List of judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2005

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The table below lists the judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2005.

The members of the court at the start of 2005 were Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson, Deputy Chief Justice Pius Langa, and judges Tholie Madala, Yvonne Mokgoro, Dikgang Moseneke, Sandile Ngcobo, Kate O'Regan, Albie Sachs, Thembile Skweyiya, Johann van der Westhuizen and Zak Yacoob. Chief Justice Chaskalson retired in May, and Deputy Chief Justice Langa was elevated to Chief Justice while Justice Moseneke was elevated to Deputy Chief Justice.

CitationCase nameHeardDecidedMajority author
S v Jaipal 16 November 200418 February 2005 Van der Westhuizen
Volks NO v Robinson and Others 20 May 200421 February 2005 Skweyiya
Affordable Medicines Trust and Others v Minister of Health and Another 11 November 200411 March 2005 Ngcobo
S v Van Vuuren 6 April 2005The Court
President of the Republic of South Africa and Another v Modderklip Boerdery (Pty) Ltd 4–5 November 200413 May 2005 Langa
Sibiya and Others v Director of Public Prosecutions (Johannesburg High Court) and Others 10 March 200525 May 2005 Yacoob
Laugh It Off Promotions CC v South African Breweries International (Finance) BV t/a Sabmark International 8 March 200527 May 2005 Moseneke
K v Minister of Safety and Security 10 May 200513 June 2005 O'Regan
Du Toit v Minister of Transport 9 November 20048 September 2005 Mokgoro
Ex Parte Institute for Security Studies, in re: S v Basson 1 December 20049 September 2005The Court
S v Basson 21–25 February 20059 September 2005The Court
De Kock v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry and Others 26 September 2005The Court
Mnguni v Minister of Correctional Services and Others 26 September 2005The Court
Minister of Health and Another v New Clicks South Africa (Pty) Ltd and Others 15–16 March 200530 September 2005The Court
Minister of Health and Another v New Clicks South Africa (Pty) Ltd and Others: in re Application for Declaratory Relief 155–16 March 200530 September 2005The Court
Phillips and Others v National Director of Public Prosecutions 12 May 20057 October 2005 Skweyiya
Sibiya and Others v Director of Public Prosecutions (Johannesburg High Court) and Others 18 August 20057 October 2005 Yacoob
Omar v Government of the Republic of South Africa and Others 5 May 20057 November 2005 Van der Westhuizen
Zondi v MEC for Traditional and Local Government Affairs, KwaZulu-Natal and Others 8 November 200529 November 2005 Ngcobo
Minister of Home Affairs and Another v Fourie and Another; Lesbian and Gay Equality Project and Others v Minister of Home Affairs and Others 17 May 20051 December 2005 Sachs
Helicopter & Marine Services (Pty) Ltd and Another v V&A Waterfront Properties (Pty) Ltd and Others 1 December 2005The Court
Veldman v Director of Public Prosecutions (Witwatersrand Local Division) 18 August 20055 December 2005 Mokgoro
Mtotywa and Others v Director of Public Prosecutions (Mthatha) 14 December 2005The Court
Janse van Rensburg v Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality 14 December 2005The Court

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