Cases from Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa
Every reported judgment from Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa indexed on CaseNotes. 3,478 cases — page 10 of 18.
- Memory Mushando Magida v The StateCase no: 515/04
- Merafong City Local Municipality v AngloGold Ashanti Limited(20265/14) [2015] ZASCA 85 (28 May 2015)
- Merchant Commercial Finance (Pty) Ltd v Katana Foods CC(1238/2016) [2017] ZASCA 191 (20 December 2017)
- Merck Sharpe Dohme Group v Cipla Agrimed (Pty) Ltd[2015] ZASCA 175 (27 November 2015)
- Mercurius Motors v Paul Alexander Pavia Lopez(149/07) [2008] ZASCA 22 (27 March 2008)
- Merifon (Pty) Ltd v Greater Letaba Municipality and Another(1112/2019) [2021] ZASCA 50 (22 April 2021)
- Merry Hill (Pty) Ltd v Hendrik Johannes Engelbrecht2007 SCA 60 (RSA); Case number 323/06
- Merryweather v Scholtz and Another(447/2023) [2024] ZASCA 150 (6 November 2024)
- Mervyn De Vos v The State(503/2009) [2010] ZASCA 60
- Meshack Mapholisa N O v Adv K I A Phetoe N O and Others(163/2021) [2022] ZASCA 168 (30 November 2022)
- Messina Associated Carriers v Frederik Theodorus KleinhausCase No 122/99
- Metcash Trading Limited v Credit Guarantee Insurance Corporation of Africa LimitedCase No 96/2003 (SCA)
- Metro Projects CC and African Unity Developers CC v Klerksdorp Local Municipality and OthersCase no: 602/2002
- Meyer & others v Big Five Developments (Pty) Ltd(1017/17) [2018] ZASCA 136 (28 September 2018)
- Mfana Ignitius Kubai v The State(923/2023) [2024] ZASCA 123 (30 August 2024)
- Mfundo Nontshinga and Others v The State(770/2015) [2016] ZASCA 76 (27 May 2016)
- MFV Qavak: Twende Africa Group (Pty) Ltd t/a TAG Marine v MFV Qavak(476/2018) [2019] ZASCA 9 (12 March 2019)
- M G Phenithi v Minister of Education and OthersCase number: 18/05 (Supreme Court of Appeal)
- Mgwenya NO v Kruger(1060/16) [2017] ZASCA 102 (6 September 2017)
- Mhlangabezi Raymond Mgijima v The Premier of the Eastern Cape Province and Others(949/2018) [2020] ZASCA 139 (30 October 2020)
- Mhlari NO and Others v Nedbank Limited(251/2023) [2024] ZASCA 39 (4 April 2024)
- Mhlongo v The State(140/16) [2016] ZASCA 152 (3 October 2016)
- Mhlontlo Local Municipality & 2 others v Ngcangula and Another(1154/2022) [2024] ZASCA 5
- Micaren Exel Petroleum Wholesaler (Pty) Ltd v Stella Quick Shop (Pty) Ltd and Another(471/2019) [2020] ZASCA 61 (9 June 2020)
- Michael de Villiers, N.O. and Another v BOE Bank LimitedCase no: 477/2002 (SCA)
- Michael Felthun v The StateCase No: 458/96
- Michael Hugh Blake and Another v Zaheer Cassim and Another(255/2007) [2008] ZASCA 67 (29 May 2008)
- Michael Jantjies v The State(532/2022) [2023] ZASCA 3 (15 January 2024)
- Michael Lubaxa v The StateCase No: 372/2000
- Michael Mafoho v The State
- Michael Raju Padayachee v The State(679/2020) [2021] ZASCA 115 (16 September 2021)
- Michael Weare v The Commissioner for South African Revenue ServiceCase no: 401/2003
- Michele v S(477/2008) [2009] ZASCA 116
- Michelin Tyre Company (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd v F Janse van Rensburg and OthersCase no: 198/2001
- Michelle Jacqueline Scholtz & Another v Leon De Kock NO & Others(312/2023) [2024] ZASCA 132
- Michiel de Kock, NO and Others v Thomas Frederick van RooyenCase no: 640/2002 [2004] SCA (unreported)
