South Africa: Western Cape High Court, Cape Town

January 2025

• Van Schalkwyk and Another v Legal Aid South Africa (16869/23) [2025] ZAWCHC 1 (6 January 2025)
• Topup Property Investments and Another v Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning and Others (2024/149740) [2025] ZAWCHC 6 (6 January 2025)
• Sattar and Others v Minister of Home Affairs and Another (144037/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 5 (9 January 2025)
• Makalala v Unit Commander, Bellville Vehicle Crime Investigation Unit and Another (25568/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 2 (13 January 2025)
• Ottery Service Station (Pty) Ltd t/a SASOL Ottery and Another v Cold Stone Trading and Investments (Pty) Ltd t/a Shell Ottery and Others (22689/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 3 (13 January 2025)
• Maow v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (15525/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 4; [2025] 1 All SA 706 (WCC) (13 January 2025)
• Itanex CC v Legal Practitioners' Fidelity Fund (15043/2020) [2025] ZAWCHC 93 (13 January 2025)
• Kommandantsdrift v Brits and Others (5171/2015 ; 4070/2015) [2025] ZAWCHC 94 (13 January 2025)
• Vulindlela Jacobs Summit (Pty) Ltd and Another v Correia N.O and Another (40/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 95 (13 January 2025)
• Kabula and Another v Standing Committee for Refugee Affairs and Others (23123/23) [2025] ZAWCHC 7 (16 January 2025)
• Engineering Industries Pension Fund and Another v Installair (Pty) Ltd and Others (1633/2023) [2025] ZAWCHC 8 (16 January 2025)
• Mutual Heights Body Corporate v Red Socks Investments (Pty) Ltd (Golden Loop Trading 21 CC Intervening) (15610/2023) [2025] ZAWCHC 13 (17 January 2025)
• Naude N.O and Others v Van Der Merwe and Others (A213/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 16 (20 January 2025)
• Preference Capital (Pty) Ltd v Hunter (12954/23) [2025] ZAWCHC 17 (20 January 2025)
• Swanepoel v Depuy International Limited (20758/2013) [2025] ZAWCHC 9 (21 January 2025)
• Malizana and Others v S (A151/2023) [2025] ZAWCHC 10 (21 January 2025)
• Member of the Executive Council for Health, Western Cape v Tullis Laundry Solutions and Another (A216/2022) [2025] ZAWCHC 24 (21 January 2025)
• Energy Master Builders CC v Ivanicevic and Another (24383/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 39 (21 January 2025)
• C.H v L.H (Reasons) (32/2025) [2025] ZAWCHC 11 (23 January 2025)
• D.R v N.M and Another (3358/24) [2025] ZAWCHC 12 (23 January 2025)
• Die Orffer Langdoed (Pty) Ltd v Orffer N.O and Others (17494/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 14 (23 January 2025)
• X.W v S (A06/2023) [2025] ZAWCHC 15 (24 January 2025)
• Breede Valley Onhafhanklik v Speaker of the Breede Valley Municipality and Others (Leave to Appeal) (2613/23) [2025] ZAWCHC 18 (27 January 2025)
• M.O v R.O (15617/2022) [2025] ZAWCHC 37 (27 January 2025)
• Matamela Enterprise CC v George Municipality and Others (24/146973) [2025] ZAWCHC 25 (28 January 2025)
• Trustees for the Time Being of the Kromrivier Trust v Trustees for the Time Being of the Hartwig Family Trust and Others (16514/2023) [2025] ZAWCHC 19 (29 January 2025)
• Jacobs v S (Review) (02/24) [2025] ZAWCHC 20 (29 January 2025)
• SD Recruitment (Pty) Ltd v Wagner and Others (20987/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 28 (29 January 2025)
• SD Recruitment (Pty) Ltd v Vryburg and Others (20986/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 34 (29 January 2025)
• FCP v STC and Another (A 46/2024 ; 1762021/000227) [2025] ZAWCHC 68 (29 January 2025)
• Morrison v MSA Devco (Pty) Ltd (5229/2018) [2025] ZAWCHC 21 (30 January 2025)
• Kleyn v KFC Somerset West (19251/2014) [2025] ZAWCHC 29 (30 January 2025)
• Otto v Minister of Police (20373/2017) [2025] ZAWCHC 22 (31 January 2025)
• S v LN (12/2023) [2025] ZAWCHC 40 (31 January 2025)

