385 judgments on file that touch evidence, newest first, each with the court's own file.
| Handed down | Judgment | Court |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2026 | Pholosi v The State[2026] ZASCA 49 · Criminal Procedure – appeal – Regional Court refusing leave to appeal – petition to High Court for leave to appeal against conviction dismis... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Davison v Mpambaniso[2026] ZASCA 50 · Contract – identity of other party to an investment mandate – whether agreement concluded by respondent with appellant or a company represen... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 8 Apr 2026 | Systems Applications Consultants (Pty) Ltd t/a Securinfo v SAP SE and Another[2026] ZACC 13 | Constitutional Court |
| 8 Apr 2026 | Hartmann and Others v Hacker N O and Others[2026] ZASCA 46 · Law of Trusts – Distribution of Trust Assets – whether the appellants established locus standi – beneficiary’s standing – mootness – interpr... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 2 Apr 2026 | Motsitsi v The State[2026] ZASCA 44 · Criminal Law and Procedure – conviction – common purpose – dissociation from common purpose – Criminal Law Amendment Act 105 of 1997 – wheth... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 1 Apr 2026 | NAD Property Income Fund (Pty) Ltd v The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited and Another[2026] ZASCA 42 · Expropriation – s 12(1) of the Expropriation Act of 1975 – s 25(3) of the Constitution – just and equitable – compensation payable – true di... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Rowland and Others v Logos Carriers CC[2026] ZASCA 36 · Extension of Security of Tenure Act of 1997 — eviction of occupiers — application for leave to appeal dismissed — application to amplify gro... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 13 Mar 2026 | AfriForum NPC v Ngwathe Local Municipality and Others[2026] ZASCA 28 · Costs – Award – General Principles – costs follow the result – if the government loses in litigation between the government and a private pa... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 6 Mar 2026 | Lenette Janse De Wit & Others v Toerien De Wit N O & Others[2026] ZASCA 23 · Trust Property Control Act – section 13 – application to terminate trust and appoint receiver to distribute trust assets – whether appellant... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 27 Feb 2026 | Democratic Alliance v Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Alliance and Others[2026] ZACC 10 · Temporary emergency shelter — Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002 — Housing Act 107 of 1997 | Constitutional Court |
| 27 Feb 2026 | The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service v Mining Pressure Systems (Pty) Ltd[2026] ZASCA 21 · Customs and Excise Act of 1964 – tariff determination – classification of goods for the purposes of customs duty – imported seamless carbon... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 11 Feb 2026 | T N obo B N v The Member of the Executive Council for Health of the Eastern Cape Government and Others[2026] ZASCA 14 · Delict – measure of damages – child sustaining quadriplegic cerebral palsy as a result of hospital staff’s negligence – common law once-and-... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Road Accident Fund v Newnet Properties (Pty) Ltd t/a Sunshine Hospital and Another[2026] ZASCA 15 · Section 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – reconsideration of refusal of leave to appeal on petition – alleged contravention of v... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 6 Feb 2026 | Lutzkie v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service[2026] ZASCA 11 · Practice and procedure – s 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – referral of decision refusing special leave to appeal to the court... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 6 Feb 2026 | Moloi v Road Accident Fund[2026] ZASCA 13 · Delict – claim for damages – Road Accident Fund – future loss of earning capacity – applicant's expert evidence uncontroverted by respondent... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 30 Jan 2026 | Lewis Stores Proprietary Ltd v Pepkor Holdings Ltd and Others[2026] ZACC 4 · Competition law — intervention in large merger — test restated — Competition Appeal Court erring in introducing new test or applying wrong t... | Constitutional Court |
| 22 Jan 2026 | SAHRA and Others v Dr Mandela and Others[2026] ZASCA 6 · National Heritage Resources Act of 1999 (the Heritage Act) - assets owned by Dr Makaziwe Mandela, the daughter of the late former President... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 16 Jan 2026 | Tholo Energy Services CC v CSARS[2026] ZACC 1 · Customs and Excise Act 91 of 1964 — section 47(9)(e) — nature and scope of tariff appeals — what constitutes a determination for purposes of... | Constitutional Court |
| 19 Dec 2025 | Deon Smith and Others v Sasfin Bank and Another[2025] ZASCA 198 · Section 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – reconsideration application – Uniform Rules of Court – refusal of application for resc... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 19 Dec 2025 | Cele v The State[2025] ZASCA 199 · Criminal Procedure – sentence – murder – effective sentence of years imprisonment – whether shockingly inappropriate. Section 274 of the Cri... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Jurnic Properties CC and Another v Victor Khanye Local Municipality and Others[2025] ZASCA 196 · Constitutional Law – review in terms of s 6(2) of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000 – requirements for own-interest standi... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 18 Dec 2025 | The Central Authority for the Republic of South Africa v MV and Another[2025] ZASCA 197 · The 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction – application for the return of a minor child to Switzerland... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 15 Dec 2025 | North West Provincial Department of Agriculture, Conservation, Environmental and Rural Development and Another v Bosigo Investment and Trading CC and Another[2025] ZASCA 191 · Damages – claim for loss of profit arising from breach of contract – plaintiff bears onus to identify and prove saved expenses to be deducte... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Christensen N O and Another v De Magalhaes[2025] ZASCA 193 · Law of Insolvency – application for special leave to appeal in terms of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – referred for oral argument – speci... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Moagi v The State[2025] ZASCA 188 · Sentence – failure to pronounce on common purpose where conviction is in terms of s 51(1) of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 105 of 1997 – fa... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 4 Dec 2025 | Clanwilliam and Others[2025] ZASCA 185 · Inquest Proceedings – Inquests Act of 1959 – whether the magistrate misdirected himself by not holding a public inquest and hearing oral evi... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Lekeka v The State[2025] ZASCA 182 · Criminal Law – s 17(2)(f) of Superior Courts Act of 2013 – application for reconsideration of a decision refusing special leave to appeal –... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Ntayiya v South African Revenue Service[2025] ZASCA 183 · Tax law – Income Tax Act of 1962 – Tax Administration Act of 2011 – assessments of taxpayer – whether submission of nil returns by taxpayer... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 28 Nov 2025 | Mafoko Security Patrols (Pty) Ltd and Others v Mjayeli Security (Pty) Ltd and Others[2025] ZASCA 179 · Tender – invalidity – remedy – s 172(1)(a) and (b) of the Constitution – just and equitable remedy – unlawful award – tenderer continues to... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 14 Nov 2025 | AIG South Africa Limited and Others v Azrapart (Pty) Ltd and Another[2025] ZASCA 172 · Insurance law – antecedent insurance agreements – whether the insurance contract falls to be rectified – whether antecedent agreements were... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 12 Nov 2025 | Groundswell Developments Africa (Pty) Ltd and Others v Brown[2025] ZASCA 170 · Section 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – validity of the agreement of sale – validity of the builder’s lien relied upon misrepr... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Zolani Godloza and Another v The State[2025] ZACC 24 · Jurisdiction — constitutional matter — potential limitation of the right not to be deprived of freedom arbitrarily and without just cause Ju... | Constitutional Court |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Logik Group Africa (Pty) Ltd t/a Fire Logik v Fire Logic (Pty) Ltd[2025] ZASCA 164 · Delict– Passing-off proceedings onus of proving reputation for passing- off application discharged – whether the respondent established the... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 23 Oct 2025 | Nordien and Another v Kidrogen RF (Pty) Ltd and Another[2025] ZASCA 159 · Property law – eviction – lease agreement signed by directors of the company which owned the property without indicating that they acted on... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 20 Oct 2025 | Lopes and Another v Executive Mayor of the Knysna Local Municipality & Others[2025] ZASCA 157 · Mootness – appeal having no practical effect – whether discrete legal point arises – general principles restated. | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 17 Oct 2025 | Walker and Another v Schabort Potgieter Attorneys Inc and Others (320/2024 and 368/ 2024)[2025] ZASCA 154 · Claim of a company in liquidation for assets recovered by an attorney – attorney’s duty to account and debatement of accounts-whether s 32(1... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 17 Oct 2025 | Parch Properties 72 (Pty) Ltd v Summervale Lifestyle Estate Owner’s Association and Others[2025] ZASCA 155 · Community Schemes Ombud Act of 2011 – jurisdiction of the high court not ousted – whether refusal to amend the constitution of a Community S... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 16 Oct 2025 | Itokolle-Clinix Private Hospital (Pty) Ltd v MNT obo DORM[2025] ZASCA 153 · Delict – medical negligence – injury to foetal brain – child born suffering from cerebral palsy – admitted negligence by nursing staff in mo... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 9 Oct 2025 | The IPA Foundation (NPC) v South African Pharmacy Council[2025] ZASCA 148 · Pharmacy Act of 1974 – Pharmacy Council’s power to expand the scope of practice of pharmacists to provide pharmacist-initiated management of... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Motsima and Another v Kopa and Others[2025] ZASCA 144 · Application for condonation – failure to prosecute appeal – reinstatement of lapsed appeal – inordinate delay – long periods of delay unexpl... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Khamusi Shonisani Mudau-Mamode v Vhuhwaho Denge[2025] ZASCA 145 · Civil procedure – Magistrates’ Court Rules – rule 55(1)(k) – whether the regional court and the full bench were correct in dismissing the ap... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Rossouw v Blignaut & Wessels and Another[2025] ZASCA 146 · Civil Procedure – Institution of Legal Proceedings against Certain Organs of State Act of 2002 – condonation application in terms of s 3(4)... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 29 Sep 2025 | Osman v Kariem[2025] ZASCA 139 · Property law – whether appellant established co-ownership of immovable property – Alienation of Land Act of 1981 – right to claim transfer o... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 18 Sep 2025 | Greater Bloemfontein Taxi Association and Another v Retshedisitsoe Issac Mafisa[2025] ZASCA 135 · Section of the Land Transport Act of 2009 – whether the court a quo erred in finding that the respondent had proven a clear right despite th... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 12 Sep 2025 | Tshivhase v Tshivhase N O and Another[2025] ZASCA 131 · Customary Law – Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998 – whether the customary marriage relied upon by the respondent was proven... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 11 Sep 2025 | Brian Garth Batteson N O and Others v Deborah Joubert N O and Another[2025] ZASCA 129 · Cession of insurance policy – whether in securitatem debiti – relevance of evidence in interpreting cession. | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 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 | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 21 Aug 2025 | South African Local Government Bargaining Council and Others v Municipal Workers Retirement Fund and Others[2025] ZASCA 120 · Collective Agreements – lawfulness – pension emoluments – terms and conditions of employment/matters of mutual interest – review – Promotion... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 8 Aug 2025 | Mutsila v Municipal Gratuity Fund and Others[2025] ZACC 17 · Section 37C – Pension Funds Act 24 of 1956 – Dependants – Equitable distribution | Constitutional Court |
| 1 Aug 2025 | Magalone Mereki and Others v Moladora Trust and Another[2025] ZACC 16 · Extension of Security of Tenure Act 62 of 1997 (ESTA) — consent to graze cattle — such consent a right to use land for purposes of ESTA — te... | Constitutional Court |
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