List of judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2020

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The table below lists the judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2020.

The members of the court at the start of 2020 were Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, and judges Johan Froneman, Chris Jafta, Sisi Khampepe, Mbuyiseli Madlanga, Steven Majiedt, Nonkosi Mhlantla, Leona Theron and Zukisa Tshiqi. At the start of the year there was one vacancy, and a second was created when Justice Froneman retired with effect from 31 May.

CitationCase nameHeardDecidedMajority author
Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union and Others v Royal Bafokeng Platinum Limited and Others 30 May 201923 January 2020Froneman
Competition Commission of South Africa v Standard Bank of South Africa Limited 5 March 201920 February 2020Jafta and Khampepe
MEC for Health, Western Cape v Coetzee and Others 14 November 201920 March 2020Mathopo (acting)
Maswanganyi v Minister of Defence and Military Veterans and Others 19 November 201920 March 2020Tshiqi
Normandien Farms (Pty) Limited v South African Agency for Promotion of Petroleum Exportation and Exploitation (SOC) Limited and Others 26 November 201924 March 2020Mhlantla
National Director of Public Prosecutions v Botha N.O. and Another 5 September 201926 March 2020Jafta
National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa v Lufil Packaging (Isithebe) and Others 21 November 201926 March 2020Victor (acting)
Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union and Others v Ngululu Bulk Carriers (Pty) Limited (In Liquidation) and Others 6 February 20206 May 2020Jafta
A M v H M 26 May 2020Mhlantla
Economic Freedom Fighters v Gordhan and Others; Public Protector and Another v Gordhan and Others 28 November 201929 May 2020Khampepe
New Nation Movement NPC and Others v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others 15 August 201911 June 2020Madlanga
AB and Another v Pridwin Preparatory School and Others 16 May 201917 June 2020Theron
Beadica 231 CC and Others v Trustees for the time being of the Oregon Trust and Others 5 November 201917 June 2020Theron
Competition Commission of South Africa v Pickfords Removals SA (Pty) Limited 27 February 202024 June 2020Majiedt
Telkom SA SOC Limited v City of Cape Town and Another 12 March 202025 June 2020Jafta
Big G Restaurants (Pty) Limited v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service 12 November 201921 July 2020Madlanga
Penwill v Penwill NO and Others 21 July 2020Madlanga
Tjiroze v Appeal Board of the Financial Services Board 21 July 2020Madlanga
Van der Walt v S 21 July 2020Madlanga
Chisuse and Others v Director-General, Department of Home Affairs and Another 13 February 202022 July 2020Khampepe
Road Traffic Management Corporation v Tasima (Pty) Limited; Tasima (Pty) Limited v Road Traffic Management Corporation 13 August 20194 August 2020Theron
Ramabele v S; Msimango v S 16 September 2020Mhlantla
National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa and Others v Aveng Trident Steel (a division of Aveng Africa (Pty) Ltd) and Another 5 March 202027 October 2020Mathopo (acting)
Mahlangu and Another v Minister of Labour and Others 10 March 202019 November 2020Victor (acting)
Economic Freedom Fighters and Another v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Another 18 February 202027 November 2020Mogoeng
Sonke Gender Justice NPC v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others 3 March 20204 December 2020Theron
Baloyi v Public Protector and Others 4 December 2020Theron
Public Protector v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service and Others 3 September 202015 December 2020Madlanga
Smit v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others 20 February 202018 December 2020Madlanga
Moko v Acting Principal of Malusi Secondary School and Others 28 December 2020Khampepe

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