538 judgments on file that touch constitution, newest first, each with the court's own file.
| Handed down | Judgment | Court |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2021 | Competition Commission of South Africa v Mediclinic Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd and Another[2021] ZACC 35 · section 12A of the Competition Act 89 of 1998 — substantial lessening of competition — impact of a merger on competition —impact on section... | Constitutional Court |
| 4 Oct 2021 | Premier, Gauteng and Others v Democratic Alliance and Others; African National Congress v Democratic Alliance and Others[2021] ZACC 34 · Section 139(1) of the Constitution — dissolution — exceptional circumstances — 14(4) of Schedule 1 of the Local Government: Municipal System... | Constitutional Court |
| 28 Sep 2021 | Former Way Trade and Ivest (Pty) Limited v Bright Idea Projects 66 (Pty) Limited t/a All Fuels and Another[2021] ZACC 33 · Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977 — section 12B of the Petroleum Products Act does not oust the High Court’s jurisdiction — referral of a f... | Constitutional Court |
| 23 Sep 2021 | Luhlwini Mchunu Community v Hancock and Others[2021] ZASCA 123 · Civil procedure – application for leave to appeal referred for oral argument in terms of s 17(2)(f) of Superior Courts Act of 2013 – costs o... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 23 Sep 2021 | Somali Association of South Africa and Others v The Refugee Appeal Board and Others[2021] ZASCA 124 · Applications for refugee status – duty on decision-maker to assist asylum seeker to obtain as full a picture as possible on which to predica... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 22 Sep 2021 | Centre For Child Law v Director-General Dept of Home Affairs and Others[2021] ZACC 31 · Births and Deaths Registration Act 51 of 1992 — constitutionality of section 10 — section is unconstitutional Section 9 of the Constitution... | Constitutional Court |
| 22 Sep 2021 | Chairperson of the Council of the University of South Africa and Others v Afriforum NPC[2021] ZACC 32 · University language policy — phasing out of Afrikaans as a language of teaching and learning — limitation of section 29(2) of the Constituti... | Constitutional Court |
| 20 Sep 2021 | Democratic Alliance v Electoral Commission of South Africa and Others [review application][2021] ZACC 30 · [Urgent application] — [direct access] — [free and fair elections] [local government election timetable] — [voter registration weekend] — [c... | Constitutional Court |
| 18 Sep 2021 | Electoral Commission of South Africa v Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and Others[reasons for judgment][2021] ZACC 29 | Constitutional Court |
| 17 Sep 2021 | Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma v Secretary of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture & Others [Rescission Application][2021] ZACC 28 · Rescission — urgent application — direct access — rule 42 of the Uniform Rules of Court and common law of rescission Res judicata — functus... | Constitutional Court |
| 7 Sep 2021 | Union for Police Security and Corrections Organisation v South African Custodial Management (Pty) Limited[2021] ZACC 26 · Appeal from the Labour Court — costs — no reasons from the Labour Court for departure from the general rule that costs do not follow the res... | Constitutional Court |
| 6 Sep 2021 | Director of Public Prosecutions Western Cape v Lee Nigel Tucker[2021] ZACC 25 · Section 10 of the Extradition Act 67 of 1962 — magistrate’s powers — extradition enquiry Leave to appeal dismissed — magistrate is entitled... | Constitutional Court |
| 30 Jul 2021 | Qwelane v South African Human Rights Commission and Another[2021] ZACC 22 · Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act 4 of 2000 — constitutionality of section 10(1) — section 10(1) is unconsti... | Constitutional Court |
| 23 Jul 2021 | Minister of Water and Sanitation v Sembcorp Size Water (Pty) Ltd and Another[2021] ZACC 20 · Appeal from Labour Appeal Court — unfair labour practice — quantification of back pay — insufficient information before Labour Court — mater... | Constitutional Court |
| 6 Jul 2021 | Crompton Motors CC v Bright Idea Projects (66) (Pty) Ltd[2021] ZACC 24 · Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977 — Section 6 of the Arbitration Act 42 of 1965 — stay of proceedings — referral to statutory arbitration —... | Constitutional Court |
| 29 Jun 2021 | Secretary of the Judicial Commission of inquiry into Allegation of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud In the Public Sector Including Organ of State v Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma[2021] ZACC 18 · Rule of law — judicial integrity — vindicating the honour of courts Contempt of court — urgent application — direct access — duty to comply... | Constitutional Court |