February 2025

• Dyasi v S (A212/24) [2025] ZAWCHC 23 (4 February 2025)
• Appel and Others v Democratic Alliance and Another (19623/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 26 (4 February 2025)
• Esack N.O v Road Accident Fund (12926/2017) [2025] ZAWCHC 27 (4 February 2025)
• A.L.S v MEC for Health, Western Cape (116612021) [2025] ZAWCHC 30 (6 February 2025)
• Rontgen N.O and Others v African Bell Tent Company (22123/23) [2025] ZAWCHC 32 (6 February 2025)
• Xiamen Fuxia Import and Export Co Ltd and Another v Million Rise Trading (Pty) Ltd and Others (5614/2020) [2025] ZAWCHC 33 (7 February 2025)
• S v Basson and Another (CC 67/2020) [2025] ZAWCHC 31 (10 February 2025)
• Ruiters and Another v Arendse and Others (19927/2023) [2025] ZAWCHC 36 (10 February 2025)
• C.D.O v Emam and Another (A 209/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 38 (10 February 2025)
• Godwill and Others v Van Rijswijk N.O and Others (10624/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 42 (11 February 2025)
• Eckhoff N.O and Others v Van Den Heever and Others (16404/23) [2025] ZAWCHC 47 (11 February 2025)
• Strydom v S (A 236/24) [2025] ZAWCHC 84 (11 February 2025)
• S v Railoun (Review) (34/25) [2025] ZAWCHC 35 (12 February 2025)
• Tolhof General Dealer (Pty) Ltd v Coalition Trading 790 (Pty) Ltd (4906/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 45 (12 February 2025)
• Lloyd v Richards and Another (4892/2022) [2025] ZAWCHC 41 (13 February 2025)
• ABSA Bank Limited v Boltman and Another (16025/2021) [2025] ZAWCHC 43 (13 February 2025)
• Van Louw and Others v Land Bank and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa t/a Land Bank (14287/2014) [2025] ZAWCHC 44 (14 February 2025)
• Reggio and Another v Regional Magistrate, Belville Specialised Commercial Crimes Court (Mrs Sonnenberg) and Others (18554/2023) [2025] ZAWCHC 50 (14 February 2025)
• South African Legal Practice Council v Rencken (Reasons) (24020/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 71 (14 February 2025)
• Schaefer v City of Cape Town (4204/2019) [2025] ZAWCHC 46 (17 February 2025)
• Barnard v Peregrine Plaza (Pty) Ltd (14475/20) [2025] ZAWCHC 48 (18 February 2025)
• Shabudin v Nedbank Limited and Others (18516/2021) [2025] ZAWCHC 49 (18 February 2025)
• Gerntholtz and Others v Pieterse N.O and Others (3958/2023) [2025] ZAWCHC 51 (18 February 2025)
• Mtakata v Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) and Others (17671/2023) [2025] ZAWCHC 52 (18 February 2025)
• Jacobs and Others v City of Cape Town (5453/2022) [2025] ZAWCHC 53 (18 February 2025)
• S v Minnaar (Sentence) (CC 68/2020) [2025] ZAWCHC 62 (18 February 2025)
• Johnson v Johnson and Others (16626/2023) [2025] ZAWCHC 54 (19 February 2025)
• Gwele v S (A 230/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 55 (19 February 2025)
• Botha N.O obo Mienie v Road Accident Fund (4933/2021) [2025] ZAWCHC 56 (19 February 2025)
• J.V.R v Director General of Home Affairs and Others (12111/24) [2025] ZAWCHC 69 (19 February 2025)
• De Sanders Greef N.O and Another v GPP Properties CC and Another (20506/2023) [2025] ZAWCHC 81 (20 February 2025)
• Mkhize v Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (7024/20) [2025] ZAWCHC 57 (21 February 2025)
• Merchant Commercial Finance 1 (Pty) Ltd t/a Merchant Factors v Valoworx 33 CC and Others (Leave to Appeal) (16399/2023) [2025] ZAWCHC 58 (21 February 2025)
• Ebeling v Koch and Others (Appeal) (A 169/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 59 (21 February 2025)
• South African Legal Practice Council v Swartz (15857/2023) [2025] ZAWCHC 60 (21 February 2025)
• S v Bhala and Others (Sentence) (CC 62/2019) [2025] ZAWCHC 61 (21 February 2025)
• Milnerton Central Residents Association v Toefy N.O and Others (9/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 67 (21 February 2025)
• Tame N.O and Others v Tala Light Weight Construction (Pty) Ltd and Others (6550/2019) [2025] ZAWCHC 63 (24 February 2025)
• Engen Petroleum Limited v Slick Oil CC t/a Chelsea Village Convenience Centre (20350/2023) [2025] ZAWCHC 64 (24 February 2025)
• Mketo v Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Appeal) (13636/2020) [2025] ZAWCHC 65 (24 February 2025)
• A.P and Another v Cohen and Others (Appeal) (A 216/2024 ; 21188/2023) [2025] ZAWCHC 66 (24 February 2025)
• Booysen v S (Appeal) (A 204/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 80 (24 February 2025)
• O.M v B.M and Others (13717/24) [2025] ZAWCHC 86 (24 February 2025)
• Fouche v S (Appeal) (A 239/24) [2025] ZAWCHC 76 (25 February 2025)
• Buechel v South African Securitisation Programmed (RF) Ltd and Others (A 107/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 92 (26 February 2025)
• Pieters N.O v Pienaar and Others (15691/2023 ; 16769/2023 ; 13665/2016) [2025] ZAWCHC 70 (27 February 2025)
• De Ridder v Coetzer N.O and Others (5896/22) [2025] ZAWCHC 82 (27 February 2025)
• Stephens v Minister of Police (21884/2017) [2025] ZAWCHC 72 (28 February 2025)
• Mohamed N.O v Van Rooyen and Others (10215/24) [2025] ZAWCHC 73 (28 February 2025)

