South Africa case law

Every reported South Africa judgment indexed on CaseNotes, with full citations. 7,249 cases — page 26 of 37.

  1. Qwelane v South African Human Rights Commission and Another[2021] ZACC 22
  2. Rabia Helga Beukes v Dr Samuel Johannes Smith(211/2018) [2019] ZASCA 48 (01 April 2019)
  3. Rabinowitz v Levy and Others(1276/2022) [2024] ZASCA 8 (26 January 2024)
  4. RA Burriss (Pty) Ltd t/a Service Electrical v Efstratios Moumtzis and Another(192/05) [2006] ZASCA 26
  5. Radebe v S(1163/15) [2016] ZASCA 172 (24 November 2016)
  6. Radebe v S(726/12) [2013] ZASCA 31 (27 March 2013)
  7. Rademeyer v Ferreira(343/2021) [2022] ZASCA 92 (17 June 2022)
  8. Radio Pretoria v The Chairperson of the Independent Communications Authority of South AfricaCCT 38/04, decided on 8 December 2004
  9. Radio Pretoria v The Chairperson of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa and Another(CCT 38/04) [2004] ZACC 23 (8 December 2004)
  10. Radio Pretoria v The Chairperson of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa and Another(296/06) [2007] ZASCA 90
  11. Radio Pretoria v The Chairperson of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa and AnotherCase no: 402/03 (SCA)
  12. Radon Projects (Pty) Ltd v N V Properties (Pty) Ltd and Another(528/12) [2013] ZASCA 83 (31 May 2013)
  13. Raduvha v Minister of Safety and Security and Another[2016] ZACC 24
  14. Ragavan and Others v Optimum Coal Terminal (Pty) Ltd and Others(136/2022) [2023] ZASCA 34
  15. Rahim v The Minister of Home Affairs[2015] ZASCA 92 (29 May 2015)
  16. Rail Commuters Action Group and Others v Transnet Ltd t/a Metrorail and Others2004 CCT 56/03
  17. Rail Commuters Action Group and Others v Transnet Ltd t/a Metrorail and OthersCase CCT 56/03; 2004 (12) BCLR 1301 (CC); 2005 (2) SA 359 (CC)
  18. Raimondi N.O and Another v Kruger and Others[2024] ZAWCHC 257
  19. Rajah and Another v S[2024] ZAWCHC 260
  20. Rajan Naidoo and Others v National Director of Public Prosecutions and Another(CCT 112/10) [2011] ZACC 24
  21. Rajan Ramnath Sewpersadh v The Minister of Finance(923/2018) [2019] ZASCA 117 (23 September 2019)
  22. Rajkumar Tahilram v The Trustees for the Time Being of the Lukamber Trust and Another(845/2020) [2021] ZASCA 173 (9 December 2021)
  23. Rajwantha Sookhdeo Mungal v Old Mutual Life Assurance Co SA Ltd; Trevor Vernon Freeman v Old Mutual Life Assurance Co SA Ltd(56/09) [2009] ZASCA 141 (20 November 2009)
  24. R A Le Sueur and R A Le Sueur N.O. & Others v Ethekwini Municipality and OthersCase No. 9714/11, High Court of South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg
  25. Ralph Daniel Jacobs (in re the Farm Uap) v Department of Land Affairs and Ralph Daniel Jacobs (in re Erf 38) v Department of Land Affairs(1284/16) [2019] ZASCA 122 (26 September 2019)
  26. Ralph Daniel Jacobs v The Department of Land Affairs and Seven OthersLCC 3/98
  27. Ramabele v The State; Msimango v The State[2020] ZACC 22
  28. Ramafamba v Score Supermarkets (Trading) (Pty) Ltd(517/2012) [2012] ZASCA 162 (19 November 2012)
  29. Ramakatsa and Others v African National Congress and Another(724/2019) [2021] ZASCA 31 (31 March 2021)
  30. Ramakatsa and Others v Magashule and Others(CCT 109/12) [2012] ZACC 31
  31. Ramatshimbila v Phaswana(199/13) [2014] ZASCA 117 (19 September 2014)