- Midi Television (Pty) Ltd v Director of Public Prosecutions (Western Cape)(100/06) [2007] ZASCA 56
- Midstream Home Owners Association v Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd and Heritage Hill Home Owners Association v Shoprite Checkers (Pty) Ltd(424/2011) [2012] ZASCA 65
- Mike Ness Agencies CC t/a Promech Boreholes v Lourensford Fruit Company (Pty) Ltd(922/2018) [2019] ZASCA 159 (28 November 2019)
- Miles Plant Hire (Pty) Ltd v The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service(20430/2014) [2015] ZASCA 98 (1 June 2015)
- Millenium Aluminium and Glass Services CC and Others v Group Five Construction (Pty) Ltd and Another(693/2021) [2022] ZASCA 180
- Millennium Waste Management (Pty) Limited v The Chairperson of the Tender Board: Limpopo Province[2007] SCA 165 (RSA); Case No 31/2007
- Millennium Waste Management (Pty) Limited v The Chairperson of the Tender Board: Limpopo Province(31/2007) [2007] ZASCA 165
- Millennium Waste Management (Pty) Ltd v Sol Plaatje Municipality(99/2019) [2021] ZASCA 35
- Millsell Chrome Mines (Pty) Limited v The Minister of Land Affairs of the Republic of South Africa (In His Capacity as Trustee of the Bafokeng Tribe)(458/97) [1999] ZASCA 86 (28 September 1999)
- Milner Street Properties (Pty) Ltd v Eckstein Properties (Pty) LtdCase number: 488/99, [2001] SCA (delivered 21 September 2001)
- Miloc Financial Solutions (Pty) Ltd v Logistic Technologies (Pty) Ltd(233/07) [2008] ZASCA 40 (28 March 2008)
- Milton Zwane & others v The State(1296/2016) [2017] ZASCA 179 (1 December 2017)
- Minister for Provincial and Local Government of the Republic of South Africa v Unrecognised Traditional Leaders of the Limpopo Province (Sekhukhuneland)Case No. 375/2003
- Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs v C J Rance (Pty) Limited(293/09) [2010] ZASCA 27 (25 March 2010)
- Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development and Others v Ndumo (obo Emdwebu Community)(577/2022) [2023] ZASCA 136 (19 October 2023)
- Minister of Agriculture v Bluelilliesbush Dairy Farming (Pty) Ltd(270/2007) [2008] ZASCA 60
- Minister of Correctional Services and others v Tony Phakiso Seganoe(20507/2014) [2015] ZASCA 148 (01 October 2015)
- Minister of Defence and Military Veterans and Another v Mamasedi(622/2017) [2017] ZASCA 157 (24 November 2017)
- Minister of Defence and Others v Dunn(131/06) [2007] ZASCA 75
- Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism v Kenneth George(437/2005) [2006] ZASCA 57
- Minister of Environmental Affairs v The Trustees for the time being of Groundwork Trust and Others(549/2023) [2025] ZASCA 43 (11 April 2025)
- Minister of Environmental Affairs v The Trustees for the time being of Groundwork Trust and Others (#DeadlyAir Judgment, Supreme Court of Appeal) – 11 April 2025
- Minister of Finance and Another v Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa(567/07) [2008] ZASCA 86 (2 September 2008)
- Minister of Health and Another v Alliance of Natural Health Products (South Africa)(256/2021) [2022] ZASCA 49 (11 April 2022)
- Minister of Home Affairs and Another v Fireblade Aviation (Proprietary) Limited and Others(13/2016) [2018] ZASCA 46 (28 March 2018)
- Minister of Home Affairs and Another v Vindiren Magadzire and Another(245/2024) [2025] ZASCA 81 (6 June 2025)
