List of judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2026

The page below lists the judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2026.

The members of the court at the start of 2025 were as follows; Chief Justice Mandisa Maya, Deputy Chief Justice Dunstan Mlambo, and judges Jody Kollapen, Steven Majiedt, Rammaka Mathopo, Nonkosi Mhlantla, Owen Rogers, Leona Theron and Zukisa Tshiqi. Judges Nambitha Dambuza and Kate Savage were appointed to the court with effect from 1 May 2026.

CitationCase nameHeardDecidedMajority authorTholo Energy Services CC v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service MathopoVVC v JRM and Others MajiedtDirector of Public Prosecutions, Johannesburg and Another v Schultz and Others; Director of Public Prosecutions, Bloemfontein v Cholota TheronLewis Stores Proprietary Ltd v Pepkor Holdings Ltd and Others MajiedtFamous Idea Trading 4 (Pty) Ltd t/a Dely Road Courier Pharmacy v Government Employees Medical Scheme and Others MusiHarris N.O. and Others v Herold Gie and Broadhead Inc.MajiedtMaleka v Boyce N.O. and OthersSeegobinDemocratic Alliance v Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs and OthersTheronMinister of Defence and Military Veterans and Others v O'Brien N.O.MajiedtSaziwa and Others v Mhlontlo Local Municipality and OthersOppermanSouth African Commercial Catering and Allied Workers Union v Massmart Holdings Ltd and OthersMajiedtBlack Sash Trust and Another v Minister of Social Development and OthersMajiedtSystems Applications Consultants (Pty) Ltd t/a Securinfo v SAP SE and AnotherMadlangaKing Cetshwayo District Municipality v Water and Sanitation Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd and OthersMajiedtAbsa Bank Ltd and Another v Commissioner for the South African Revenue ServiceMajiedtSouth African Human Rights Commission v Agro Data CC and AnotherNichollsEconomic Freedom Fighters and Another v Speaker of the National Assembly and OthersThe CourtDirector-General, Department of Home Affairs and Others v Irankunda and AnotherKollapenSolidarity Trade Union and Others v Minister of Health and OthersSavageCentaur Mining South Africa (Pty) Ltd v Moodliar N.O. and OthersMusiMinister of Defence and Military Veterans and Another v Zeal Health Innovations (Pty) LtdMathopoNational Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and Others v Industrial Oleo Chemical ProductsTshiqiBarnard N.O. and Another v National Consumer Tribunal and AnotherKollapenLueven Metals (Pty) Ltd v Commissioner for the South African Revenue ServiceTheronJordaan v MEC, Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Western Cape and OthersSavageEx parte President of the Republic of South Africa: In re Constitutionality of the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers' Protection Amendment Bill21 and 22 May 2025MhlantlaMinister of Police v KhedamaMathopoBNP Paribas v Competition Commission of South Africa; Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC v Competition Commission of South Africa; Competition Commission of South Africa v Bank of America Europe Designated Activity Company and Others19 to 21 August 2025RogersAdonisi and Others v Minister for Transport and Public Works, Western Cape and Others; Minister of Human Settlements and Another v Minister for Transport and Public Works, Western Cape and OthersMhlantlaScalabrini Centre of Cape Town and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and OthersMajiedtMotjamela v George Local MunicipalityDambuzaTshabangu v SNukuSustaining the Wild Coast NPC and Others v Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy and Others; Natural Justice and Another v Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy and OthersKollapenZuma and Another v Chairperson of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations Regarding Efforts or Attempts Having Been Made to Stop the Investigation or Prosecution of Truth and Reconciliation Commission Cases and OthersNuku, RogersuMndeni weNkosi of iNkosi Luthuli and Another v Executive Council, KwaZulu-Natal and OthersDambuzaMokasule N.O. and Others v Botha N.O. and AnotherMlamboPremier of the Western Cape Government and Another v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others; City of Cape Town and Others v Speaker of the National Assembly and OthersNuku

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