  32. Ramdeo v Director of Public Prosecutions[2007] ZASCA 65
  33. Ramdhin v Rondebosch Medical Centre (Pty) Limited[2024] ZAWCHC 287
  34. Ramesa Johannes Rathebe v The State(1571/2024) [2025] ZASCA 73 (30 May 2025)
  35. Ramesh Singh & others v The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission & others(822/2018) [2019] ZASCA 69 (30 May 2019)
  36. Rammbuda v The State(156/14) [2014] ZASCA 146 (26 September 2014)
  37. Ramoba v The State(1301/2016) [2017] ZASCA 74 (1 June 2017)
  38. Ramokolo v The State(251/10) [2011] ZASCA 77
  39. Ramotswabodi Johannes Sesing v Electoral Commission of South Africa and Others(0033/2024EC) [2024] ZAEC 28 (29 October 2024)
  40. Ramsunder Bharat v Gauteng Managing AgentCSOS 10475/GP/22 (Adjudication Order, 10 June 2023)
  41. Ramthal v The State(704/2023) [2024] ZASCA 124 (13 September 2024)
  42. Ramuhovhi and Others v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others[2017] ZACC 41
  43. Ramulifho v The State(413/12) [2012] ZASCA 202 (30 November 2012)
  44. Randall Titus & Associates v Zilwa AttorneysCase No: 1552/2013 (Eastern Cape Division, Mthatha)
  45. Randburg Management District v West Dunes Properties 141 (Pty) Limited(451/2013) [2015] ZASCA 135
  46. Randfontein Municipality v Grobler and others(543/08) [2009] ZASCA 129 (29 September 2009)
  47. Rand Mutual Assurance Company Limited v Road Accident Fund(484/07) [2008] ZASCA 114 (25 September 2008)
  48. Rand Water Board v Big Cedar Trading 22 (Pty) Ltd(1038/15) [2016] ZASCA 177
  49. Rand Water Board v Rotek Industries (Pty) LtdCase no: 199/2002 (SCA)
  50. Rand West City Local Municipality v Quill Associates (Pty) Ltd and Another(497/20) [2021] ZASCA 150 (26 October 2021)
  51. Rane Investment Trust v Commissioner for the South African Revenue ServiceCase No: 290/2002 (SCA)
  52. Rantlai v The State(1178/2016) [2017] ZASCA 106 (13 September 2017)
  53. Raol Investments (Pty) Ltd t/a Thekwini Toyota v Zwelinjane Madlala(461/06) [2007] ZASCA 120
  54. Raphael Machongo v The State(20344/14) [2014] ZASCA 179 (21 November 2014)
  55. Rapholo Edwin Manyaka v The State(434/2020) [2022] ZASCA 21 (23 February 2022)
  56. Ras v Van der Meulen(635/09) [2010] ZASCA 163 (1 December 2010)
  57. Rates Action Group v The City of Cape TownCase No: 16/05 (Reportable)
  58. Rates and Monetary Amounts Amendment Act, 2024Act No. 45 of 2024; Government Gazette No. 51829 (24 December 2024)
  59. Rates and Monetary Amounts Amendment Act, 2024Act No. 45 of 2024, Government Gazette No. 51829 (24 December 2024)
  60. Rathumbu v S(369/11) [2012] ZASCA 51 (30 March 2012)
  61. Ratlou v Man Financial Services SA (Pty) Ltd(1309/17) [2019] ZASCA 49
  62. Raubenheimer v Raubenheimer(560/2011) [2012] ZASCA 97
  63. Raubex Building (Pty) Ltd v Bitou Municipality and Another (13787/2024) [2024] ZAWCHC 378; [2025] 1 All SA 472 (WCC) (19
  64. Raubex Construction (Pty) Ltd v Bryte Insurance Company Ltd(337/2018) [2019] ZASCA 14 (20 March 2019)
  65. Rautenbach & Others v The Governing Body of die Hoërskool DF Malan & Another(073/2024) [2025] ZASCA 78 (4 June 2025)
  66. Rautini v Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa(853/2020) [2021] ZASCA 158 (8 November 2021)
  67. Rautini v Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa[2024] ZAWCHC 6