- Minister of Home Affairs v The Public Protector of the Republic of South Africa(308/2017) [2018] ZASCA 15 (15 March 2018)
- Minister of Home Affairs v T Maboho and 117 Related Cases(233/11) [2012] ZASCA 42 (29 March 2012)
- Minister of Human Settlements, Western Cape Provincial Government v The Penhill Residents Small Farmers Co-Operative Ltd(429/2015) [2016] ZASCA 99 (3 June 2016)
- Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Others v Pennington and Another(162/2022) [2023] ZASCA 51 (14 April 2023)
- Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development v Zealand(387/06) [2007] ZASCA 92
- Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others v Ntuli(539/2020) [2023] ZASCA 146
- Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others v Wilhelm Pretorius and Others(Case no 440/2022) [2023] ZASCA 155 (17 November 2023)
- Minister of Justice and Correctional Services v Walus(777/2016) [2017] ZASCA 99 (18 August 2017)
- Minister of Local Government, Housing and Traditional Affairs (KwaZulu-Natal) v Umlambo Trading 29 CC(487/06) [2007] ZASCA 130
- Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy and Others v Sustaining the Wild Coast NPC and Others(58/2023) [2024] ZASCA 84 (3 June 2024)
- Minister of Mineral Resources and Others v Mawetse (SA) Mining Corporation (Pty) Ltd(20069/14) [2015] ZASCA 82 (28 May 2015)
- Minister of Police and Another v Erasmus(366/2021) [2022] ZASCA 57 (22 April 2022)
- Minister of Police and Others v Samuel Molokwane[2022] ZASCA 111 (15 July 2022)
- Minister of Police v Dlwathi(20604/14) [2016] ZASCA 6 (2 March 2016)
- Minister of Police v Gqamane(226/2022) [2023] ZASCA 61 (3 May 2023)
- Minister of Police v Khoeli(241/2020) [2021] ZASCA 146 (18 October 2021)
- Minister of Police v Mabhaso Nontsele(547/2022) [2024] ZASCA 137 (11 October 2024)
- Minister of Police v Miya(1250/2022) [2024] ZASCA 71 (06 May 2024)
- Minister of Police v Mzingeli and Others(115/2021) [2022] ZASCA 42 (5 April 2022)
- Minister of Police v Sabisa and Another(725/2023) [2024] ZASCA 105 (28 June 2024)
- Minister of Police v SA Metal and Machinery Company (Pty) Ltd(462/13) [2014] ZASCA 95
- Minister of Police v Shawn Bosman & Others(1163/2020) [2021] ZASCA 172 (9 December 2021)
- Minister of Police v Van der Watt and Another(1009/2021) [2022] ZASCA 114 (21 July 2022)
- Minister of Public Service and Administration v Ngwenya(645/2011) [2012] ZASCA 109 (29 August 2012)
- Minister of Public Works v Roux Property Fund (Pty) Ltd(779/2019) [2020] ZASCA 119 (1 October 2020)
- Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform v Phillips(52/2016) [2017] ZASCA 1 (22 February 2017)
- Minister of Safety and Security and Another v Ian Gordon Bryn HamiltonCase Nos: 6/99 and 95/99 (SCA)
- Minister of Safety and Security and Another v Madyibi(643/08) [2009] ZASCA 95 (17 September 2009)
- Minister of Safety and Security and Another v Van der Merwe and Others(556/09) [2010] ZASCA 101 (7 September 2010)
- Minister of Safety and Security and others v Loraine Craig(572/08) [2009] ZASCA 97 (17 September 2009)
- Minister of Safety and Security & another v Swart(194/11) [2012] ZASCA 16 (22 March 2012)
- Minister of Safety and Security v Augustine(811/2016) [2017] ZASCA 59 (24 May 2017)
- Minister of Safety and Security v Bennett(302/06) [2007] ZASCA 139