| 29 Jun 2021 | The Public Protector v The President of the Republic of South Africa and Others[2021] ZACC 19 · Executive Members’ Ethics Act 82 of 1998 — direct appeal — Public Protector Act 23 of 1994 —CR17 donations —complaints under the Code — pers... | Constitutional Court |
| 22 Jun 2021 | National Union of Mineworkers and Others v SAMANCOR Limited and Others[2021] ZACC 16 · Appeal from the Labour Appeal Court — costs — no reasons from Labour Appeal Court for departure from the general rule that costs 2 follow th... | Constitutional Court |
| 22 Jun 2021 | Mduduzi Shembe and Others v Ntombifikile Primrose Shembe N.O[2021] ZACC 17 | Constitutional Court |
| 18 Jun 2021 | Mkhatshwa and Others v Mkhatshwa and Others[2021] ZACC 15 · Costs — punitive costs — vexatious litigation and scurrilous remarks about judges may warrant punitive costs | Constitutional Court |
| 17 Jun 2021 | McGregor v Public Health and Social Development Sectoral Bargaining Council and Others[2021] ZACC 14 · Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 — unfair dismissal — sexual harassment — compensation for procedural unfairness — section 193(2)(c) and sect... | Constitutional Court |
| 11 Jun 2021 | University of Johannesburg v Auckland Park Theological Seminary and Another[2021] ZACC 13 · Contract — delectus personae — contractual interpretation — admissibility of contextual evidence — parol evidence rule — permissibility of c... | Constitutional Court |
| 21 May 2021 | Clicks Retailers (PTY) LTD vs The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Services[2021] ZACC 11 | Constitutional Court |
| 21 May 2021 | Senwedi v The State[2021] ZACC 12 · Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 — Section 276B — non-retrospectivity of non-parole periods in terms of section 276B — non-applicability of... | Constitutional Court |
| 3 May 2021 | Bobroff and Another v The National Director of Public Prosecutions[2021] ZASCA 56 · Prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998 – jurisdiction – power of high court to make a forfeiture order in respect of property situate... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 16 Apr 2021 | David Wilkinson v Georgina Elizabeth Crawford N.O[2021] ZACC 8 · Trust Deed — interpretation — freedom of testation — public policy — section 39(2) of the Constitution | Constitutional Court |
| 14 Apr 2021 | JE Mahlangu and Another v The Minister of Police[2021] ZACC 10 · Delict — Judicial detention — damages — inadmissible confession induced by assault extracted by police from accused person — liability of th... | Constitutional Court |
| 13 Apr 2021 | The Competition Commisission v Beefcor Proprietary Limited and Another[2021] ZACC 9 · Competition Act 89 of 1998 — interpretation of section 67(2) — Competition Commission — withdrawn complaint — completed proceedings | Constitutional Court |
| 13 Apr 2021 | Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma v Democratic Alliance and Economic Freedom Fighters[2021] ZASCA 39 · Review application – delay – State Attorney Act of 1957 – neither s 3(1), nor s 3(3), authorises the State to cover private legal costs – wh... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 13 Apr 2021 | Motus Corporation (Pty) Ltd and Another v Wentzel[2021] ZASCA 40 · Consumer Protection Act of 2008 – consumer approaching the high court to enforce their rights under the Act against the supplier of the moto... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 1 Apr 2021 | Freedom Under Law v Minister of Social Development and Others[2021] ZACC 5 · social grants — judicial supervision — continuing constitutional obligation | Constitutional Court |
| 1 Apr 2021 | Member of the Executive Council for Health, Gauteng Provincial Government v PN[2021] ZACC 6 · Does the power to subpoena under the Public Protector Act trump the proscription under the Tax Administration Act of the disclosure of confi... | Constitutional Court |
| 19 Feb 2021 | King NO and Others v De Jager and Others; Wilkinson and Another v Crawford NO and Others[2021] ZACC 4 · unfair discriminatory bequest — private wills — freedom of testation — Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act 4 o... | Constitutional Court |
| 4 Feb 2021 | Amabhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism NPC and Another v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others; Minister of Police v Amabhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism NPC and Others[2021] ZACC 3 | Constitutional Court |
