1003 judgments on file that touch appeal, newest first, each with the court's own file.
| Handed down | Judgment | Court |
|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2025 | Lorenzi v The State[2025] ZASCA 58 · Practice and procedure – special leave to appeal -refusal by two judges of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) – s 17(2)(f) of the Superior Co... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 12 May 2025 | Henque 3935 CC t/a PQ Clothing Outlet v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service[2025] ZASCA 56 · Company in business rescue – whether tax liability arising from additional assessment raised by Commissioner for South African Revenue Servi... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 12 May 2025 | Gilchrist v The State[2025] ZASCA 57 · Criminal Law and Procedure – s 93ter(1) of the Magistrates’ Court Act of 1944 – appellant legally represented – record stating no assessors... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 9 May 2025 | Godfrey Alfred Ntuli v The State[2025] ZASCA 53 · Criminal law – hearsay evidence – cannot be admitted after the close of the state’s case – the trial court must rule on it before close of t... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 9 May 2025 | Manelis v Manelis[2025] ZASCA 55 · Divorce – accrual system – effect of the declaration of the net value of a party’s estate at the commencement of his or her marriage in an a... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 8 May 2025 | Mothulwe v Labour Court, Johannesburg and Others[2025] ZACC 10 · Rescission — res judicata — section 34 of the Constitution — access to courts | Constitutional Court |
| 7 May 2025 | Nakana v Claassens & Others[2025] ZASCA 52 · Criminal law – malicious prosecution – whether the Supreme Court of Appeal (the SCA) may interfere with the order of the Limpopo Division of... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 6 May 2025 | Democratic Alliance v Minister of Home Affairs and Another[2025] ZACC 8 · Citizenship Act 88 of 1995 — confirmation application — constitutionality of section 6(1)(a) — loss of citizenship — order of constitutional... | Constitutional Court |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Huntrex 277 (Pty) Ltd v Berzack and Others[2025] ZACC 6 · Servitude — whether praedial or personal — approach to interpretation of servitude — whether servitude compliant with principles of property... | Constitutional Court |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others v Ntuli[2025] ZACC 7 · Correctional Services Policy Procedures on Formal Education Programmes — right to further education — use of personal computers in prison ce... | Constitutional Court |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Twenty-Third Century Systems (Pty) Ltd and Another v SAP Africa Region (Pty) Ltd[2025] ZASCA 51 · Law of contract – whether a contracting party can rely on the terms of a contract after the termination of the contract – distinction betwee... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 29 Apr 2025 | East Asian Consortium B.V. v MTN Group Limited and Others[2025] ZASCA 50 · Delict – unlawful inducement – unlawful competition – conflict of law – transnational delicts – lex loci delicti – significant relationship... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 25 Apr 2025 | Johannes Frederick Gouws N O and Others v Johannes Petrus Erasmus Swarts N O[2025] ZASCA 48 · Law of Contract – verbal agreement – transfer of shares – whether a valid and legally binding purchase and sale agreement was concluded betw... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 25 Apr 2025 | Sekabate v The State[2025] ZASCA 49 · Application for special leave referred to oral argument in terms of s 17 (2)(d) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – exceptional circumstanc... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 24 Apr 2025 | Shaynaz Prithilal v Akani Egoli (Pty) Limited and Another[2025] ZACC 5 · Attorney and client costs — Court’s duty to give reasons — sections 1(c) and 34 of the Constitution | Constitutional Court |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Minister of Environmental Affairs v The Trustees for the time being of Groundwork Trust and Others[2025] ZASCA 43 · National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act of 2004 (the Air Quality Act) – statutory interpretation – ministerial powers to enact re... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 8 Apr 2025 | The Loan Company (Pty) Ltd v The National Credit Regulator and Another[2025] ZASCA 40 · National Credit Act, of 2005 – interpretation – sections 40(1), 40(3), 76(3), 100(1)(c),100(1)(d)(ii) and 151 – obligation to register as cr... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 4 Apr 2025 | JT International Manufacturing South Africa (Pty) Ltd v The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service[2025] ZASCA 37 · Interpretation: Customs and Excise Act of 1964 – twelve imported consignments of cigarette tobacco entered under rebate code 460.24 not ente... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Uys N O and Others v National Credit Regulator and Another[2025] ZASCA 34 · National Credit Act of 2005 (NCA) – impugned transactions – whether the impugned transactions constitute credit agreements as defined by s 8... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Western Cape Provincial Government and Others v D C Security (Pty) Ltd t/a D C Security and Others[2025] ZASCA 35 · Administrative law – review and setting aside – tender – Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000 – whether appeal has been rendered... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 31 Mar 2025 | United Manganese of Kalahari (Pty) Limited v Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service and four other cases[2025] ZACC 2 · Section 105 of Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011 — test for granting a direction — relevant considerations in granting or refusing direction... | Constitutional Court |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service v Richards Bay Coal Terminal (Pty) Ltd[2025] ZACC 3 · Customs and Excise Act 91 of 1964 — tariff determination — section 47(9)(e) — wide appeal — review in terms of Promotion of Administrative J... | Constitutional Court |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Obiang v Janse van Rensburg & Others[2025] ZASCA 30 · Civil Procedure – rescission of orders in terms of rule 42(1)(a) of Uniform Rules of Court – Service of legal process in substantial complia... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 31 Mar 2025 | The National Director of Public Prosecutions v Victor N O and Others[2025] ZASCA 31 · Prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998 (POCA) – funds kept in bank accounts of company and directors the proceeds of an unlawful inve... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Aventino Ecotroopers Joint Venture and Others v The MEC for the Department of Roads and Transport, Gauteng Province and Others[2025] ZASCA 32 · Tender – tender validity period – extensions of the period – s of the Public Finance Management Act of 1999 – supply chain management policy... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Resilient Rock (Pty) Ltd v Voltex (Pty) Ltd t/a Atlas Group[2025] ZASCA 33 · Insolvency law – section 347(5) of the Companies Act of 1973 – whether an appeal court has jurisdiction to grant a final winding-up order, w... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 28 Mar 2025 | late Yasmin Salie) and Another[2025] ZASCA 26 · Delict – negligence – runner colliding with member of public during race – route on promenade not cordoned off – runner negligent in failing... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Sumeil (Pty) Ltd v Coogal Finance (Pty) Ltd (In Liquidation) and Others[2025] ZASCA 27 · Claim for money payment on application – application of Plascon-Evans rule – Set-off – executory contract – reciprocal obligations – duty of... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Alexia Kobusch and Others v Wendy Whitehead[2025] ZASCA 24 · Civil procedure – barring a party to proceedings – exception based on lack of averments to sustain a cause of action – whether the exception... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Doorware CC v Mercury Fittings CC[2025] ZASCA 25 · Application for leave to appeal – dispute as to whether agreement exists – referred to oral evidence – interim interdict granted – applicant... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Bidvest Protea Coin Security (Pty) Ltd v Mandla Wellem Mabena[2025] ZASCA 23 · 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... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Ekapa Minerals (Pty) Ltd and Another v Sol Plaatje Local Municipality and Others[2025] ZACC 1 · [municipal property rates] — [principle of legality] — [section 172(1)(b)] — [just and equitable relief] — [review proceedings] | Constitutional Court |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Medupe & Others v African National Congress & Others[2025] ZASCA 22 · Administrative law – constitution of a voluntary association – interpretation of rule 12.2.4 of the African National Congress constitution –... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Tosholo v Road Accident Fund[2025] ZASCA 21 · Civil Procedure – special plea of prior settlement – compromised claim – settlement agreement neither challenged nor rectified – Road Accide... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Aveng Mining Shafts & Underground v The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service[2025] ZASCA 20 · Value-Added Tax Act of 1991 (the Act) – vendor conducting enterprise of shaft sinking and mining construction activities – whether input tax... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Newnet Properties (Pty) Ltd t/a Sunshine Hospital v The Road Accident Fund[2025] ZASCA 19 · Civil procedure – principle of finality of court orders – whether the Road Accident Fund is entitled to compel a judgment creditor to provid... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Haralambos Prokas N O and Others v Zoviflo (Pty) Ltd[2025] ZASCA 18 · Contract – interpretation of – whether Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) and Nominee Shareholders Agreement (NSA) concluded on the same day are... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Sishen Iron Ore Company (Pty) Ltd v CSARS[2025] ZASCA 16 · Taxation – taxpayer deriving income from mining operations – whether expenditure incurred in respect of the relocation of a neighbouring res... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 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... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Casadobe Props 60 (Pty) Ltd v Fratelli Martini Secondo Luigi SpA[2025] ZASCA 14 · 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... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Board of Governors of Mitchell House School and Others v Maluleke[2025] ZASCA 15 · Civil Procedure – re-adjudication of concluded application by same court – functus officio – res judicata principles – Judge re-adjudicating... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 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. | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Ngcobo v The State[2025] ZASCA 12 · Criminal law – conviction – whether the trial court failed to exercise caution when considering the evidence of a single witness – whether t... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Manwadu v Manwadu and Others[2025] ZASCA 10 · Evidence – uncertified copy of Identity Document utilised to prove customary marriage – failure to produce certificate of marriage or coroll... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Kangra Coal (Pty) Ltd v The Trustees of the Time Being of the Corneels Greyling Trust and Others[2025] ZASCA 9 · 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... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 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 –... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Spar Group Limited and Others v Twelve Gods Supermarket (Pty) Ltd and Others[2025] ZASCA 7 · 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... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 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... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 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... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Du Plessis v Majiedt N O and Others[2025] ZASCA 4 · Insolvency – locus standi of insolvent to sue in his own name – Insolvency Act of 1936 – trustees were the correct persons to take action –... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
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