297 judgments on file that touch jurisdiction, newest first, each with the court's own file.
| Handed down | Judgment | Court |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 23 Jan 2026 | (a)Director of Public Prosecutions, Johannesburg and Another v Jonathan Schultz and Others CCT 280/24; (b)Director of Public Prosecutions, Bloemfontein v Nomalanga Moroadi Selina Cholota[2026] ZACC 3 · Extradition Act 67 of 1962 — outgoing extradition request — authority to make — separation of powers — prosecutorial independence — section... | Constitutional Court |
| 8 Jan 2026 | Joan Marie Muller and Another v Cara Dorothy Masureik and Others[2026] ZASCA 1 | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 19 Dec 2025 | The Road Accident Fund & Others v Mautla and Others[2025] ZASCA 200 · Superior Courts Act of 2013 – section 17(2)(f) – application for reconsideration of refusal of leave to appeal – section 16(1)(b) – test for... | 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 |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Waterberg Boulevard (Pty) Ltd v Smulhoekie Tuisnywerheid (Pty) Ltd and Another[2025] ZASCA 167 · Civil Law – Magistrates’ Courts Act of 1944 – Whether a claim for arrear rental is a claim for specific performance in terms of s 46 – monet... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 23 Oct 2025 | Thembakazi Ntangazana v Member of Executive Council for The Department of Education, Eastern Cape[2025] ZASCA 160 · Lapsed reconsideration application in terms of s 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – inadequate delay explanation trumped by good... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Portapa (Pty) Limited t/a Supabets and Others v Casino Association of South Africa and Another, andThe Gauteng Gambling Board v Casino Association of South Africa v Portaba (Pty) Ltd t/a Supabets and Others (182/2024 & 215/2024)[2025] ZASCA 158 · Gambling Laws: Interpretation of ‘sporting event’ in s of the Gauteng Gambling Act of 1995 – limiting fixed-odds bets with bookmakers to ‘sp... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 20 Oct 2025 | The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and Another v Seale and Another[2025] ZASCA 156 · Application of s 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – – existence of two orders issued by this Court on application for leave to ap... | 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 |
| 3 Oct 2025 | (a) Werner van Wyk and Others v Minister of Employment and Labour CCT 308/23 & (b) Commission for Gender Equality and Another v Minister of Employment and Labour and Others[2025] ZACC 20 · Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997 – maternity leave – parental leave – adoption leave – commissioning parental leave – surrogacy... | Constitutional Court |
| 3 Oct 2025 | Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma and Another v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others[2025] ZACC 21 · Exclusive jurisdiction under section 167(4)(e) of the Constitution — direct access under section 167(6)(a) of the Constitution — conduct of... | Constitutional Court |
| 10 Sep 2025 | The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy and Others[2025] ZASCA 128 · Review – internal remedy – s 7(2) of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000 – the competence of a court to refuse exemption fro... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Schoeman v Director of Public Prosecutions[2025] ZASCA 124 · The interpretation of s 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – true nature of the enquiry – discretionary power of the President of t... | 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 |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Sunwest International (Pty) Ltd t/a Grandwest Casino and Entertainment World and Another v Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board and Another CCT 261/23 & Emfuleni Resorts t/a Boardwalk Casino and Entertainment World and Another v Eastern Cape Gambling Bo[2025] ZACC 18 · Gambling — Western Cape Gambling and Racing Act 4 of 1996 — Eastern Cape Gambling Act 5 of 1997 — proper interpretation of gambling tax prov... | Constitutional Court |
| 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 | Shepstone and Wylie Attorneys v Abraham Johannes De Witt N.O and Others[2025] ZACC 14 · Trust law — whether trust bound by suretyship agreement — decision made at quorate meeting in absence of one trustee — interpretation of tru... | Constitutional Court |
| 1 Aug 2025 | Corruption Watch v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others[2025] ZACC 15 · Public participation — other processes — Chapter 9 institution — access to information — reasonableness — exclusive jurisdiction — obligatio... | 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 |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Vodacom (Pty) Ltd v Makate and Another[2025] ZACC 13 | Constitutional Court |