- Minister of Safety and Security v Janse Van Der Walt(1037/13) [2014] ZASCA 174 (19 November 2014)
- Minister of Safety and Security v Kruger(183/10) [2011] ZASCA 7 (8 March 2011)
- Minister of Safety and Security v Lincoln(682/19) [2020] ZASCA 59
- Minister of Safety and Security v Luiters(213/05) [2006] ZASCA 13
- Minister of Safety and Security v Magagula(991/2016) [2017] ZASCA 103 (6 September 2017)
- Minister of Safety and Security v Mohofe(200/06) [2007] ZASCA 21
- Minister of Safety and Security v Mustafa Mohamed(598/10) [2011] ZASCA 134 (21 September 2011)
- Minister of Safety and Security v Ndiniso(286/06) [2007] ZASCA 29
- Minister of Safety and Security v Never Ndlovu(788/11) [2012] ZASCA 189
- Minister of Safety and Security v Ntamo and Her Minor ChildrenCase number: 389/2001 (SCA)
- Minister of Safety and Security v Ntombenkosi Hlomza(374/13) [2014] ZASCA 51 (2 April 2014)
- Minister of Safety and Security v Pieter Samuel Theo Slabbert(668/2008) [2009] ZASCA 163 (30 November 2009)
- Minister of Safety and Security v Tembop Recovery CC(006/15) [2016] ZASCA 52 (1 April 2016)
- Minister of Safety and Security v Tyokwana(827/13) [2014] ZASCA 130 (23 September 2014)
- Minister of Safety and Security v Tyulu(327/2008) [2009] ZASCA 55 (27 May 2009)
- Minister of Social Development v Phoenix Cash & Carry – PMB CC(189/06) [2007] ZASCA 26
- Minister of Social Development v SA Childcare (Pty) Ltd & Others; MEC, Social Development, Eastern Cape & Others v SA Childcare (Pty) Ltd & Others(71/2021) [2022] ZASCA 119 (29 August 2022)
- Minister of Transport and Public Works, Western Cape v Zanbuild Construction (Pty) Ltd(68/2010) [2011] ZASCA 10 (11 March 2011)
- Minister of Transport v Prodiba (Pty) Ltd(20028/2014) [2015] ZASCA 38 (25 March 2015)
- Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs v I M Karan t/a Karan Beef Feedlot[2015] ZASCA 157 (9 October 2015)
- Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs v Kloof Conservancy(106/2015) [2015] ZASCA 177 (27 November 2015)
- Minnaar v Van Rooyen NO(20407/2014) [2015] ZASCA 114
- Minnies v State(881/2011) [2012] ZASCA 102 (1 June 2012)
- Mirchandani v Unica Iron & Steel (Pty) Ltd and Unica Iron & Steel (Pty) Ltd v Mirchandani(802/2020) [2022] ZASCA 58 (22 April 2022)
- Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Africa (Pty) Ltd v Murray & Roberts Power & Energy and Another(1011/2019) [2020] ZASCA 110 (29 September 2020)
- MJ K v II K(360/2021) [2022] ZASCA 116 (28 July 2022)
- Mkangeli and Others v Joubert and OthersCase No: 220/2001 (SCA) [Also reported as Joubert and Others v Van Rensburg and Others 2001 (1) SA 753 (W) - court a quo]
- Mkhize: In re Mbuyazi v The Premier of the Province of Kwazulu-Natal and Mbuyazi v Mbonambi Community Development Trust(822/2013) [2014] ZASCA 204 (28 November 2014)
- Mkhize v Department of Correctional Services[2015] ZASCA 7
- Mkhize v The State(16/2013) [2014] ZASCA 52 (14 April 2014)
- MK Nkomo v The State(979/2013) [2014] ZASCA 186 (26 November 2014)
- Mkumatela v The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality(454/2008) [2009] ZASCA 137 (6 November 2009)
- M L Joubert v Maranda Mining Company (Pty) Ltd(296/08) [2009] ZASCA 68 (29 May 2009)
- Mlungisi Ndodana Sontsele v 140 Main Street Properties CC and Another(328/2019) [2020] ZASCA 85 (6 July 2020)
