Newest first, read from the court's own list the day each is handed down.
| Handed down | Judgment |
|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2025 | Alexia Kobusch and Others v Wendy Whitehead[2025] ZASCA 24 · 515/2023 · Civil procedure – barring a party to proceedings – exception based on lack of averments to sustain a cause of action – whether the exception... |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Doorware CC v Mercury Fittings CC[2025] ZASCA 25 · 836/2023 · Application for leave to appeal – dispute as to whether agreement exists – referred to oral evidence – interim interdict granted – applicant... |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Bidvest Protea Coin Security (Pty) Ltd v Mandla Wellem Mabena[2025] ZASCA 23 · 986/2023 · Section 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – reconsideration of a decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal to refuse special leave t... |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Medupe & Others v African National Congress & Others[2025] ZASCA 22 · 003/2024 · Administrative law – constitution of a voluntary association – interpretation of rule 12.2.4 of the African National Congress constitution –... |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Tosholo v Road Accident Fund[2025] ZASCA 21 · 875/2023 · Civil Procedure – special plea of prior settlement – compromised claim – settlement agreement neither challenged nor rectified – Road Accide... |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Aveng Mining Shafts & Underground v The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service[2025] ZASCA 20 · 1192/2023 · Value-Added Tax Act of 1991 (the Act) – vendor conducting enterprise of shaft sinking and mining construction activities – whether input tax... |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Newnet Properties (Pty) Ltd t/a Sunshine Hospital v The Road Accident Fund[2025] ZASCA 19 · 1150/2023 · Civil procedure – principle of finality of court orders – whether the Road Accident Fund is entitled to compel a judgment creditor to provid... |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Haralambos Prokas N O and Others v Zoviflo (Pty) Ltd[2025] ZASCA 18 · 61/2024 · Contract – interpretation of – whether Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) and Nominee Shareholders Agreement (NSA) concluded on the same day are... |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Sishen Iron Ore Company (Pty) Ltd v CSARS[2025] ZASCA 16 · 550/2023 · Taxation – taxpayer deriving income from mining operations – whether expenditure incurred in respect of the relocation of a neighbouring res... |
| 5 Mar 2025 | The Road Accident Fund and Others v Hlatshwayo and Others (724/2023 and 724B/2023)[2025] ZASCA 17 · Civil procedure-whether it was competent for the full court to inquire into the issue of costs occasioned by the late settlement of two Road... |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Casadobe Props 60 (Pty) Ltd v Fratelli Martini Secondo Luigi SpA[2025] ZASCA 14 · 759/2023 · Trade Mark – opposition to the registration of a trade mark in reliance upon s 10(14) of the Trade Marks Act 194 of 1993 – whether the trade... |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Board of Governors of Mitchell House School and Others v Maluleke[2025] ZASCA 15 · 748/2023 · Civil Procedure – re-adjudication of concluded application by same court – functus officio – res judicata principles – Judge re-adjudicating... |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Akani Retirement Fund Administrators (Pty) Limited and Others v Moropa and Others (1125/2022 and 1129/2022)[2025] ZASCA 13 · Mootness – appeal having no practical effect – whether a discrete point of law arises – general principles restated. |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Ngcobo v The State[2025] ZASCA 12 · 115/2024 · Criminal law – conviction – whether the trial court failed to exercise caution when considering the evidence of a single witness – whether t... |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Absa Bank Limited v Johan Serfontein and Another[2024] ZASCA 11 · 740/2023 · National Credit Act of 2005 (the NCA) – acknowledgement of debt and power of attorney – whether a ‘supplementary agreement’ containing unlaw... |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Manwadu v Manwadu and Others[2025] ZASCA 10 · 799/2023 · Evidence – uncertified copy of Identity Document utilised to prove customary marriage – failure to produce certificate of marriage or coroll... |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Kangra Coal (Pty) Ltd v The Trustees of the Time Being of the Corneels Greyling Trust and Others[2025] ZASCA 9 · 1052/2023 · Appeals in terms of s 148(3) of the National Water Act of 1998 (the NWA) against water use licences (the WUL) – suspension of licence pursua... |
