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| Handed down | Judgment | Court |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2026 | GD v Minister of Home Affairs and Others[2026] ZACC 39 · Divorce Act 70 of 1979 — constitutionality of section 7(7)(c) — distribution of assets — pension interest Section 9(1) and 9(3) of the Const... | Constitutional Court |
| 9 Oct 2026 | Grancy Property Limited v Dines Chandra Manilal Gihwala[2026] ZACC 40 · no-conflict rule — no-profit rule — disgorgement of profits in duplum rule — development of common law — liquidated claims — statement and d... | Constitutional Court |
| 9 Oct 2026 | Brain Gear Investments (Pty) Ltd v Buhle Waste (Pty) Ltd and Others; Sembcorp Silulumanzi (RF) (Pty) Ltd and Others v Buhle Waste (Pty) Ltd and Others; Sembcorp Utilities (Netherlands) NV v Buhle Waste (Pty) Ltd and Others CCT 11/25, 12/25 and 25/25[2026] ZACC 41 · Review — Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 3 of 2000 — definition of “administrative action” — Municipality’s decision not taken “in t... | Constitutional Court |
| 9 Oct 2026 | South African Hunters and Game Conservation Association v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others[2026] ZACC 42 · Parliament’s duty to facilitate public participation — delay — factors relevant to overlooking unreasonable delay — materiality of changes d... | Constitutional Court |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Salungano Group Ltd v Mashwayi Projects (Pty) Ltd and Others; Ndalamo Coal (Pty) Ltd v Mashwayi Projects (Pty) Ltd and Others[2026] ZACC 38 · Companies Act 71 of 2008 — sections 152 and 153 — business rescue proceedings — voting rights — post-commencement creditors Interpretation —... | Constitutional Court |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Ackerman v Amaning and Another[2026] ZASCA 138 · Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act of 2004 — whether the appellant’s communications are hate speech under s 1... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Shoprite Checkers Pty Ltd and The Liquor Store business trading as PicardiRebelCT LM046Jun26 | Competition Tribunal |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Close Trade 200074 CC t/a Ilcor Engineering Services v Crossmoor Transport (Pty) Ltd[2026] ZASCA 134 · Contract – interpretation – payment and security provisions – deposit or guarantee required before commencement of manufacture – payment pro... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Director of Public Prosecutions, Gauteng Division v Matsepe & Another[2026] ZASCA 135 · Criminal Procedure – Criminal Procedure Act of 1977 (CPA) – separation of trials in terms of s 157 – application for leave to appeal dismiss... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Habib Overseas Bank Limited (in liquidation) v Crestar Printers and Publishers (Pty) Ltd (in liquidation) and Others[2026] ZASCA 136 · Insolvency – suretyship – set-off raised as defence by sureties (banking customers) against an insolvent bank – delay in raising defence of... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 5 Oct 2026 | FJ Senekal Inc v The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and Others[2026] ZASCA 137 · Insolvency – Insolvency Act of 1936 – s 63(2) – remuneration out of the estate for services rendered by a firm of which the trustee was a di... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Operation Dudula and Others v The Electoral Commission of South Africa and Another[2026] ZAEC 7 · Section of the Local Government: Municipal Electoral Act of 2000 — failure to comply with Election Timetable for the 2026 Municipal election... | Electoral Court |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Bertie van Zyl (Pty) Ltd and Another v The Municipal Manager of the Polokwane Local Municipality and Others[2026] ZASCA 133 · Final interdict – requirements – Contravention of legislation – whether such contravention sufficient to secure a final interdict – need by... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Pace v The State[2026] ZASCA 132 · Criminal procedure – prosecution of appeal – late noting of appeal – application for condonation – lapsed appeal – absence of application fo... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Makasela Consulting and Projects (Pty) Ltd v Mopani District Municipality[2026] ZASCA 131 · Professional Engineering Services – Reconsideration of application for special leave to appeal – risk-based appointment of applicant providi... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Lebra Development (Pty) Ltd and Others v Bester and Others[2026] ZASCA 125 · Civil Procedure – Uniform Rules of Court – non-compliance – rule 49 – explanation for the entire period of the delay – lapse of appeal – app... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 29 Sep 2026 | NUMSA and Others v SCAW South Africa (Pty) Ltd[2026] ZASCA 126 · Claim for payment of severance pay due in terms of the contract of employment – application of s of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act –... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Mabunda v The State[2026] ZASCA 127 · Section 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act of 2013 – reconsideration of a refusal of leave to appeal – threshold of grave failure of justic... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Seetseng v Minister of Police and Another[2026] ZASCA 128 · Delict – unlawful arrest and detention – liability for subsequent detention – effect of declaration of unlawfulness – different parties may... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Tullis Laundry Solutions Africa (Pty) Ltd v MEC for Health, Western Cape and Another (472/2023); MEC for Health, Western Cape v Tullis Laundry Solutions Africa (Pty) Ltd and Another[2026] ZASCA 129 · Interpretation – court order – unlawfully awarded contract – suspension of invalidity to preserve delivery of essential service rather than... