241 judgments on file that touch municipality, newest first, each with the court's own file.
| Handed down | Judgment | Court |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 Nov 2024 | Mbambisa and Others v Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality[2024] ZASCA 151 · Statutory interpretation – s of Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act of 2003 (MFMA) – liability of municipal officials for una... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 25 Oct 2024 | Rademeyer v Ferreira[2024] ZACC 24 · Prescription Act 68 of 1969 — sale agreement — same cause of action — breach of contract — specific performance — right to claim damages | Constitutional Court |
| 21 Oct 2024 | Elmir Property Projects (Pty) Ltd t/a Elmir and Another v Bankenveld Homeowners Association (Pty) Ltd (522/2023 and 524/2023)[2024] ZASCA 141 · Town-Planning and Townships Ordinance of 1986 (the Ordinance) – township establishment conditions imposed by municipality in terms of s of t... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 2 Oct 2024 | Greater Tzaneen Municipality v Bravospan 252 CC[2024] ZACC 20 · Compensation for services delivered pursuant to an unlawful tender process — court not placed in a position to decide substantive basis for... | Constitutional Court |
| 10 Jul 2024 | City of Cape Town v The South African Human Rights Commission and Others[2024] ZASCA 110 · Property law – common law defence of counter-spoliation – ambit and requirements of counter-spoliation – whether the interpretation of count... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 19 Jun 2024 | City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality v Glofurn (Pty) Ltd[2024] ZASCA 101 · Civil law and procedure – whether the municipality was entitled to implement credit control measures against the company; whether the disput... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 31 May 2024 | City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality In re: Unlawful Occupiers: 1 Argyl Street and Others v Rohlandt Holdings CC and Others[2024] ZACC 10 · Prenuptial agreement — providing for maintenance — pleaded as unspecified donation — Divorce Act 70 of 1979 — section 7 — not triggered Pren... | Constitutional Court |
| 28 May 2024 | City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality v Tshepo Gugu Trading CC and Another[2024] ZASCA 81 · Property law – spoliation (mandament van spolie) requirements – municipality dismantling and removing respondent’s billboard on municipal la... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 16 May 2024 | City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality v Malvigenix NPC t/a Wecanwin and Others[2024] ZASCA 76 · Local government – Municipal Property Rates Act of 2004 – valuation rolls – setting aside of valuation rolls – consequence – appeal against... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 3 May 2024 | City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and Others v Copperleaf Country Estate (Pty) Ltd and Another[2024] ZASCA 69 · Local government – Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act of 2004 – municipal property rates – Deeds Registries Act of 1937 – proper... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 2 May 2024 | Cape Gate And Emfuleni Local MunicipalityCT CRP162Jan22/DSC131Oct22 | Competition Tribunal |
| 18 Apr 2024 | City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality v Vresthena (Pty) Ltd and Others[2024] ZASCA 51 · Civil Practice – Appealability of interim orders - order held to be final in nature and appealable; municipal law – deliberate non-payment o... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 28 Mar 2024 | PRASA v Community Property Company (Pty) Ltd and Another[2024] ZASCA 35 · Contractual claim for payment of amount paid to settle outstanding electricity consumption charges levied by municipality – no contractual r... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 22 Mar 2024 | Featherbrooke Homeowners’ Association NPC v Mogale City Local Municipality[2024] ZASCA 27 · Court orders – need for clarity – court failing to make orders on disputes between parties in granting interdict – proper discretion not exe... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 22 Feb 2024 | Ronald Februarie and Others v Andrew Phillips and Others[2024] ZAEC 2 · Section 20(2A) of the Electoral Commission Act of 1996 – application by members of political party for declaratory and interdictory relief –... | Electoral Court |
