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Southern African Legal Information Institute SAFLII is renowned for offering the largest online free-access collection of legislation and case law from RSA and other jurisdictions in S&E Africa
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The Southern African Legal Information Institute publishes legal information for free public access which comprises mainly of case law and law journals from South Africa. SAFLII also hosts legal materials from other countries in the region which are obtained through partnerships, collaborative efforts and more recently through linking to other Legal Information Institutes established in these regi

ons. All information is offered on a free and open basis subject to our terms of use and is continuously updated.

SAFLII Weekly National and Provincial Gazette Update
22/12/2025

SAFLII Weekly National and Provincial Gazette Update

19/12/2025

Deon Smith and Others v Sasfin Bank and Another (507/2024) [2025] ZASCA 198

Summary: Section 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act 10 of 2013 – reconsideration application – Uniform Rules of Court – refusal of application for rescission of two default judgments granted by the registrar- whether applicants met threshold requirement – whether requirements for rescission met.

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19/12/2025

Cele v S (681/2024) [2025] ZASCA 199

Summary: Criminal Procedure – sentence – murder – effective sentence of 41 years imprisonment – whether shockingly inappropriate. Section 274 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 – Trial court insisting on evidence under oath in mitigation of sentence – whether that constitutes misdirection or irregularity to vitiate sentence.

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19/12/2025

Road Accident Fund & Others v Mautla and Others (414/2024) [2025] ZASCA 200

Summary: Superior Courts Act 10 of 2013 – section 17(2)(f) – application for reconsideration of refusal of leave to appeal – section 16(1)(b) – test for special leave to appeal applied instead of test for ‘ordinary’ leave under s 17(2)(b) – whether grounds for reconsideration and for granting leave to appeal established.

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17/12/2025

Dear SAFLII users:

Kindly note that SAFLII will be closed from 23 December 2025 and will re-open on 5 January 2026.

We wish you all the best for the holiday season and for 2026.

Regards,
The SAFLII Team

15/12/2025

Golden Core Trade and Invest (Pty) Ltd v Merafong City Local Municipality and Another (CCT 296/23) [2025] ZACC 27

Summary: Water Services Act 108 of 1997 — constitutionality of section 8(9) — administrative law review — delay — municipal water tariffs — reasonableness — time-restricted order — applicability of just and equitable remedy — constitutional law

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04/12/2025

Dear SAFLII users:

We are currently experiencing issues with our database. We will notify everyone once the issues have been resolved.

27/11/2025

M.H v S.S.H (Appeal) (A2025/055489) [2025] ZAGPJHC 1164

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20/11/2025

Socialist Agenda of Dispossessed Africans v Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CCT 279/23) [2025] ZACC 26

Summary: Local Government: Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998 — section 43(2)(c) — confirmation of constitutional invalidity — executive committee of a municipal council

Constitution — sections 19(3)(a) and 160(8) — statutory interpretation — order not confirmed

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SAFLII Weekly National and Provincial Gazette Update
17/11/2025

SAFLII Weekly National and Provincial Gazette Update

14/11/2025

Groundswell Developments Africa (Pty) Ltd and Others v Brown (899/2024) [2025] ZASCA 170

Summary: Section 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act 10 of 2013 – validity of the agreement of sale – validity of the builder’s lien relied upon misrepresentation – unlawful conduct by the second applicant – second applicant failed to show that a grave failure of justice would result or that the administration of justice would fall into disrepute if an order was not granted varying the decision of the high court and the two judges of this Court refusing leave to appeal – application for reconsideration dismissed.

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14/11/2025

Morgan v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Others (055106/2024) [2025] ZAGPPHC 1202

Summary: Trust account Advocate - application to have a provision of the Legal Practice Act declared unconstitutional, so as to enable trust account advocates, or even advocates generally, to practice as legal practitioners in incorporated law firms. Applicant misconstrued the nature of the practice of a trust account advocate - relief sought will also have the risk of prejudicing the independence of legal practitioners who practice as advocates. Regulation of branch of profession by prohibiting incorporation not arbitrary and not infringing on Constitutional rights. Application dismissed.

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