| 22 Jul 2025 | Tridevco (Pty) Ltd and Another v Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development and Others[2025] ZASCA 110 · Statutory interpretation – Agricultural Land Act of 1970 (SALA) – subdivision of property – whether the definition of ‘agricultural land’ as... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Mavundla v Gotcha Security Services (Pty) Limited[2025] ZACC 11 · Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 — reinstatement of dismissed employee — claim for arrear remuneration — delay in factual reinstatement due t... | Constitutional Court |
| 30 May 2025 | Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited and Another v Kalagadi Manganese (Pty) Ltd[2025] ZASCA 70 · Law of Contract – international arbitration agreement − disputes arising out of or in connection with the agreement – must be resolved throu... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 30 May 2025 | Selective Empowerment Investments 1 Ltd v Companies and Intellectual Property Commission[2025] ZASCA 71 · Public company – grounds for winding-up – failure to comply with statutory requirements of the Companies Act of 2008 (the Act) alternatively... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Blind SA v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others[2025] ZACC 9 · Copyright Act 98 of 1978 — direct access — urgent relief after lapse of section 13A reading-in order — interim order to protect rights of pe... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 Dec 2024 | Charnelle Commando and Others v City of Cape Town and Another[2024] ZACC 27 · Gentrification — eviction — temporary emergency accommodation — inner city Spatial apartheid — unconstitutional — progressive realisation —... | Constitutional Court |
| 20 Dec 2024 | Mawanda Makhala and Another v Director of Public Prosecutions, Western Cape[2024] ZACC 28 · Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 — admissibility of recanted section 204 statements without other incriminating evidence — statements inadm... | Constitutional Court |
| 20 Dec 2024 | Motor Industry Staff Association and Another v Great South Africa Autobody CC t/a Great South Panelbeaters CCT298/22 & Solidarity obo Gerhardus Viljoen Strydom and Others v State Information Technology Agency Soc Limited[2024] ZACC 29 · Automatically unfair dismissal in terms of section 187(1)(f) of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 — dismissal based on age — age discrimin... | Constitutional Court |
| 20 Dec 2024 | Sithole v S[2024] ZACC 30 · Military Discipline Supplementary Measures Act 16 of 1999 — Defence Act 42 of 2002 — military judges — judicial independence — boards of inq... | Constitutional Court |
| 20 Dec 2024 | Ingwana John Mohlaba and Others v The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and Others[2024] ZACC 32 · Limpopo Traditional Leadership and Institutions Act 6 of 2005 — constitutionality of section 25 — section is unconstitutional — only legisla... | Constitutional Court |
| 19 Dec 2024 | N M v The Central Authority for the Republic of South Africa and Another[2024] ZASCA 178 · Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (the Hague Convention) – whether a defence to the application for the... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 19 Dec 2024 | Hutchinson Wild v Legal Practice Council & Others[2024] ZASCA 180 · Administrative Law – review of the Legal Practice Council’s decision to issue an advisory note – whether the decision is administrative acti... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 29 Nov 2024 | Platinum Wheels (Pty) Ltd v The National Consumer Commission & Another[2024] ZASCA 163 · National Consumer Commission represented in the high court by attorney who had no right of appearance after his name was struck from roll of... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 22 Nov 2024 | Fono and Another v Port St Johns Municipality[2024] ZASCA 161 · Constitutional and Administrative Law – constitutionality of legislation – the Minister responsible for the administration of the National B... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Govan Mbeki Local Municipality v Glencore Operations South Africa (Pty) Limited and Others; Emalahleni Local Municipality v Glencore Operations South Africa (Pty) Limited and Others[2024] ZACC 25 · Municipal planning by-laws — transfer embargoes — delegated powers under section 32(1) of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act 1... | Constitutional Court |
| 13 Nov 2024 | Nkomazi Local Municipality v The Valuation Appeal Board For The District of Ehlanzeni & Others[2024] ZASCA 155 · Administrative Law – review of Valuation Appeal Board’s decision dismissing the appeal on the valuation of the property – failure to give re... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 12 Nov 2024 | Hanekom N O and Others v Nuwekloof Private Game Reserve Farm Owners’ Association[2024] ZASCA 154 · Appeal from adjudicator under the Community Schemes Ombud Service Act of 2011 to the high court – two judges of the high court hearing appea... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
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