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 29 Sep 2026 | Breede Valley Onafhanklik v Speaker of the Breede Valley Municipality and Others[2026] ZASCA 130 · Local government — appointment of councillors to committees established in terms of s read with s of the Local Government: Municipal Structu... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Umkhonto Wesizwe Party v Electoral Commission of SA and Others[2026] ZAEC 6 · Electoral Commission Act of 1996 – Section 5(1)(b) confirms the Electoral Commission’s constitutional mandate to ensure that elections are f... | Electoral Court |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Ad All CC v Kapa Bokoni Trading and Projects 10 CC[2026] ZASCA 124 · Unjustified enrichment – illegal contract – statutory illegality – s 20(1)(a) of the Private Security Industry Regulation Act of 2001 – cond... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 23 Sep 2026 | African National Congress v Electoral Commission of South Africa and Another[2026] ZAEC 5 · Electoral law – Local government elections – Electronic nomination of candidates through Electoral Commission Online Candidate Nomination Sy... | Electoral Court |
| 23 Sep 2026 | Financial Intelligence Centre and Others v Ndudane and Others[2026] ZASCA 122 · Financial Intelligence Centre Act of 2001 (the Act) – confidential information submitted to the Financial Intelligence Centre – purpose and... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 23 Sep 2026 | Capitec v Ubuntu Family Health Centre Grayston (Pty) Ltd[2026] ZASCA 123 · Company law – general moratorium in s 133 of the Companies Act of 2008 (the Act) – no application to vindicatory proceedings – for return of... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Premier of the Western Cape Government and Another v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others; City of Cape Town and Others v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others[2026] ZACC 37 · Sections 59(1)(a) and 72(1)(a) of the Constitution — Public Procurement Act 28 of 2024 — Chapter 4 — public participation | Constitutional Court |
| 17 Sep 2026 | Legal Practitioners' Fidelity Fund Board v Rodney Adrian Love and Another[2026] ZASCA 120 · Constitutional Law – principle of legality – High Court issuing order contradicting finding of appellate court that claim against fidelity f... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 11 Sep 2026 | uMndeni weNkosi of Inkosi Luthuli v Executive Council, KwaZulu-Natal[2026] ZACC 35 · KwaZulu-Natal Traditional Leadership and Governance Act 5 of 2005 — sections 21(4), 22, 23 and 24(1) — removal of traditional leader — misco... | Constitutional Court |
| 11 Sep 2026 | Mokasule N.O and Others v Botha N.O and Another[2026] ZACC 36 · Insolvency Act 24 of 1936 — section 8 — acts of insolvency — factual insolvency Duty of proper consideration — failure to appreciate facts —... | Constitutional Court |
| 11 Sep 2026 | The Dombo Community and Others v Tshakhuma Community Trust and Others[2026] ZASCA 118 · Administrative law – review – decision of the Regional Land Claims Commission to accept a community land claim and to gazette the claim in r... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 9 Sep 2026 | The Registrar of Animal Improvement v The Chianina Cattle Breeders’ Society of South Africa and Others[2026] ZASCA 117 · Animal Improvement Act of 1998 (the Act) – Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000 (PAJA) – whether the high court was correct in gr... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Barnard v Barnard[2026] ZASCA 115 · Civil procedure – condonation and reinstatement of a lapsed appeal – rule 33(4) separation of issues order – whether the trial court exceede... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 7 Sep 2026 | The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service v Cornucopia Trust[2026] ZASCA 116 · Tax Law - Income Tax Act of 1962 (the Act) – whether the raising fee paid by Cornucopia constituted ‘interest’, in the form of a ‘similar fi... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 4 Sep 2026 | United Democratic Front Party v Electoral Commission of South Africa[2026] ZAEC 4 · Section of the Local Government: Municipal Electoral Act of 2000 (Municipal Electoral Act) – 2026 Local Government Election Timetable (timet... | Electoral Court |
| 4 Sep 2026 | Kido Staalwerke CC v Safety Engineering International LLC and Another (2652024)[2026] ZASCA 114 · Intellectual property law – patent – infringement of claims – test to prove infringement restated – onus to prove that the infringer infring... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Equal Education v MEC for Education, Western Cape Government and Others (298/2024); South African Democratic Teachers’ Union v MEC for Education, Western Cape and Others[2026] ZASCA 113 · Constitutional law – ss and of the Constitution – Western Cape Provincial School Education Amendment Act of 2018 – constitutional challenge... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Zuma and Another v Chairperson of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations Regarding Efforts or Attempts Having Been Made to Stop the Investigation or Prosecution of Truth and Reconciliation Commission Cases and Others[2026] ZACC 34 · Superior Courts Act 10 of 2013 — section 47(1) — judge of a Superior Court — judicial independence — consent to sue Review application — Pro... | Constitutional Court |
| 28 Aug 2026 | Municipal Employees Pension Fund v Ntabankulu Local Municipality[2026] ZASCA 112 · Civil Procedure – rescission of judgment – Uniform Rule 42(1)(a) – whether the appellant has met the requirements for rescission in terms of... | Supreme Court of Appeal |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Electoral Commission of SA and Another v The Good Party and Others[2026] ZAEC 3 · The Political Funding Act of 2018 (Funding Act) – ss and 12, read with Regulations 7, and of the Regulations regarding the Funding of Politi... | Electoral Court |
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