  68. Ravele v S(20079/14) [2014] ZASC 118 (19 September 2014)
  69. R.A v F.A[2024] ZAWCHC 35
  70. Rayleigh Body Corporate v B RamsamujCSOS 5512/KZN/23 (Adjudication Order, 16 March 2024)
  71. Rayleigh Body Corporate v MD NgcongoCSOS 5510/KZN/23 (Adjudication Order, 8 March 2024)
  72. Raymond Daniel de Villiers v The State(996/2021) [2023] ZASCA 83 (31 May 2023)
  73. Raymond Daniel De Villiers v The State and Regional Magistrate D M Soomaroo(20732/14) [2016] ZASCA 38 (24 March 2016)
  74. Raymond Hlengwa Mfeka and Others v Gumede Ephraim Nkawana and OthersCase No: AR33/2019 (KwaZulu-Natal Division, Pietermaritzburg)
  75. RD Jackson v DG JacksonCase number: 18/2001
  76. Realeboga Bosaletse N.O. and Others v The Minister of Mineral Resources and OthersCase No. 1891/2013 (Free State High Court, Bloemfontein)
  77. Rebecca Lawrence v The State; Rodney Gordon Negal v The State; Magdalena Petronella Solberg v The State1997 (4) SA 1176 (CC); 1997 (10) BCLR 1348 (CC); CCT 38/96, CCT 39/96, CCT 40/96
  78. Recklies v Road Accident Fund[2024] ZAWCHC 217
  79. Reclamation Property Holdings (Pty) Ltd v ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited(1074/2016) [2017] ZASCA 112 (21 September 2017)
  80. Red Coral Investments (Pty) Ltd v Cape Peninsula University of Technology(498/17) [2017] ZASCA 152 (22 November 2017)
  81. Reddell and Others v Mineral Sands Resources (Pty) Ltd and Others[2022] ZACC 38
  82. Red Dunes of Africa CC v Masingita Property Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd(159/2014) [2015] ZASCA 99
  83. Reddy v Absa Bank Ltd(20096/2014) [2015] ZASCA 83 (28 May 2015)
  84. Redefine Properties Limited v B Masiqhame Trading 224 CC t/a TNT Projects and Investments and Another[2024] ZAWCHC 17
  85. Red Tree Capital (Pty) Ltd v Oosthuizen[2024] ZAWCHC 54
  86. Refiloe Monica Choane v Elsabe Skinner N.O. and OthersCase No: JR1188/16
  87. Reflect-All 1025 CC and Others v Member of the Executive Council for Public Transport, Roads and Works, Gauteng Provincial Government and Another[2009] ZACC 24
  88. Regent Insurance Company Ltd v King's Property Development (Pty) Ltd t/a King's Prop(5/2014) [2014] ZASCA 176 (21 November 2014)
  89. Reghardt Roux obo Danhauzer Estate Homeowners' Association v MPE MatlalaCSOS 3526/GP/23 (Adjudication Order, 21 August 2023)
  90. Reginah Gwendoline Kgafela v The StateCase No 429/2002 (SCA)
  91. Regional Land Claims Commissioner and Others v Jazz Spirit 12 (Pty) Limited and Others; South African Riding for the Disabled Association ("SANDRA") InterveningLCC 26/2010
  92. Regional Land Claims Commissioner and Others v Jazz Spirit 12 (Pty) Ltd and OthersLCC26/10 (7 December 2012)
  93. Registrar of Pension Funds and Another v Brian Angus NO and Others(677/05) [2007] ZASCA 48
  94. Registrar of Pension Funds v C T Howie NO and Others(222/2015) [2015] ZASCA 203 (2 December 2015)
  95. Registrar of Pension Funds v ICS Pension Fund(288/09) [2010] ZASCA 63 (4 May 2010)
  96. Rehau Polymer (Pty) Ltd v Brunettes Electrical (Pty) Ltd and Others(641/2018) [2019] ZASCA 101 (25 July 2019)
  97. Reinford Sinegugu Zukulu v Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs and OthersCase No: 18553/12 (unreported, Gauteng Division, Pretoria)
  98. Relebohile Cecilia Rafoneke and Others v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others[2022] ZACC 29