| 17 Jan 2024 | Mhlontlo Local Municipality & 2 others v Ngcangula and Another[2024] ZASCA 5 · Jurisdiction of the high court – whether withdrawal of salary increment constitutes a breach of contract of employment – jurisdiction of civ... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 23 Dec 2023 | Eskom v Vaal River Development Association (Pty) Ltd and Others[2022] ZACC 44 · Interim interdicts — nature of prima facie right — rights in Bill of Rights — content of rights — whether rights established — role of final... | Constitutional Court |
| 22 Dec 2023 | Secona Freight Logistics CC v Samie and Others[2023] ZASCA 183 · Civil procedure – locus standi – appealability – whether the issue of locus standi determined as a point in limine is appealable. | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 1 Dec 2023 | Ubuhlebezwe Municipality v Ramsunder[2023] ZASCA 165 · Interdict – Final – Whether clear right established. Interpretation – National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act 103 of 1977 –... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 1 Dec 2023 | Kouga Local Municipality v St Francis Bay (Ward 12) Concerned Residents’ Association and Others[2023] ZASCA 168 · Local government – section of the Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act of 2004 (PRA) – establishment by municipalities of special... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 14 Nov 2023 | Hulisani Viccel Sithangu v Capricorn District Municipality[2023] ZASCA 151 · Application for special leave referred for oral argument in terms of s 17(2)(d) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – whether special leave t... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 30 Oct 2023 | Fleet Africa (Pty) Limited v Polokwane Local Municipality[2023] ZASCA 142 · Contract law – jurisdiction – Superior Courts Act of 2013 – whether the parties explicitly agreed that a particular high court would have ex... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 25 Oct 2023 | Emalahleni Local Municipality v Lehlaka Property Development (Pty) Ltd[2023] ZASCA 138 · Civil law and procedure – practice – joinder – no public law relationship between private landowner and unlawful occupiers – notion of a ‘sp... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 29 Sep 2023 | Golden Core Trade and Invest (Pty) Ltd v Merafong City Local Municipality and Another[2023] ZASCA 126 · Administrative law – delay – legality review– reactive challenge – s 8(9) of the Water Services Act 108 of 1977 – whether the high court err... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 28 Sep 2023 | Integrity Forensic Solutions CC v Amajuba District Municipality[2023] ZASCA 124 · Contract – whether proved that contracting parties reached consensus on terms of agreement – narrow factual issue determined at trial – appe... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 2 Aug 2023 | Mudau v Municipal Employees Pension Fund and Others[2023] ZACC 26 · Pension Funds Act 24 of 1956 — section 12 — amendment of rules — pension fund may not apply retrospective rule amendment prior to registrati... | Constitutional Court |
| 11 Jul 2023 | The City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and Others v San Ridge Heights Rental Property (Pty) Ltd[2023] ZASCA 109 · Administrative action – review of the decision to classify property in terms of s 74(1) of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act of 20... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 23 Jun 2023 | Independent Outdoor Media (Pty) Ltd v The Body Corporate of Overbeek Building and others[2023] ZACC 17 · Declaration of constitutional invalidity — Section 29(8) of the National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act 103 of 1977 — Minis... | Constitutional Court |
| 22 Jun 2023 | City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality v Vresthena (Pty) Ltd & Others[2023] ZASCA 104 · Civil Procedure – Section 18(4) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 (the Act) – interpretation of the ‘next highest court’ – whether the appe... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 12 Jun 2023 | Ethekwini Municipality v Cooperativa Muratori & Cementisti - CMC di Ravenna Societa Cooperativa[2023] ZASCA 95 · Contract – decisions on adjudication of disputes under construction contract – enforcement by court – whether contrary to public policy – sp... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 3 May 2023 | Emfuleni Local Municipality And Cape GateCT CRP162Jan22/PIL201Feb22 | Competition Tribunal |