| 31 Jan 2025 | Magasela v The State (12572023)[2025] ZASCA 8 · Appeal against conviction and sentence – proof beyond a reasonable doubt – rejection of appellant’s version – not reasonably possibly true –... |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Spar Group Limited and Others v Twelve Gods Supermarket (Pty) Ltd and Others[2025] ZASCA 7 · 1100/2022 · Superior Courts Act of 2013 (the Superior Courts Act) – Reconsideration of application for special for leave to appeal – s 17(2)(f) of the S... |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Mashwayi Projects (Pty) Ltd and Others v Wescoal (Pty) Ltd and Others (11572023)[2025] ZASCA 5 · Company law – Companies Act of 2008 (the Act) – Chapter thereof – business rescue – whether post commencement creditors excluded from voting... |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Equistock Properties 8 (Pty) Ltd and Another v Oosthuizen and Others (7382023 and 7392023)[2025] ZASCA 6 · Civil Procedure – the requirements of a final interdict restated – authority to bring an application not established – personal costs order... |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Du Plessis v Majiedt N O and Others[2025] ZASCA 4 · 841/2023 · Insolvency – locus standi of insolvent to sue in his own name – Insolvency Act of 1936 – trustees were the correct persons to take action –... |
| 17 Jan 2025 | Kidrogen RF (Pty) Ltd v Erasmus and Others[2025] ZASCA 3 · 815/2023 · Arbitration – extension of time in terms of section of the Arbitration Act of 1965 – applicability, proper approach and relevant considerati... |
| 15 Jan 2025 | MEC for Health Eastern Cape v AS obo SS[2025] ZASCA 2 · 842/2023 · Civil procedure – uniform rule 49 – condonation and reinstatement of appeal – discretion to condone not exercised judicially - delict – medi... |
| 30 Dec 2024 | MEC for Health, Gauteng v Dr Regan Solomons[2024] ZASCA 184 · 1089/2023 · Practice and procedure – subpoena duces tecum – cause of action ceased to exist before judgment at first instance – court not entitled to pr... |
| 27 Dec 2024 | Zeal Health Innovations (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Defence and Military Veterans and Another[2024] ZASCA 183 · 967/2023 · Procurement law and administrative law – court’s powers when contract declared constitutionally invalid – just and equitable remedy in terms... |
| 24 Dec 2024 | Superior Macadamias (Pty) Ltd and Others v Emvest Agricultural Corporation (Mauritius) Ltd and Another[2024] ZASCA 182 · 865/2022 · Winding up – locus standi – creditor – failure to prove indebtedness of respondent. Winding up – shareholder – just and equitable – dormant... |
| 20 Dec 2024 | Macneil Plastics (Pty) Ltd v Van den Heever N O and Others[2024] ZASCA 181 · 906/2023 · Liquidation – Company placed in liquidation due to inability to pay its debts – payment made by company to its creditor after the commenceme... |
| 19 Dec 2024 | N M v The Central Authority for the Republic of South Africa and Another[2024] ZASCA 178 · 1078/2024 · Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (the Hague Convention) – whether a defence to the application for the... |
| 19 Dec 2024 | Glencore Operations South Africa (Pty) Limited and Others v Master of the High Court, Northwest and Others[2024] ZASCA 179 · 945/2023 |
| 19 Dec 2024 | Hutchinson Wild v Legal Practice Council & Others[2024] ZASCA 180 · 956/2023 · Administrative Law – review of the Legal Practice Council’s decision to issue an advisory note – whether the decision is administrative acti... |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Eskom Holdings Soc Ltd and Another v Sonae Arauco (Pty) Ltd[2024] ZASCA 177 · 1018/2023 · Electricity Regulation Act of 2006 (the Act) – Eskom and municipalities’ statutory obligations regarding loadshedding – legal nature of Code... |
| 13 Dec 2024 | Siyabonga Gugulethu Galela (Ex Parte Application) (1294/2023[2024] ZASCA 176 · Admission as a legal practitioner – explanation required on failure to attach degree certificates – insufficient disclosure on directorship... |