  99. Remo Ventures (Pty) Ltd v Cecile Van Zyl and Others(1262/2022) [2024] ZASCA 09 (26 January 2024)
  100. Renasa Insurance Company Limited v Watson(32/2015) [2016] ZASCA 13 (11 March 2016)
  101. Reneal Allan Francis v The State(1301/2021) [2023] ZASCA 30 (28 March 2023)
  102. Renier Albertus Hermanus Engelbrecht v The Road Accident Fund and The Minister of Transport(CCT 57/06) [2007] ZACC 1
  103. Renier Opperman and Dirk Johannes Opperman v The State(643/09) [2010] ZASCA 83 (31 May 2010)
  104. Renio Moyo v The State(848/18) [2018] ZASCA 157 (23 November 2018)
  105. Rennies Travel (Pty) Ltd v The Commissioner for the South African Revenue Services(207/2021) [2022] ZASCA 83 (6 June 2022)
  106. Rent A Tank JHB (Pty) Limited and Others v FuelGiants (Pty) Limited and Others (Consolidated Insolvency Matters)Case Nos: 2025-012156, 2024-110421, 2025-012071, 2024-081809, 2025-014518, 2024-135130, 2022-028800, 2024-052414 (GP) (Unreported, delivered 19 May 2025)
  107. Rentreag Marketing (Pty) Ltd and Others v The Commissioner of Customs and ExciseCase number: 344/99 (unreported Supreme Court of Appeal judgment delivered 22 March 2001)
  108. Republican Press (Pty) Ltd v CEPPWAWU & Gumede and Others[2007] ZASCA 121
  109. Residents of Joe Slovo Community, Western Cape v Thubelisha Homes(CCT 22/08) [2011] ZACC 8
  110. Resilient Rock (Pty) Ltd v Voltex (Pty) Ltd t/a Atlas Group(1132/2023) [2025] ZASCA 33 (31 March 2025)
  111. Resultant Finance (Pty) Ltd v Head of Department for the Department of Health, KwaZulu-Natal and Another(62/2019) [2020] ZASCA 87 (16 July 2020)
  112. Retail Motor Industry Organisation and Another v Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs and Another(145/13) [2013] ZASCA 70
  113. Retsilisetsoe Taole v Colorado Body CorporateCSOS 1516/GP/23 (Adjudication Order, 22 September 2023)
  114. Reuben Heslop v The State(216/05) [2006] ZASCA 22
  115. Revenue Laws Amendment Act, 2025Act No. 6 of 2025
  116. Revenue Laws Amendment Act, 2025Act No. 6 of 2025 (Government Gazette No. 53916, 24 December 2025)
  117. Revenue Laws Second Amendment Act, 2024Act No. 44 of 2024
  118. Revenue Laws Second Amendment Act, 2024Act No. 44 of 2024 (GG 51828, 24 December 2024)
  119. Revon Adams v National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight and Logistics Industry and OthersCase no: C 700 / 16
  120. Reyno View Body Corporate v Jeffrey Lindokuhle GumedeCSOS 8184/MP/23 (Adjudication Order, 23 April 2024)
  121. R Februarie v A Phillips and Others(0037/2024EC) [2024] ZAEC 25 (24 October 2024)
  122. R H Christie Incorporated v Taxing Master – Supreme Court of Appeal(1086/2018) [2021] ZASCA 152 (27 October 2021)
  123. Rhino Oil and Gas Exploration South Africa (Pty) Limited v Normandien Farms (Pty) Limited and Another(100/2018) [2019] ZASCA 88 (31 May 2019)
  124. Rhoode v De Kock(45/12) [2012] ZASCA 179 (29 November 2012)
  125. RH v DE(594/2013) [2014] ZASCA 133 (25 September 2014)
  126. R.H v N.M[2024] ZAWCHC 77; [2024] 2 All SA 504 (WCC)
  127. Riba v The State(74/2009) [2009] ZASCA 111 (23 September 2009)
  128. Rica Piggery and Abattoir (Pty) Ltd v Phatsoane Moses DirelloLCC 07R/2010 (Magistrate's Court Case Number: 92/2010)
