List of judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 1999

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The table below lists the judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 1999.

The members of the court at the start of 1999 were President Arthur Chaskalson, Deputy President Pius Langa, and judges Lourens Ackermann, Richard Goldstone, Johann Kriegler, Tholie Madala, Yvonne Mokgoro, Kate O'Regan, Albie Sachs and Zak Yacoob. The seat left vacant by the death of John Didcott in October 1998 was filled in August by the appointment of Sandile Ngcobo.

CitationCase nameHeardDecidedMajority author
Mphahlele v First National Bank of South Africa Ltd 1 March 1999 Goldstone
Premier of the Western Cape v President of the Republic of South Africa and Another 23 February 199929 March 1999 Chaskalson
August and Another v Electoral Commission and Others 19 March 19991 April 1999 Sachs
Democratic Party v Minister of Home Affairs and Another 29 March 199913 April 1999 Goldstone
New National Party v Government of the Republic of South Africa and Others 15–16 March 199913 April 1999 Yacoob
South African National Defence Union v Minister of Defence and Another 25 March 199926 May 1999 O'Regan
S v Dlamini; S v Dladla and Others; S v Joubert; S v Schietekat 18 February and 10 March 19993 June 1999 Kriegler
President of the Republic of South Africa and Others v South African Rugby Football Union and Others (recusal application)4–6 May 19994 June 1999The Court
President of the Ordinary Court Martial and Others v Freedom of Expression Institute and Others 25 May 199924 August 1999 Langa
Premier of the Western Cape and Another v Electoral Commission and Another 26 May 19992 September 1999 Mokgoro
President of the Republic of South Africa and Others v South African Rugby Football Union and Others 7 and 10–13 May 199910 September 1999The Court
Cape Metropolitan Council v Minister of Provincial Affairs and Constitutional Development and Another 15 October 1999 Langa
Executive Council of the Western Cape v Minister for Provincial Affairs and Constitutional Development and Another; Executive Council of KwaZulu-Natal v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others 24–25 August 199915 October 1999 Ngcobo
S v Manyonyo 4 November 1999 Chaskalson
In re: Constitutionality of the Liquor Bill 31 August 199911 November 1999 Cameron (acting)
Lesapo v North West Agricultural Bank and Another 14 September 199916 November 1999 Mokgoro
National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality and Others v Minister of Home Affairs and Others 17 August 19992 December 1999 Ackermann
S v Twala 16 November 19992 December 1999 Yacoob
S v Baloyi 9 November 19993 December 1999 Sachs

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