| 20 Apr 2023 | South African Municipal Workers’ Union National Provident Fund v Dihlabeng Local Municipality and Others (652022)[2023] ZASCA 55 · Labour law – employee pension fund – whether the dismissed employees were re-employed or reinstated in terms of a settlement agreement – whe... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 30 Mar 2023 | PUTCO (Pty) Ltd v City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and Others[2023] ZASCA 31 · Statutory interpretation – National Land Transport Act of 2009 (NLTA) – negotiated contracts under s 41 – breakdown in negotiations – transp... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 14 Mar 2023 | The Thaba Chweu Rural Forum & Others v The Thaba Chweu Local Municipality and others[2023] ZASCA 25 · Constitutional Law – local government – Municipal Property Rates Act of 2004 – whether the impugned rates notices ought to be declared inval... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 30 Nov 2022 | Esorfranki Pipelines (PTY) Limited v Mopani District Municipality[2022] ZACC 41 · Delictual liability for harm arising from state’s intentional misconduct — section 8 of PAJA — compensation under PAJA Section 217 of the Co... | Constitutional Court |
| 30 Nov 2022 | MEC Responsible for Local Government, Western Cape v Matzikama Local Municipality and Others[2022] ZASCA 167 · Constitutional law – provincial government powers in relation to local government – s 106(1) of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 24 Nov 2022 | Case 650/2020 Madrasah Taleemuddeen Islamic Institute v Chandra Giri Ellaurie and Another[2022] ZASCA 160 · Nuisance – the right to undisturbed use and enjoyment of own property is not unlimited – reasonable interference is to be expected depending... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 7 Nov 2022 | Greater Tzaneen Municipality v Bravospan 252 CC[2022] ZASCA 155 · Constitutional law – enrichment claim not ‘debt’ as defined in Institution of Legal Proceedings against Certain Organs of the State Act of 2... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 13 Oct 2022 | Land and Agricultural Bank of South Africa v The Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform and Others[2022] ZASCA 133 · Prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998 – civil recovery of property under chapter 6 – exclusion of ‘interest’ in property from operat... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 20 Sep 2022 | William Grobler v Clara Philips and Others[2022] ZACC 32 · Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act 19 of 1998 — section 4(7) — factors to be taken into account — evict... | Constitutional Court |
| 4 Jul 2022 | Merifon (Pty) Limited v Greater Letaba Municipality and Another[2022] ZACC 25 · legality — enforceability of agreement — section 19 of the Local Government Municipal Finance Management Act 56 of 2003 — peremptory statuto... | Constitutional Court |
| 17 Jun 2022 | Govan Mbeki Local Municipality and Another v Glencore Operations South Africa (Pty) Ltd and Others (334/2021 and 338/2021)[2022] ZASCA 93 · Constitution – local government – Local Government: Municipal Systems Act of 2000 – validity of municipal by-laws – whether provisions of by... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 3 Jun 2022 | City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality v Takubiza Trading & Projects CC and Others[2022] ZASCA 82 · Tender – award of after expiry of tender validity period – once tender validity period expired – tender process completed, albeit unsuccessf... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 30 May 2022 | Barnes v Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality and Another[2022] ZASCA 77 · Administrative law – review – principle of legality – appointment of first chief of metropolitan police – power to appoint a person who was... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 18 Mar 2022 | Sekoko Mametja Incorporated Attorneys v Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality[2022] ZASCA 28 · Local Government – administrative law – tender – review – legality – tender set aside as unlawful – discretionary remedy under s 172(1)(b) o... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 11 Mar 2022 | Municipal Employees Pension Fund and Another v Dineo Innolentia Mongwaketse[2022] ZACC 9 · Pension Funds Act 24 of 1956 — definitions of “complainant” and “complaint” — purported admission to membership of ineligible member — wheth... | Constitutional Court |
| 9 Mar 2022 | Eskom Holdings SOC Limited v Letsemeng Local Municipality and Others[2022] ZASCA 26 · Electricity Regulation Act of 2006 – interdict and counter-application – municipality’s obligation to pay for electricity supplied to it by... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
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