  129. Ricardo Walters v Buffalo City Metropolitan MunicipalityCase No: EL516/2025 (Eastern Cape Division, East London Circuit Court)
  130. Richard Ditshele Molimi and Mokgobe Ishmael Mashoeshoe v The State(249/05) [2006] ZASCA 38
  131. Richard Ditshele Molimi v The State(CCT 10/07) [2008] ZACC 2
  132. Richard Du Plessis Barry v Clearwater Estates NPC (Clearwater Estates Homeowners Association) and others(187/2016) [2017] ZASCA 11 (16 March 2017)
  133. Richard Gordon Volks NO v Ethel RobinsonCase CCT 12/04 (21 February 2005)
  134. Richard Mokoena v The State(563/08) [2009] ZASCA 14 (19 March 2009)
  135. Richman Sizwe Mlenze v The State(569/06) [2007] ZASCA 39
  136. Richter v Absa Bank Limited(20181/2014) [2015] ZASCA 100 (01 June 2015)
  137. Richter v Minister for Home Affairs and Others[2009] ZACC 3
  138. Rikhotso v Premier, Limpopo Province and Others[2021] ZACC 1
  139. Rinaldo Investments (Pty) Ltd v Giant Concerts CC(311/2011) [2012] ZASCA 34 (29 March 2012)
  140. R.K. v I.K.[2024] ZAWCHC 306
  141. RM Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd v Thungela Operations (Pty) LtdCase No: 2178/2022 (Mpumalanga Division, Middelburg Local Seat)
  142. R Miller v Nafcoc Investment Holding Company Ltd(324/09) [2010] ZASCA 25
  143. RMR Commodity Enterprise CC t/a Krass Blankets v The Chairman of the Bid Adjudication Committee(092/08) [2009] ZASCA 2
  144. Road Accident Fund and Others v Legal Practitioners' Indemnity Insurance Fund, NPC and Others[2026] ZASCA 63
  145. Road Accident Fund and Others v Mabunda Incorporated and Others; Minister of Transport v Road Accident Fund and Others(1147/2020) [2022] ZASCA 169
  146. Road Accident Fund v Abdool-Carrim ATO and Others(293/07) [2008] ZASCA 18 (27 March 2008)
  147. Road Accident Fund v Abrahams(276/2017) [2018] ZASCA 49
  148. Road Accident Fund v Advocate Botha N.O (4933/2021) [2024] ZAWCHC 403 (29 November 2024)
  149. Road Accident Fund v Advocate ELE Myhill NO (Swalibe Minors)(505/2012) [2013] ZASCA 73 (29 May 2013)
  150. Road Accident Fund v Azwindini MarungaCase no: 144/2002
  151. Road Accident Fund v Bethwell Maphiri(391/2002) [2003] ZASCA 82 (30 September 2003)
  152. Road Accident Fund v B Shabangu & AnotherCase number: 75/03 (SCA) [2004]
  153. Road Accident Fund v Busuku(1013/19) [2020] ZASCA 158 (1 December 2020)
  154. Road Accident Fund v David VogelCase No: 113/03
  155. Road Accident Fund v Duma; Road Accident Fund v Kubeka; Road Accident Fund v Meyer; Road Accident Fund v Mokoena(202/2012) [2012] ZASCA 169
  156. Road Accident Fund v Faria(567/2013) [2014] ZASCA 65
  157. Road Accident Fund v G S O Guedes(611/2004) [2006] ZASCA 18
  158. Road Accident Fund v Jason King Grobler(096/06) [2007] ZASCA 78
  159. Road Accident Fund v Khomotso Polly Mphirime(1036/2016) [2017] ZASCA 140
  160. Road Accident Fund v Kruger and Co and Others[2024] ZAWCHC 234
  161. Road Accident Fund v Lise Maloney and Others[2026] ZASCA 73
  162. Road Accident Fund v Madikane(1270/2018) [2019] ZASCA 103 (22 August 2019)
  163. Road Accident Fund v Makwetlane(649/02) [2005] ZASCA 14
  164. Road Accident Fund v MbenderaCase No: 209/03
  165. Road Accident Fund v MkhizeCase Number: 557/03 (SCA) [Unreported - 30 November 2004]
  166. Road Accident Fund v MKM obo KM and Another; Road Accident Fund v NM obo CM and Another(1102/2021) [2023] ZASCA 50 (13 April 2023)
