List of judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2016

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The table below lists the judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2016.

The members of the court at the start of 2016 were Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke, and judges Edwin Cameron, Johan Froneman, Chris Jafta, Sisi Khampepe, Mbuyiseli Madlanga, Nonkosi Mhlantla, Bess Nkabinde, Johann van der Westhuizen and Raymond Zondo. Deputy Chief Justice Moseneke retired in May [1] and Justice Nkabinde was appointed as Acting DCJ. Ronnie Bosielo, Elias Matojane, Boissie Mbha, Cagney Musi, Robert Nugent and Malcolm Wallis sat as acting judges on judgments delivered in this year.

CitationCase nameHeardDecidedMajority author
Steenkamp and Others v Edcon Limited 8 September 201522 January 2016Zondo
Tronox KZN Sands (Pty) Ltd v KwaZulu-Natal Planning and Development Appeal Tribunal and Others 9 November 201529 January 2016Van der Westhuizen
Minister of Home Affairs v Rahim and Others 26 November 201518 February 2016Nugent (acting)
Minister for Environmental Affairs and Another v Aquarius Platinum (SA) (Pty) Ltd and Others 17 November 201523 February 2016Jafta
Pitje v Shibambo and Others No hearing25 February 2016Nkabinde
Molusi and Others v Voges N.O. and Others 12 November 20151 March 2016Nkabinde
Transport and Allied Workers Union of South Africa v PUTCO Limited 10 November 20158 March 2016Khampepe
Democratic Alliance v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others 5 November 201518 March 2016Madlanga
Provincial Government North West and Another v Tsoga Developers CC and Others 29 September 201524 March 2016Madlanga
Links v Member of the Executive Council, Department of Health, Northern Cape Province 25 August 201530 March 2016Zondo
Economic Freedom Fighters v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others; Democratic Alliance v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others 9 February 201531 March 2016Mogoeng
Nkata v Firstrand Bank Limited and Others 19 November 201521 April 2016Cameron
Makate v Vodacom (Pty) Ltd 1 September 201526 April 2016Jafta
Federation of Governing Bodies for South African Schools (FEDSAS) v Member of the Executive Council for Education, Gauteng and Another 5 May 201620 May 2016Moseneke
Electoral Commission v Mhlope and Others 9 May 201614 June 2016Mogoeng
Member of the Executive Council for Health, Gauteng v Lushaba 23 June 2016Jafta
Klaase and Another v van der Merwe N.O. and Others 3 September 201514 July 2016Matojane (acting)
Solidarity and Others v Department of Correctional Services and Others 18 November 201515 July 2016Zondo
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality v Afriforum and Another 19 May 201621 July 2016Mogoeng
Pheko and Others v Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality and Others (No 3) 26 July 2016Nkabinde
Minister of Police and Others v Kunjana 12 May 201627 July 2016Mhlantla
Land Access Movement of South Africa and Others v Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces and Others 16 February 201628 July 2016Madlanga
Baliso v Firstrand Bank Limited t/a Wesbank 8 March 20164 August 2016Froneman
Raduvha v Minister of Safety and Security and Another 25 February 201611 August 2016Bosielo (acting)
Nkabinde and Another v Judicial Service Commission and Others 24 August 2016 The Court
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries v National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 25 August 2016The Court
Jimmale and Another v S 30 August 2016Nkabinde
Transport and Allied Workers Union of South Africa obo Ngedle and Others v Unitrans Fuel and Chemical (Pty) Ltd Limited 23 February 20161 September 2016Zondo
Ndleve v Pretoria Society of Advocates 1 September 2016The Court
McBride v Minister of Police and Another 17 May 20166 September 2016Bosielo (acting)
Ngomane and Others v Govan Mbeki Municipality 8 September 2016The Court
University of Stellenbosch Legal Aid Clinic and Others v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others; Association of Debt Recovery Agents NPC v University of Stellenbosch Legal Aid Clinic and Others; Mavava Trading 279 (Pty) Ltd and Others v University of Stellenbosch Legal Aid Clinic and Others 3 March 201613 September 2016Cameron and Zondo
Gbenga-Oluwatoye v Reckitt Benckiser South Africa (Pty) Limited and Another 15 September 2016Moseneke and Cameron
Absa Bank Limited v Moore and Another 2 August 201621 October 2016Cameron
Merafong City Local Municipality v AngloGold Ashanti Limited 18 February 201624 October 2016Cameron
Wickham v Magistrate, Stellenbosch and Others 25 October 2016The Court
Rural Maintenance (Pty) Limited and Another v Maluti-A-Phofung Local Municipality 3 May 20161 November 2016Froneman
South African Revenue Service v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and Others 11 August 20168 November 2016Mogoeng
Department of Transport and Others v Tasima (Pty) Limited 24 May 20169 November 2016Khampepe
Pieterse N.O. and Another v Lephalale Local Municipality and Others 10 November 2016The Court
Liesching and Others v S and Another 6 September 201615 November 2016Musi (acting)
Masstores (Pty) Limited v Pick n Pay Retailers (Pty) Limited 30 August 201625 November 2016Froneman
AB and Another v Minister of Social Development 1 March 201629 November 2016Nkabinde
Laubscher N.O. v Duplan and Another 18 August 201630 November 2016Mbha (acting)
Lawyers for Human Rights v Minister in the Presidency and Others 1 December 2016The Court
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Another 23 August 20168 December 2016Khampepe
Tshivhulana Royal Family v Netshivhulana 1 November 201614 December 2016Musi (acting)
Psychological Society of South Africa v Qwelane and Others 14 December 2016The Court
Myathaza v Johannesburg Metropolitan Bus Services (SOC) Limited t/a Metrobus and Others 1 September 201615 December 2016Jafta, Froneman and Zondo
Schoombee and Another v S 15 December 2016The Court
Areva NP v Eskom Holdings SOC Limited and Another 18 May 201621 December 2016Zondo
Snyders and Others v de Jager (interim relief)21 December 2016Zondo
Snyders and Others v de Jager (contempt of court)2 February 201621 December 2016Zondo
Snyders and Others v de Jager (joinder)2 February 201621 December 2016Zondo
Snyders and Others v de Jager and Others (appeal)2 February 201621 December 2016Zondo

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