| 29 Jan 2021 | Fusion Properties 233 CC v Stellenbosch Municipality[2021] ZASCA 10 · Practice and procedure – application for leave to appeal – referral for oral argument in terms of s 17(2)(d) of the Superior Courts Act of 2... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 29 Dec 2020 | Moko v Acting Principal of Malusi Secondary School[2020] ZACC 30 · Direct access — urgent application — right to education — section 29(1) of the Constitution | Constitutional Court |
| 18 Dec 2020 | Smit v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others[2020] ZACC 29 · Drugs and Drugs Trafficking Act 140 of 1992 — constitutionality of section 63 and Schedules — section is unconstitutional and only the amend... | Constitutional Court |
| 18 Dec 2020 | President of the RSA and Another v Women’s Legal Centre Trust and Others; Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development v Faro and Others; and Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development v Esau and Others[2020] ZASCA 177 · Constitutional law – Muslim marriages – whether there is a constitutional obligation on the State to enact legislation recognising Muslim ma... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 15 Dec 2020 | The Public Protector v Commissioner of SARS and Others[2020] ZACC 28 · Does the power to subpoena under the Public Protector Act trump the proscription under the Tax Administration Act of the disclosure of confi... | Constitutional Court |
| 4 Dec 2020 | Sonke Gender Justice NPC v President of Republic of South Africa and Others[2020] ZACC 26 · Correctional Services Act 111 of 1998 — constitutionality of sections 88A(1)(b), 88A(4) and 91 — sections 88A(1)(b) and 91 are unconstitutio... | Constitutional Court |
| 4 Dec 2020 | Louisah Basani Baloyi v Public Protector and Others[2020] ZACC 27 · Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 — section 157(1) — concurrent jurisdiction — unlawful termination | Constitutional Court |
| 27 Nov 2020 | Economic Freedom Fighters v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Another CCT201/19 [View Live Online Judgment Hand-down(View Court Youtube Channel)from 10:00am][2020] ZACC 25 · Riotous Assemblies Act 17 of 1956 — incitement — sentencing — liable — freedom of expression — justification analysis — overbreadth — less r... | Constitutional Court |
| 27 Nov 2020 | Beyond Platinum (Pty) Ltd v Ellies Electronics (Pty) Ltd[2020] ZASCA 154 · Counterfeit Goods Act of 1997 – whether search and seizure warrants lawfully obtained – whether interim interdict to preclude dealing in off... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 27 Nov 2020 | Doorewaard and Another v The State[2020] ZASCA 155 · Mutually destructive versions – evidence of a single witness – corroboration of evidence of a single witness – duty to call important witnes... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 26 Nov 2020 | Nkandla Local Municipality and Others v MEC for the Department of COGTA and Others[2020] ZASCA 153 | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 5 Oct 2020 | Altech Radio Holdings (Pty) Limited and Others v City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality[2020] ZASCA 122 · Legality review – delay – whether delay unreasonable – whether delay should be condoned. ___________________________________________________... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 16 Sep 2020 | Ramabele v The State; Msimango v The State[2020] ZACC 22 · Fair trial rights — postponement for legal representation of choice — judicial bias — unreasonable delays — section 342A of the Criminal Pro... | Constitutional Court |
| 16 Sep 2020 | National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa and Others v Aveng Trident Steel (A Division of Aveng Africa (Pty) Limited) and Another[2020] ZACC 23 · Section 187(1)(c) of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 — demand — automatically unfair dismissals — operational requirements — consultatio... | Constitutional Court |
| 4 Aug 2020 | Road Traffic Management Corporation v Tasima (Pty) Limited; Tasima (Pty) Limited v Road Traffic Management Corporation[2020] ZACC 21 · Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 — section 197 transfer — transfer of employment contracts — effective date of transfer — effect of public or... | Constitutional Court |
| 22 Jul 2020 | Chisuse and Others v Director-General, Department of Home Affairs and Another[2020] ZACC 20 · South African Citizenship Act 88 of 1995 as amended by South African Citizenship Amendment Act 17 of 2010 — constitutionality of section 2(1... | Constitutional Court |
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