no evidence of commercial fa... |
| 28 May 2024 | AfriForum v Economic Freedom Fighters & Others[2023] ZASCA 82 · 1105/2022 · Equality – Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act of 2000 – s 10(1) – prohibition of hate speech – res judicata –... |
| 28 May 2024 | City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality v Tshepo Gugu Trading CC and Another[2024] ZASCA 81 · 1054/2022 · Property law – spoliation (mandament van spolie) requirements – municipality dismantling and removing respondent’s billboard on municipal la... |
| 27 May 2024 | Botha N O and Others v Jonker and Others[2024] ZASCA 78 · 1003/2022 · Liquidation – close corporation – first meeting of creditors and members of close corporation summoned more than one-month after date of fin... |
| 27 May 2024 | Snowy Owl Properties 284 (Pty) Ltd and Others v Mziki Share Block Limited[2024] ZASCA 79 · 642/2022 · Interdict – infringement of rights conferred by servitude - appeal against a final order – defences raised against grant of the interdict de... |
| 27 May 2024 | George Hlaudi Motsoeneng v South African Broadcasting Corporation Soc Ltd and Others[2024] ZASCA 80 · 64/2023 · Application in terms of s 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – absence of exceptional circumstances – application dismissed. 2 ____... |
| 23 May 2024 | Schultz v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others[2024] ZASCA 77 · 76/2023 · International law – extradition – Constitution – Extradition Act of 1962 – whether power to make extradition request to a foreign State vest... |
| 16 May 2024 | Old Mutual Unit Trust Managers Limited v Living Hands (Pty) Ltd and Others[2024] ZASCA 75 · 18/2023 · Delict – pure economic loss – financial institution – client calling up investment portfolio – funds paid out in terms of investment agreeme... |
| 16 May 2024 | City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality v Malvigenix NPC t/a Wecanwin and Others[2024] ZASCA 76 · 90/2023 · Local government – Municipal Property Rates Act of 2004 – valuation rolls – setting aside of valuation rolls – consequence – appeal against... |
| 10 May 2024 | Molosi and Others v King Phahlo Royal Family and Others[2024] ZASCA 73 · 1005/2022 · Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act of 2003 – section 9 – nomination of king or queen – dispute as to which is legitimate ro... |
| 10 May 2024 | Lategan and Another v The Director of Public Prosecutions, Western Cape and Another[2024] ZASCA 74 · 314/2022 · Interpretation of statutes – sexual offences – Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act of 2007(the Act) – whether s... |
| 8 May 2024 | Maritz v The State[2024] ZASCA 72 · 81/2023 · Recusal application – refusal by a judge to recuse herself before sentencing in a criminal trial – onus rests on the appellant to discharge,... |
| 6 May 2024 | The DPP Western Cape v Bongo[2024] ZASCA 70 · 990/2022 · Reservation of questions of law in terms of s 319 of the Criminal Procedure Act of 1977 – what constitutes a question of law – misdirection... |
| 6 May 2024 | Minister of Police v Miya[2024] ZASCA 71 · 1250/2022 |
| 3 May 2024 | National Student Financial Aid Scheme v Moloi and Others (574/2022 &194/2022)[2024] ZASCA 66 · Administrative Law – determination of eligibility criteria for a university bursary scheme by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSF... |
| 3 May 2024 | MV ‘New Endeavor’ and Others v Indian Oil Corporation Limited[2024] ZASCA 67 · 283/2023 · Admiralty law – arrest of an associated ship in terms of ss 3(6) and (7) of the Admiralty Jurisdiction Regulation Act 105 of 1983 (the Act)... |
| 3 May 2024 | Ntoni Jacob Hlape v The Minister of Police[2024] ZASCA 68 · 426/2023 · Civil procedure – unlawful arrest and detention – whether the arrest and detention of appellant was unlawful – whether respondent was liable... |
| 3 May 2024 | City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and Others v Copperleaf Country Estate (Pty) Ltd and Another[2024] ZASCA 69 · 245/2023 · Local government – Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act of 2004 – municipal property rates – Deeds Registries Act of 1937 – proper... |
| 30 Apr 2024 | Optivest Health Services (Pty) Ltd v The Council for Medical Schemes and Others[2024] ZASCA 64 · 396/2023 · Whether s 44(4) of the Medical Schemes Act 131 of 1998 (the Act) enables the Council and Registrar of Medical Schemes to investigate the con... |
| 30 Apr 2024 | Democratic Alliance v Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs[2024] ZASCA 65 · 700/2022 · Constitutional law – section of the Disaster Management Act of 2002 – constitutional challenge – whether delegation of plenary legislative p... |
| 29 Apr 2024 | Cuducap (Pty) Ltd v De Bruyn[2024] ZASCA 62 · 69/2023 · Joinder – appeal court taking point of non-joinder mero motu - court would not deal with matters where a third party who may have a direct a... |
| 29 Apr 2024 | Eskom Holdings SOC Limited v Babcock Ntuthuko Engineering (137/2023, 156/2023 and 148/2023)[2024] ZASCA 63 · Constitutional Law – s 217 of the Constitution – Preferential Procurement Framework Act of 2000 – procurement of goods and services ─ compli... |
| 26 Apr 2024 | Nkomo and Others v The State[2024] ZASCA 61 · 130/2022 · Criminal law and procedure – distinction between recognition and identification of a suspect. Factors applicable. 2 ________________________... |
| 24 Apr 2024 | Supplementary Order ABSA Bank Limited v Rosenburg and Another[2024] ZASCA 58 · 1255/2022 · Contract – interpretation thereof – whether the guarantee agreement concluded between the parties and securing the indebtedness of the credi... |
| 24 Apr 2024 | Director of Public Prosecutions, Eastern Cape, Makhanda v Coko (Women's Legal Centre Trust, Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa and Commission for Gender Equality intervening as Amici Curiae)[2024] ZASCA 59 · 248/2022 · Criminal law and procedure – rape – consent to an act of sexual penetration – nature of consent – appeal by Director of Public Prosecutions... |
| 24 Apr 2024 | Venator Africa (Pty) Ltd v Watts and Another[2024] ZASCA 60 · 053/2023 · Company law – exception – s 218(2) read with s 22(1) of the Companies Act of 2008 – allegation that company carried on its business reckless... |
| 19 Apr 2024 | Vorster v Clothing City (Pty) Ltd[2024] ZASCA 53 · 159/2023 · Jurisdiction – Magistrates’ Court Act of 1944 (the Act) – whether a claim for damages falls within the monetary jurisdiction of the magistra... |
| 19 Apr 2024 | Heidi Joubert v Pierre Joubert[2024] ZASCA 55 · 285/2023 · Divorce – spousal maintenance – order compelling furnishing of further particulars not appealable. |