| 12 Dec 2024 | Edgar Davids v The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans and Others and Zilta Miles v The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans and Others[2024] ZASCA 171 · 854/2023 · Military ombud – Military Ombud Act of 2012 – complaints upheld – section 6(8) – the recommendation of appropriate relief for implementation... |
| 12 Dec 2024 | Sethosa v The State[2024] ZASCA 172 · 679/2023 · Criminal Procedure – appeal against conviction and sentence – leave to appeal refused by the Regional Court – petition in terms of s 309C of... |
| 12 Dec 2024 | Petersen and Others v SASSA (1106/2023, 1139/2023 and 1053/2023)[2024] ZASCA 173 · Self-review – Legality review – undue delay – prescription – Prescription Act of 1969 – debt – public law remedy – judgment debt – intergove... |
| 12 Dec 2024 | Sabdia N O and Another v Soma and Another[2024] ZASCA 174 · 845/2023 · Administration of deceased estate – s 51(1)(a) of Administration of Estates Act of 1965 – freedom of testation – review in terms of rule of... |
| 12 Dec 2024 | DPP, Limpopo v Kwinda[2024] ZASCA 175 · 266/2023 · Appeal in terms of s 311(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act of 1977 (the CPA) – whether the question raised is a question of law or fact – ple... |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Smith v The Legal Practitioners’ Fidelity Fund Board[2024] ZASCA 170 · 541/23 · The Attorneys Act of 1979 – whether funds were ‘entrusted’, as contemplated in s 26(a) of the Attorneys Act – applicability of s 47(1)(g) –... |
| 9 Dec 2024 | The Body Corporate of San Sydney v Shivani Singh and Others[2024] ZASCA 169 · 779/2023 · Sectional Titles Act of 1986 (the STA) and Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act of 2011 (the STSMA) – right of extension of scheme reserv... |
| 5 Dec 2024 | Munsami v The Standard Bank of SA & Others[2024] ZASCA 167 · 122/2023 · Application for leave to appeal in terms of s 17(2)(d) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – reasonable prospects of success on appeal – liti... |
| 5 Dec 2024 | Brain Gear Investments (Pty) Ltd and Others v Buhle Waste (Pty) Ltd and Another[2024] ZASCA 168 · 102/2023; 103/2023; 108/2023; 110/2023 · Administrative law – review under Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000 – decision by Municipality to approve shareholding in wate... |
| 4 Dec 2024 | Masiteng v Minister of Police[2024] ZASCA 165 · 944/2023 · Reconsideration of application for leave to appeal – s 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – whether exceptional circumstances exist... |
| 4 Dec 2024 | Media Sumary Ibex RSA Holdco Limited and Another v Tiso Blackstar Group (Pty) Ltd and Others[2024] ZASCA 166 · 862/2022 · Constitutional Law – Promotion of Access to Information Act of 2003 – access to report on forensic investigation – fraud and accounting irre... |
| 2 Dec 2024 | The Minister of Department of Rural Development and Land Reform and Others v Thamsanqa Davis Bisset[2024] ZASCA 164 · 982/2023 · Land – compensation – s 42D of the Restitution of Land Rights Act of 1994 – settlement agreement – absence of concurrence – review – absence... |
| 29 Nov 2024 | Loyiso Ludidi & Others v The State (983/2022 and 056/2024)[2024] ZASCA 162 · Sentence of life imprisonment – whether a lengthy period of incarceration as an awaiting trial prisoner can amount to a substantial and comp... |
| 29 Nov 2024 | Platinum Wheels (Pty) Ltd v The National Consumer Commission & Another[2024] ZASCA 163 · 612/2023 · National Consumer Commission represented in the high court by attorney who had no right of appearance after his name was struck from roll of... |
| 22 Nov 2024 | Fono and Another v Port St Johns Municipality[2024] ZASCA 161 · 1271/2022 · Constitutional and Administrative Law – constitutionality of legislation – the Minister responsible for the administration of the National B... |
| 18 Nov 2024 | Z D E v C E[2024] ZASCA 159 · 1011/2022 · Family law – divorce proceedings – primary residence, care and contact of a minor child provided in settlement agreement – duty of the court... |
| 18 Nov 2024 | Kgoshi Ngoako Isaac Lebogo and Another v Headman Matome Kobe and Others[2024] ZASCA 160 · 1204/2021 · Customary law – traditional leadership – Limpopo Traditional Leadership and Institutions Act of 2005 – relieving headmen/women from their ro... |