List of judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2018

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The table below lists the judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2018.

The members of the court at the start of 2018 were Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, and judges Edwin Cameron, Johan Froneman, Chris Jafta, Sisi Khampepe, Mbuyiseli Madlanga, Nonkosi Mhlantla and Leona Theron. There were two vacancies. Azhar Cachalia, Daniel Dlodlo, Patricia Goliath, Fayeeza Kathree-Setiloane, Jody Kollapen, Xola Petse and Dumisani Zondi sat as acting judges on judgments delivered in this year.

CitationCase nameHeardDecidedMajority author
Zungu v Premier of the Province of KwaZulu-Natal and Others 22 January 2018Mhlantla
Loni v Member of the Executive Council, Department of Health, Eastern Cape, Bhisho 22 February 2018 The Court
S v Okah 28 November 201723 February 2018Cameron
September and Others v CMI Business Enterprise CC 10 August 201727 February 2018Theron
S S v V V-S 29 August 2017, 8 November 20171 March 2018Kollapen (acting)
Klaas v S 15 March 2018Mhlantla
Food and Allied Workers Union obo Gaoshubelwe v Pieman's Pantry (Pty) Limited 3 August 201720 March 2018Kollapen (acting)
Helen Suzman Foundation v Judicial Service Commission 31 August 201724 April 2018Madlanga
Saidi and Others v Minister of Home Affairs and Others 21 November 201724 April 2018Madlanga
Pretorius and Another v Transport Pension Fund and Others 16 November 201725 April 2018Froneman
Marshall and Others v Commissioner for the South Africa Revenue Service 25 April 2018Froneman
Conradie v S 25 April 2018Froneman
Rustenburg Platinum Mine v SAEWA obo Bester and Others 9 November 201717 May 2018Theron
Minister of Safety and Security v South African Hunters and Game Conservation Association 7 February 20187 June 2018Froneman
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality v Chairman of the National Building Regulations Review Board and Others 27 February 20187 June 2018Jafta
Levenstein and Others v Estate of the Late Sidney Lewis Frankel and Others 14 November 201714 June 2018Zondi (acting)
My Vote Counts NPC v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Another 13 March 201821 June 2018Mogoeng
Booysen v Minister of Safety and Security 22 August 201727 June 2018Mhlantla
Moosa NO and Others v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others 29 June 2018Cachalia (acting)
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Another v South African Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners Association and Others 2 November 20175 July 2018Jafta
Department of Transport and Others v Tasima (Pty) Limited; Tasima (Pty) Limited and Others v Road Traffic Management Corporation and Others 8 March 201817 July 2018Petse (acting)
Assign Services (Pty) Limited v National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and Others 22 February 201826 July 2018Dlodlo (acting)
Corruption Watch NPC and Others v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others; Nxasana v Corruption Watch NPC and Others 28 February 201813 August 2018Madlanga
Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union v South African Correctional Services Workers' Union and Others 15 February 201823 August 2018Jafta
Liesching and Others v S 24 August 201729 August 2018Theron
South African Social Security Agency and Another v Minister of Social Development and Others 6 March 201830 August 2018Jafta
M T v S; A S B v S; September v S 10 May 20183 September 2018Dlodlo (acting)
Sigcau and Another v Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and Others 20 February 201811 September 2018Zondo
Duncanmec (Pty) Limited v Gaylard N.O. and Others 31 May 201813 September 2018Jafta
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Others v Prince; National Director of Public Prosecutions and Others v Rubin; National Director of Public Prosecutions and Others v Acton and Others 7 November 201718 September 2018Zondo
Hunter v Financial Sector Conduct Authority and Others 13 February 201820 September 2018Khampepe
Morudi and Others v NC Housing Services and Development Co Limited and Others 8 May 201825 September 2018Khampepe
Airports Company South Africa v Big Five Duty Free (Pty) Limited and Others 22 May 201827 September 2018Froneman
Thwala v S 27 September 2018Froneman
Tarr v S 27 September 2018Froneman
Black Sash Trust v Minister of Social Development and Others 27 September 2018Froneman
S.O.S Support Public Broadcasting Coalition and Others v South African Broadcasting Corporation (SOC) Limited and Others 23 November 201728 September 2018Kathree-Setiloane
Gavrić v Refugee Status Determination Officer, Cape Town and Others 6 February 201828 September 2018Theron
Ahmed and Others v Minister of Home Affairs and Another 15 May 20189 October 2018Theron
Holomisa v Holomisa and Another 14 August 201823 October 2018Froneman
Maledu and Others v Itereleng Bakgatla Mineral Resources (Pty) Limited and Another 24 May 201825 October 2018Petse
Rahube v Rahube and Others 17 May 201830 October 2018Goliath
eThekwini Municipality v Mounthaven (Pty) Limited 28 August 201831 October 2018Froneman
South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union and Others v Woolworths (Pty) Limited 29 May 20186 November 2018Khampepe
Mlungwana and Others v S and Another 21 August 201819 November 2018Petse
Electoral Commission of South Africa v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others 29 August 201822 November 2018Cameron
Amardien and Others v Registrar of Deeds and Others 7 August 201828 November 2018Mhlantla
Diener NO v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others 6 September 201829 November 2018Khampepe
South African Veterinary Association v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others 11 September 20185 December 2018Goliath
Mkhize NO v Premier of the Province of KwaZulu-Natal and Others 2 August 20186 December 2018Dlodlo
Law Society of South Africa and Others v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others 30 September 201811 December 2018Mogoeng
Ruta v Minister of Home Affairs 1 November 201820 December 2018Cameron

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