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Handed down	Judgment	Court
14 Apr 2026	Lizelle Schreuder N O v Minister of Police and Others[2026] ZASCA 52 · Delict – unlawful arrest and detention – Child Justice Act of 2008 – minor arrested and detained as adult – absence of knowledge of minority...	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	Road Accident Fund v Sheriff of the High Court, Pretoria East and Others and Road Accident Fund v Stoffels and Another (268/2025 and 1182/2024)[2026] ZASCA 37 · Road Accident Fund — post-judgment interest — whether interest on judgment debt arises ex lege in terms of s 2(1) of the Prescribed Rate of...	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
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
17 Dec 2025	Badenhorst N O v Manyatta Properties Close Corporation and Others[2025] ZASCA 194	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
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
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
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
12 Dec 2024	Sabdia N O and Another v Soma and Another[2024] ZASCA 174 · Administration of deceased estate – s 51(1)(a) of Administration of Estates Act of 1965 – freedom of testation – review in terms of rule of...	Supreme Court of Appeal
19 Nov 2024	Sabelo Sithole v Electoral Commission of South Africa and Others[2024] ZAEC 30 · Application by applicant for declaratory relief to compel Electoral Commission – to recognise and register him as lawful leader of a registe...	Electoral Court
25 Oct 2024	& 0026A/24EC Umkhonto Wesizwe Political Party v The Electoral Commission of South Africa and Others[2024] ZAEC 26 · Uniform Rule 41 – Withdrawal after set-down – Judicial discretion in awarding punitive costs – Exceptional circumstances justifying punitive...	Electoral Court
17 Sep 2024	MEC for Economic Development, Gauteng and Another v Sibongile Vilakazi and Others[2024] ZASCA 126 · Civil procedure – whether requirements for interim interdict satisfied – appealability of interim order – order has final effect and dispose...	Supreme Court of Appeal
12 Jun 2024	& 0026A/24EC Khumalo v Electoral Commission of South Africa and Others[2024] ZAEC 20 · Administrative law – legality review – points in limine – whether the Electoral Court’s jurisdiction in terms of s 20 (1) of the Electoral C...	Electoral Court
14 Nov 2023	Robert Andrew Groves v The Minister of Police and Another[2023] ZACC 36 · Section 43 of the Criminal Procedure Act discretion – warrant of arrest – discretion of arresting officer	Constitutional Court
30 Oct 2023	Ex parte Minister of Home Affairs and Others In re Lawyers for Human Rights v Minister of Home Affairs and Others[2023] ZACC 34 · Immigration Act 13 of 2002 — unconstitutionality of section 34(1)(b) and (d) — invalid Ex parte application for “revival” of a lapsed suspen...	Constitutional Court
31 Jul 2023	Municipal Gratuity Fund v The Pension Funds Adjudicator and Another (Case no 3642022)[2023] ZASCA 116 · Pension Fund Act of 1956 – whether the Pension Funds Adjudicator had jurisdiction to consider a complaint by a claimant who lodged their com...	Supreme Court of Appeal
29 May 2023	Media 24 (Pty) Ltd v Nhleko & Another[2023] ZASCA 77 · Civil procedure - application for leave to amend plea - dismissal based on wrong principles of law - appeal upheld. ________________________...	Supreme Court of Appeal
29 Aug 2022	Minister of Social Development v SA Childcare (Pty) Ltd & Others; MEC, Social Development, Eastern Cape & Others v SA Childcare (Pty) Ltd & Others[2022] ZASCA 119 · Social development – Early Childhood Development facilities – payment of subsidies by national and provincial Departments of Social Developm...	Supreme Court of Appeal
15 Feb 2022	Municipal Manager: OR Tambo District Municipality v Nosipho Portia Ndabeni[2022] ZACC 3 · Local Government Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000 — section 66(1) — section 66(3) and (5) — nullity of a court order — court orders are bind...	Constitutional Court
19 Oct 2021	Mlungisi Wellington Booi v Amathole District Municipality and Others[2021] ZACC 36 · Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 — remedy of reinstatement — section 193(2)(b) demands that intolerability of continued employment relationsh...	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
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
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
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
20 Oct 2020	and 217/2020 Lepelle Industrial and Mining Supplies CC v Streaks Ahead Investments (Pty) Ltd and Others[2020] ZASCA 133 · Application for special leave to appeal – full court upheld appeal and set aside temporary interdict restraining respondents from constructi...	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
21 Jul 2020	Tjiroze and Appeal Board of the Financial Services Board[2020] ZACC 18	Constitutional Court
24 Mar 2020	Normandien Farms (Pty) Limited v South African Agency for Promotion of Petroleum Exploration and Exploitation SOC Limited and Others[2020] ZACC 5 · Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 — application for exploration right — mootness — interests of justice — punitive...	Constitutional Court
22 Jul 2019	Public Protector v South African Reserve Bank[2019] ZACC 29 · Public Protector Act 23 of 1994 — personal costs — punitive costs — representative litigant — personal indemnity exceeded —accountability	Constitutional Court
1 Jun 2018	Madibeng Local Municipality v Public Investment Corporation Ltd[2018] ZASCA 93	Supreme Court of Appeal

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Judgments on punitive costs