March 2025

• De Saude Sadat Darbandi Immigration Attorneys Incorporated and Others v Acting Provincial Manager, Western Cape Department of Home Affairs and Others (17216/2023) [2025] ZAWCHC 83 (3 March 2025)
• Le Roux v Stellenbosch University and Others (24729/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 85 (3 March 2025)
• Weir v Wiehahn Formwork Solutions (Pty) Ltd and Others (19494/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 74 (4 March 2025)
• Smith v Smith and Others (A250/24) [2025] ZAWCHC 75 (4 March 2025)
• du Toit v Road Accident Fund (19978/2015) [2025] ZAWCHC 77 (5 March 2025)
• Abrahams N.O and Others v Geldenhuys N.O and Others (Reasons) (2025/001463) [2025] ZAWCHC 78 (5 March 2025)
• Mpuzi Business Enterprise CC v Eskom Holdings Soc Ltd and Others (19716/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 79 (5 March 2025)
• S v Henry (Review) (39/2025) [2025] ZAWCHC 89 (6 March 2025)
• Resource Africa Trust v Mija (A 225/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 87 (7 March 2025)
• M.L v Van Der Merwe (5560/2019) [2025] ZAWCHC 88 (7 March 2025)
• Conpack Building & Civils (Pty) Ltd V University of the Western Cape and Another (014117/25) [2025] ZAWCHC 90 (7 March 2025)
• S v Ruiters (CC 012023) [2025] ZAWCHC 91 (7 March 2025)
• J.R.S v K.D.Z-S and Another (2025/027753) [2025] ZAWCHC 96 (10 March 2025)
• Mocke Investments (Pty) Limited v Drakenstein Municipality and Others (5937/2022) [2025] ZAWCHC 97 (10 March 2025)
• Tower Property Fund (Pty) Ltd v Liguria Ristorante (Pty) Limited (Reasons) (2025/004067) [2025] ZAWCHC 101 (10 March 2025)
• Smith v Klawervlei Sitrus CC (A 189/2023) [2025] ZAWCHC 98 (11 March 2025)
• Momentum Metropolitan Life Limited v Lavender Hill Trading 544 CC and Another (19204/23) [2025] ZAWCHC 99 (11 March 2025)
• Firstrand Mortgage Company (RF) (Pty) Ltd v Pretorius (1127/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 100 (11 March 2025)
• K Seven Investments CC v Anchorprops 162 (Pty) Ltd and Others (Leave to Appeal) (1783/2022) [2025] ZAWCHC 102 (12 March 2025)
• E39 Dolphin Beach (Pty) Ltd and Another v Gnefkow and Others (15326/24) [2025] ZAWCHC 103 (12 March 2025)
• Maarman and Others v Road Accident Fund (993/2023) [2025] ZAWCHC 106 (12 March 2025)
• S v Lutshetu and Others (CC 81/2020) [2025] ZAWCHC 104 (13 March 2025)
• Renown Properties (Pty) Ltd v Esus-2-Group (Pty) Ltd t/a The Korner Gilles Blanc and Others (A 295/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 105 (13 March 2025)
• Cez Investments (Pty) Ltd v Blockkoin (Pty) Ltd and Others (Reasons) (17446/2024 ; 20613/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 114 (14 March 2025)
• Concargo (Pty) Ltd v Johnson and Others (A 187/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 107 (17 March 2025)
• Curro Heights Properties (Pty) Ltd v Nomic 151 (Pty) Ltd and Others (Leave to Appeal) (22696/2024) [2025] ZAWCHC 108 (17 March 2025)
• Itanex CC v Legal Practitioners' Fidelity Fund (Leave to Appeal) (15043/2020) [2025] ZAWCHC 109 (17 March 2025)
• Moss v Road Accident Fund (18326/2019) [2025] ZAWCHC 110 (17 March 2025)
• Hassen v Road Accident Fund (25336/2009) [2025] ZAWCHC 111 (17 March 2025)
• Van Zyl N.O and Another v Cometa Trading (Pty) Ltd (Leave to Appeal) (4425/24) [2025] ZAWCHC 112 (17 March 2025)
• Ewels v Francis and Others (Leave to Appeal) (6497/2022) [2025] ZAWCHC 113 (17 March 2025)
• Muller N.O and Another v Cultigrain (Pty) Ltd (1916/2023) [2025] ZAWCHC 115 (17 March 2025)
• Ashwood Centre Body Corporate v Haldenby Estates (Pty) Ltd (18382/2021) [2025] ZAWCHC 116 (18 March 2025)