- Mmaphuti Maria Kgolane obo M K v Road Accident Fund(497/2024) [2025] ZASCA 136 (25 September 2025)
- M M (obo E L M) v Member of the Executive Council for Health: Eastern Cape(580/2022) [2023] ZASCA 130 (12 October 2023)
- MM obo GM v Member of the Executive Council for the Department of Health, North West Province(782/2022) [2024] ZASCA 52
- M M v The State(542/11) [2012] ZASCA 5
- Mndebele v S(173/2015) [2016] ZASCA 7 (3 March 2016)
- Mngomezulu v National Director of Public Prosecutions(446/05) [2007] ZASCA 11
- Mngomezulu v National Director of Public Prosecutions(338/06) [2007] ZASCA 129
- Mngqibisa v The State(75/07) [2007] ZASCA 119
- Moamogoe v The State(191/2019) [2020] ZASCA 106 (18 September 2020)
- Mobile Telephone Networks (Pty) Limited v SMI Trading CC(603/2011) [2012] ZASCA 138 (28 September 2012)
- Mobile Telephone Networks (Pty) Ltd & another v Spilhaus Property Holdings (Pty) Ltd & others(208/2017) [2018] ZASCA 16 (15 March 2018)
- Mobile Telephone Networks (Pty) Ltd v Beekmans NO and Others(1139/2015) [2016] ZASCA 188
- Mobile Telephone Networks (Pty) Ltd v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service(855/2021) [2022] ZASCA 142 (24 October 2022)
- Mochebelele v Director of Public Prosecutions, Gauteng & others(377/2018) [2019] ZASCA 82 (31 May 2019)
- Modiga v The State(20738/2014) [2015] ZASCA 94
- Modikwa Platinum Mine, an unincorporated joint venture between Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited and Arm Mining Consortium Limited v Nkwe Platinum Limited and Others(1333/2021) [2023] ZASCA 08 (06 February 2023)
- Mogale City Local Municipality v Black Tad Investments CC(889/17) [2018] ZASCA 74 (31 May 2018)
- Mogale City Municipality v Fidelity Security Services (Pty) Ltd(572/2013) [2014] ZASCA 172 (19 November 2014)
- Mogale Winston Stanford Modiri v The Minister of Safety and Security(581/2010) [2011] ZASCA 153 (28 September 2011)
- Mogorosi v The State(410/10) [2010] ZASCA 147 (29 November 2010)
- Mohamed Adnaan Batchelor v Shaik Hoosain GabieCase Number 125/2000
- Mohamed Joonaid Mia and Raymond Howell v The State(344/2007) [2008] ZASCA 117 (26 September 2008)
- Mohamed's Leisure Holdings (Pty) Ltd v Southern Sun Hotel Interests (Pty) Ltd(183/17) [2017] ZASCA 176 (1 December 2017)
- Mohammed Amin Yusuf Shaikh v Standard Bank of SA Limited and South African Revenue Services(27/07) [2007] ZASCA 168
- Mohapi v De Beers Pension Fund(64/2015) [2016] ZASCA 14 (11 March 2016)
- Mohlaloga v The State(1028/2023 and 1112/2023) [2025] ZASCA 115 (8 August 2025)
- Mohuba v University of Limpopo(730/2022) [2023] ZASCA 139 (27 October 2023)
- Mojapelo v The State(574/2014) [2016] ZASCA 22 (18 March 2016)
- Mokala Beleggings (Pty) Ltd and Another v Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform and Others(276/11) [2012] ZASCA 21
- Mokoena v The State(200/2018) [2019] ZASCA 74 (30 May 2019)
- Moladora Trust v Mereki and Others[2024] ZASCA 37 (3 April 2024)
- Molefe Pius Morebudi v The StateCase Number: 547/98 (Supreme Court of Appeal, 26 November 1999)
- Molefe v The State(676/18) [2018] ZASCA 162 (28 November 2018)
- Molema v The State(555/10) [2011] ZASCA 62 (1 April 2011)
- Moloi v Road Accident Fund(333/2024) [2026] ZASCA 13
- Molosi and Others v King Phahlo Royal Family and Others(1005/2022) [2024] ZASCA 73 (10 May 2024)