  167. Road Accident Fund v Mohohlo(882/16) [2017] ZASCA 155
  168. Road Accident Fund v Monani(241/2008) [2009] ZASCA 18 (20 March 2009)
  169. Road Accident Fund v Mongalo, M E; Nkabinde, Palesa Joyce v Road Accident FundCases no: 487/01 and 495/01
  170. Road Accident Fund v Monjane[2007] SCA 57 RSA; Case no: 295/06
  171. Road Accident Fund v Mxolisi Richard Mtati obo Zukhanye MtatiCase number: 332/04
  172. Road Accident Fund v Newnet Properties (Pty) Ltd t/a Sunshine Hospital and Another(616/2024) [2026] ZASCA 15 (11 February 2026)
  173. Road Accident Fund v Ngubane(585/2006) [2007] ZASCA 114
  174. Road Accident Fund v Oupa William Lebeko(802/2011) [2012] ZASCA 159
  175. Road Accident Fund v Patrick Norman Arendse NOCase No. 030/2002
  176. Road Accident Fund v P F Cloete NO(474/2008) [2009] ZASCA 126
  177. Road Accident Fund v Podbielski Mhlambi Attorneys and Another(170/09) [2010] ZASCA 33 (29 March 2010)
  178. Road Accident Fund v Rampukar / Road Accident Fund v Gumede(543/06) [2007] ZASCA 148
  179. Road Accident Fund v R E MothupiCase number 518/98 (Supreme Court of Appeal, delivered 29 May 2000)
  180. Road Accident Fund v Roman KlisiewiczCase No 192/2001 (Supreme Court of Appeal)
  181. Road Accident Fund v Samuel Feli ThugwanaCase number: 575/2002 (unreported)
  182. Road Accident Fund v Sarah Wilson Lewis(1209/2023) [2025] ZASCA 174 (18 November 2025)
  183. Road Accident Fund v Sheriff of the High Court, Pretoria and Others; Road Accident Fund v Stoffels and Another(268/2025 and 1182/2024) [2026] ZASCA 37 (24 March 2026)
  184. Road Accident Fund v Van Den BergCase No: 19/05
  185. Road Accident Fund v Vusumzi Mdeyide (Minister for Transport Intervening)(CCT 10/10) [2010] ZACC 18
  186. Road Accident Fund v WZ MgwebaCase No 488/03
  187. Roadmac Surfacing (Pty) Ltd v MEC for the Department of Police, Roads and Transport, Free State Province and Another(461/2023) [2024] ZASCA 157 (14 November 2024)
  188. Roads Agency Limpopo (Pty) Ltd v Murray and Roberts Construction (Pty) Ltd and others(496/08) [2009] ZASCA 128 (29 September 2009)
  189. Road Traffic Management Corporation v Tasima (Pty) Limited; Tasima (Pty) Limited v Road Traffic Management Corporation[2020] ZACC 21
  190. Road Traffic Management Corporation v Tasima (Pty) LtdCase no: JA10/19
  191. Road Traffic Management Corporation v Waymark Infotech (Pty) Limited[2018] ZACC 12
  192. Roazar CC v The Falls Supermarket CC(232/2017) [2017] ZASCA 166
  193. Robarts Flagship Trust v Drakenstein Municipality[2024] ZAWCHC 140
  194. Robarts v Antoni NO and Others(327/2013) [2014] ZASCA 64
  195. Robert Cheng-Li Tsung and Robert Hsu-Nan Tsung v Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited and Findevco (Proprietary) Limited(173/12) [2013] ZASCA 26 (25 March 2013)
  196. Robert Green and Bheki Mashaba v The State(008/06) [2006] ZASCA 3
  197. Robert Mandlakayise Du Plooy and Victor Nkosinathi Zikole v Ntombi Christophora Du Plooy and Others(417/11) [2012] ZASCA 135
  198. Robert Matshikwe, Magistrate, Stutterheim v Mbulelo Clement Erasmus MashiyaCase no: 102/2002
  199. Robert McBride v Minister of Police and Another[2016] ZACC 30
  200. Roberto Carlos De Freitos De Vasconcelos & others v Business Partners Ltd(637/2018) [2019] ZASCA 80 (31 May 2019)