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

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, and in July Leona Theron was appointed to the court. Bess Nkabinde retired at the end of the year. 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 authorEkurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality v Germiston Municipal Retirement FundNkabindeThe Business Zone 1010 CC t/a Emmarentia Convenience Centre v Engen Petroleum Limited and Others MhlantlaAssociation of Mineworkers and Construction Union and Others v Chamber of Mines of South Africa and OthersCameronSouth African Riding for the Disabled Association v Regional Land Claims Commissioner and OthersJaftaCity of Cape Town v Aurecon South Africa (Pty) LtdMbha (acting)Mogaila v Coca Cola Fortune (Pty) LimitedThe CourtSouth African Municipal Workers' Union v Minister of Co-Operative Governance & Traditional Affairs and OthersKhampepeBlack Sash Trust v Minister of Social Development and OthersFronemanNational Union of Metalworkers of South Africa obo M Fohlisa and 41 Others v Hendor Mining Supplies (a division of Marschalk Beleggings (Pty) Ltd)MadlangaHotz and Others v University of Cape TownThe CourtDepartment of Home Affairs v Public Servants Association and OthersFronemanMamahule Communal Property Association and Others v Minister of Rural Development and Land ReformThe CourtDaniels v Scribante and AnotherMadlangaLimpopo Legal Solutions and Others v Vhembe District Municipality and OthersThe CourtOff-Beat Holiday Club and Another v Sanbonani Holiday Spa Shareblock Limited and Others MhlantlaGenesis Medical Scheme v Registrar of Medical Schemes and AnotherCameronElectronic Media Network Limited and Others v e.tv (Pty) Limited and OthersMogoengOccupiers of Erven 87 and 88 Berea v De Wet N.O. and AnotherMojapelo (acting)Ndlovu v SKhampepeBlack Sash Trust v Minister of Social Development and OthersFronemanUnited Democratic Movement v Speaker of the National Assembly and OthersMogoengLawyers for Human Rights v Minister of Home Affairs and OthersJaftaSwart v Starbuck and Others KhampepeBaron and Others v Claytile (Pty) Limited and AnotherPretorius (acting)Mokone v Tassos Properties CC and AnotherMadlangaSouth African Diamond Producers Organisation v Minister of Minerals and Energy N.O. and OthersKhampepeBarlow v SFronemanSnyders NO v Louistef (Pty) Ltd and AnotherThe CourtKhanye and Another v SMhlantlaLimpopo Legal Solutions v Vhembe District Municipality and OthersZondoJordaan 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 OthersCameronTrinity Asset Management (Pty) Limited v Grindstone Investments 132 (Pty) LimitedThe Court, Cameron and FronemanMtokonya v Minister of PoliceZondoLimpopo Legal Solutions and Another v Eskom Holdings SOC LimitedThe CourtMatjhabeng Local Municipality v Eskom Holdings Limited and Others; Mkhonto and Others v Compensation Solutions (Pty) LimitedNkabindeMakhubela v S; Matjeke v SMhlantlaMember of the Executive Council for Health and Social Development, Gauteng v DZ obo WZFronemanHarrielall v University of KwaZulu-NatalJaftaFerguson and Others v Rhodes UniversityKollapen (acting)State Information Technology Agency SOC Limited v Gijima Holdings (Pty) LimitedMadlanga and Pretorius (acting)Ramuhovhi and Others v President of the Republic of South Africa and OthersMadlangaDladla and Others v City of Johannesburg and AnotherMhlantlaMunicipal Employees Pension Fund v Natal Joint Municipal Pension Fund (Superannuation) and OthersMhlantlaPhakane v SZondoPublic 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 UboguNkabindeSalem Party Club and Others v Salem Community and OthersCameronEconomic Freedom Fighters and Others v Speaker of the National Assembly and AnotherJaftaAfriForum and Another v University of the Free StateMogoeng

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