List of judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2017

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The table below lists the judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2017.

The members of the court at the start of 2017 were Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng and judges Edwin Cameron, Johan Froneman, Chris Jafta, Sisi Khampepe, Mbuyiseli Madlanga, Nonkosi Mhlantla, Bess Nkabinde and Raymond Zondo. There were two vacancies following the retirement in 2016 of Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke and Johann van der Westhuizen. In June, Raymond Zondo was elevated to the position of Deputy Chief Justice, [1] and in July Leona Theron was appointed to the court. [2] Bess Nkabinde retired at the end of the year. [3] Fayeeza Kathree-Setiloane, Jody Kollapen, Boissie Mbha, Phineas Mojapelo, Cagney Musi, Cynthia Pretorius and Dumisani Zondi sat as acting judges on judgments delivered in this year.

CitationCase nameHeardDecidedMajority author
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality v Germiston Municipal Retirement Fund 16 August 201617 January 2017Nkabinde
The Business Zone 1010 CC t/a Emmarentia Convenience Centre v Engen Petroleum Limited and Others 24 August 20169 February 2017Mhlantla
Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union and Others v Chamber of Mines of South Africa and Others 24 November 201621 February 2017Cameron
South African Riding for the Disabled Association v Regional Land Claims Commissioner and Others 23 February 2017Jafta
City of Cape Town v Aurecon South Africa (Pty) Ltd 3 November 201624 February 2017Mbha (acting)
Mogaila v Coca Cola Fortune (Pty) Limited 2 March 2017 The Court
South African Municipal Workers' Union v Minister of Co-Operative Governance & Traditional Affairs and Others 10 November 20169 March 2017Khampepe
Black Sash Trust v Minister of Social Development and Others 15 March 201717 March 2017Froneman
National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa obo M Fohlisa and 41 Others v Hendor Mining Supplies (a division of Marschalk Beleggings (Pty) Ltd) 8 September 201630 March 2017Madlanga
Hotz and Others v University of Cape Town 12 April 2017The Court
Department of Home Affairs v Public Servants Association and Others 28 February 20174 May 2017Froneman
Mamahule Communal Property Association and Others v Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform 5 May 2017The Court
Daniels v Scribante and Another 17 November 201611 May 2017Madlanga
Limpopo Legal Solutions and Others v Vhembe District Municipality and Others 18 May 2017The Court
Off-Beat Holiday Club and Another v Sanbonani Holiday Spa Shareblock Limited and Others 29 November 201623 May 2017Mhlantla
Genesis Medical Scheme v Registrar of Medical Schemes and Another 7 February 20176 June 2017Cameron
Electronic Media Network Limited and Others v e.tv (Pty) Limited and Others 21 February 20178 June 2017Mogoeng
Occupiers of Erven 87 and 88 Berea v De Wet N.O. and Another 14 February 20178 June 2017Mojapelo (acting)
Ndlovu v S 23 February 201715 June 2017Khampepe
Black Sash Trust v Minister of Social Development and Others 15 June 2017Froneman
United Democratic Movement v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others 15 May 201722 June 2017Mogoeng
Lawyers for Human Rights v Minister of Home Affairs and Others 14 March 201729 June 2017Jafta
Swart v Starbuck and Others 29 June 2017Khampepe
Baron and Others v Claytile (Pty) Limited and Another 23 March 201713 July 2017Pretorius (acting)
Mokone v Tassos Properties CC and Another 9 March 201724 July 2017Madlanga
South African Diamond Producers Organisation v Minister of Minerals and Energy N.O. and Others 11 May 201724 July 2017Khampepe
Barlow v S 7 March 20173 August 2017Froneman
Snyders NO v Louistef (Pty) Ltd and Another 3 August 2017The Court
Khanye and Another v S 10 August 2017Mhlantla
Limpopo Legal Solutions v Vhembe District Municipality and Others 17 August 2017Zondo
Jordaan and Others v City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and Others; City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality v New Ventures Consulting and Services (Pty) Limited and Others; Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality v Livanos and Others 23 May 201729 August 2017Cameron
Trinity Asset Management (Pty) Limited v Grindstone Investments 132 (Pty) Limited 4 May 20175 September 2017The Court, Cameron and Froneman
Mtokonya v Minister of Police 16 March 201719 September 2017Zondo
Limpopo Legal Solutions and Another v Eskom Holdings SOC Limited 26 September 2017The Court
Matjhabeng Local Municipality v Eskom Holdings Limited and Others; Mkhonto and Others v Compensation Solutions (Pty) Limited 2 March 201726 September 2017Nkabinde
Makhubela v S; Matjeke v S 29 September 2017Mhlantla
Member of the Executive Council for Health and Social Development, Gauteng v DZ obo WZ 17 August 201731 October 2017Froneman
Harrielall v University of KwaZulu-Natal 31 October 2017Jafta
Ferguson and Others v Rhodes University 7 November 2017Kollapen (acting)
State Information Technology Agency SOC Limited v Gijima Holdings (Pty) Limited 9 May 201714 November 2017Madlanga and Pretorius (acting)
Ramuhovhi and Others v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others 16 May 201730 November 2017Madlanga
Dladla and Others v City of Johannesburg and Another 16 February 20171 December 2017Mhlantla
Municipal Employees Pension Fund v Natal Joint Municipal Pension Fund (Superannuation) and Others 25 May 20171 December 2017Mhlantla
Phakane v S 5 December 2017Zondo
Public Servants Association obo Ubogu v Head of the Department of Health, Gauteng and Others; Head of the Department of Health, Gauteng and Another v Public Servants Association obo Ubogu 18 May 20177 December 2017Nkabinde
Salem Party Club and Others v Salem Community and Others 8 August 201711 December 2017Cameron
Economic Freedom Fighters and Others v Speaker of the National Assembly and Another 5 September 201729 December 2017Jafta
AfriForum and Another v University of the Free State 29 December 2017Mogoeng

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