- Moloto v The State(1546/2024) [2025] ZASCA 169 (12 November 2025)
- Momentum Group Limited v P J M Van Staden NO and Nedbank Limited(187/08) [2009] ZASCA 60 (29 May 2009)
- Monsanto Company v MDB Animal Health (Proprietary) Ltd (Formerly MD Biologics CC)Case No 467/99
- Montanari v Montanari(1086/2018) [2020] ZASCA 48 (5 May 2020)
- Monyepao v Ledwaba and Others(1368/18) [2020] ZASCA 54 (27 May 2020)
- Monyepao v Ledwaba and Others (No. 2)(Case no 1368/18) [2020] ZASCA 71 (19 June 2020)
- Monyetla Property Holdings (Pty) Limited v IMM Graduate School of Marketing (Pty) Limited(20023/2014) [2015] ZASCA 32 (25 March 2015)
- Monye v The State(107/2016) [2016] ZASCA 111 (02 September 2016)
- Moodliar and Others v Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa NPC(977/2019) [2020] ZASCA 101 (15 September 2020)
- Morare v SA Rail Commuter Corporation Limited(585/2013) [2014] ZASCA 7 (13 March 2014)
- Morganambal Mannaru and another v Robert MacLennan-Smith and others(271/2021) [2022] ZASCA 137 (24 October 2022)
- Mornè Barnard v The State(891/2012) [2013] ZASCA 75 (29 May 2013)
- Moropane v Southon(755/12) [2014] ZASCA 76 (29 May 2014)
- Morris Material Handling Limited v Morris Material Handling SA (Pty) Ltd(829/2017) [2018] ZASCA 67 (25 May 2018)
- Moruleng and District Taxi Association v North West Provincial Department of Transport & 27 others(254/10) [2011] ZASCA 138 (23 September 2011)
- Moseki Maputle and Sonnyboy Fortuin v The StateCase number: 179/2002 (unreported)
- Moseme Road Construction CC and Others v King Civil Engineering Contractors (Pty) Ltd and Another(385/2009) [2010] ZASCA 13 (15 March 2010)
- Moses Tshoga v The State(635/2016) [2016] ZASCA 205 (15 December 2016)
- Moshidi Danny Leshilo v The State(345/2019) [2020] ZASCA 98 (8 September 2020)
- Moshina Essop v The State(31/2016) [2016] ZASCA 114 (12 September 2016)
- Moss & another v KMSA Distributors (Pty) Ltd(673/2018) [2019] ZASCA 81 (31 May 2019)
- Mosselbaai Boeredienste (Pty) Ltd t/a Mosselbaai Toyota v OKB Motors CC t/a Bultfontein Toyota(Case no 1216/21) [2023] ZASCA 91 (09 June 2023)
- Mostert v Firstrand Bank Limited t/a RMB Private Bank(198/2017) [2018] ZASCA 54 (11 April 2018)
- Mostert v The State(338/2009) [2009] ZASCA 171 (1 December 2009)
- Mothuloe Incorporated Attorneys v The Law Society of the Northern Provinces & another(213/16) [2017] ZASCA 17 (22 March 2017)
- Mothwa v The State(124/15) [2015] ZASCA 143 (1 October 2015)
- Motladile v Minister of Police(414/2022) [2023] ZASCA 94
- Moto Health Care Medical Scheme v HMI Healthcare Corporation (Pty) Ltd & others(341/2018) [2019] ZASCA 87 (31 May 2019)
- Motor Industry Staff Association v Macun NO & others(20819/2014) [2015] ZASCA 190 (30 November 2015)
- Motsisi v The State(513/11) [2012] ZASCA 59 (2 April 2012)
- Motsitsi v The State(086/2023) [2026] ZASCA 44 (02 April 2026)
- Motswai v Road Accident Fund(766/13) [2014] ZASCA 104 (29 August 2014)
- Mount Amanzi Share Block Limited v The Body Corporate of Windsor Heights Sectional Title Scheme & others(537/2016) [2017] ZASCA 38 (29 March 2017)
- Mount Edgecombe Country Club Estate Management Association II (RF) NPC v Singh & others(323/2018) [2019] ZASCA 30 (28 March 2019)
- Moyeni v De Vries and Others NNO(808/2019) [2020] ZASCA 128 (13 October 2020)