The table below lists the judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2024.
The members of the court at the start of 2024 were the same as in 2023; Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya, and judges Jody Kollapen, Mbuyiseli Madlanga, Steven Majiedt, Rammaka Mathopo, Nonkosi Mhlantla, Owen Rogers, Leona Theron and Zukisa Tshiqi.
Zondo is due for mandatory retirement at the end of August and President Ramaphosa nominated Maya, who would become the first woman to hold the role, as Zondo's replacement as Chief Justice.
In July 2024, Ramaphosa appointed Maya as Chief Justice, effective September 2024.
The court did not hand down any judgements until April 2024, increasing concerns about the court's efficiency.
CitationCase nameHeardDecidedMajority authorCapitec Bank Limited v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service RogersPetrus Johannes Bestbier and Others v Nedbank Ltd TshiqiCoca-Cola Beverages Africa (Pty) Ltd v Competition Commission and Another DodsonMafisa v Road Accident Fund and Another MhlantlaPresident of the Republic of South Africa and Another v Tembani and Others RogersElectoral Commission of South Africa v Umkhonto Wesizwe Political Party and Others TheronAfrican Congress for Transformation v Electoral Commission of South Africa; Labour Party of South Africa v Electoral Commission of South Africa and Others; Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats v Electoral Commission of South Africa MajiedtRegenesys Management (Pty) Ltd t/a Regenesys v Ilunga and Others ZondoD H B v C S B TheronCity of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality In re: Unlawful Occupiers 1 Argyl Street and Others v Rohlandt Holdings CC and Others DodsonCoronation Investment Management SA (Pty) Limited v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service MajiedtMphephu-Ramabulana Royal Family v Premier of the Limpopo Province and Others TheronAFGRI Animal Feeds (A Division of PhilAfrica Foods (Pty) Limited) v National Union of Metalworkers South Africa and Others SchippersMinister of Rural Development and Land Reform v Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa MayaChief Avhatendi Ratshibvumo Rambuda and Others v Tshibvumo Royal Family and Others MathopoShoprite Checkers (Pty) Limited v Mafate N.O. MadlangaMamasedi v Chief of South African Defence Force and Others ZondoSpeaker of the National Assembly and Another v Women's Legal Centre Trust and Others MathopoThistle Trust v Commissioner for the South Africa Revenue Service ChaskalsonGreater Tzaneen Municipality v Bravospan ChaskalsonPresident of the Republic of South Africa v Sigcau and Others TshiqiBotha v Smuts and Another Kollapen, Chaskalson, Rogers, ZondoSwanepoel N.O. (Executor in the Estate Late Mignon Adelia Steyn) v Profmed Medical Scheme MajiedtRademeyer v Ferreira MathopoGovan Mbeki Local Municipality v Glencore Operations South Africa (Pty) Ltd and Others; Emalahleni Local Municipality v Glencore Operations South Africa (Pty) Ltd and Others ChaskalsonCommissioner for the South African Revenue Service v Medtronic International Trading S.A.R.L MadlangaCharnell Commando and Others v City of Cape Town and Another MathopoMawanda Makhala and Another v Director of Public Prosecutions, Western Cape TshiqiMotor Industry Staff Association and Another v Great South Autobody CC t/a Great South Panelbeaters; Solidarity obo Strydom and Others v State Information Technology Agency SOC Limited Zondo, Van Zyl, RogersO'Brien N.O. v Minister of Defence and Military Veterans and Others MajiedtSithole v S MhlantlaMohlaba and Others v Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and Others Theron
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