# List of judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2016

The table below lists the judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2016.
The members of the court at the start of 2016 were Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke, and judges Edwin Cameron, Johan Froneman, Chris Jafta, Sisi Khampepe, Mbuyiseli Madlanga, Nonkosi Mhlantla, Bess Nkabinde, Johann van der Westhuizen and Raymond Zondo. Deputy Chief Justice Moseneke retired in May and Justice Nkabinde was appointed as Acting DCJ. Ronnie Bosielo, Elias Matojane, Boissie Mbha, Cagney Musi, Robert Nugent and Malcolm Wallis sat as acting judges on judgments delivered in this year.
| Citation | Case name | Heard | Decided | Majority author |
| [2016] ZACC 1 | Steenkamp and Others v Edcon Limited | 8 September 2015 | 22 January 2016 | Zondo |
| [2016] ZACC 2 | Tronox KZN Sands (Pty) Ltd v KwaZulu-Natal Planning and Development Appeal Tribunal and Others | 9 November 2015 | 29 January 2016 | Van der Westhuizen |
| [2016] ZACC 3 | Minister of Home Affairs v Rahim and Others | 26 November 2015 | 18 February 2016 | Nugent (acting) |
| [2016] ZACC 4 | Minister for Environmental Affairs and Another v Aquarius Platinum (SA) (Pty) Ltd and Others | 17 November 2015 | 23 February 2016 | Jafta |
| [2016] ZACC 5 | Pitje v Shibambo and Others | No hearing | 25 February 2016 | Nkabinde |
| [2016] ZACC 6 | Molusi and Others v Voges N.O. and Others | 12 November 2015 | 1 March 2016 | Nkabinde |
| [2016] ZACC 7 | Transport and Allied Workers Union of South Africa v PUTCO Limited | 10 November 2015 | 8 March 2016 | Khampepe |
| [2016] ZACC 8 | Democratic Alliance v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others | 5 November 2015 | 18 March 2016 | Madlanga |
| [2016] ZACC 9 | Provincial Government North West and Another v Tsoga Developers CC and Others | 29 September 2015 | 24 March 2016 | Madlanga |
| [2016] ZACC 10 | Links v Member of the Executive Council, Department of Health, Northern Cape Province | 25 August 2015 | 30 March 2016 | Zondo |
| [2016] ZACC 11 | Economic Freedom Fighters v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others; Democratic Alliance v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others | 9 February 2015 | 31 March 2016 | Mogoeng |
| [2016] ZACC 12 | Nkata v Firstrand Bank Limited and Others | 19 November 2015 | 21 April 2016 | Cameron |
| [2016] ZACC 13 | Makate v Vodacom (Pty) Ltd | 1 September 2015 | 26 April 2016 | Jafta |
| [2016] ZACC 14 | Federation of Governing Bodies for South African Schools (FEDSAS) v Member of the Executive Council for Education, Gauteng and Another | 5 May 2016 | 20 May 2016 | Moseneke |
| [2016] ZACC 15 | Electoral Commission v Mhlope and Others | 9 May 2016 | 14 June 2016 | Mogoeng |
| [2016] ZACC 16 | Member of the Executive Council for Health, Gauteng v Lushaba | | 23 June 2016 | Jafta |
| [2016] ZACC 17 | Klaase and Another v van der Merwe N.O. and Others | 3 September 2015 | 14 July 2016 | Matojane (acting) |
| [2016] ZACC 18 | Solidarity and Others v Department of Correctional Services and Others | 18 November 2015 | 15 July 2016 | Zondo |
| [2016] ZACC 19 | City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality v Afriforum and Another | 19 May 2016 | 21 July 2016 | Mogoeng |
| [2016] ZACC 20 | Pheko and Others v Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality and Others (No 3) | | 26 July 2016 | Nkabinde |
| [2016] ZACC 21 | Minister of Police and Others v Kunjana | 12 May 2016 | 27 July 2016 | Mhlantla |
| [2016] ZACC 22 | Land Access Movement of South Africa and Others v Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces and Others | 16 February 2016 | 28 July 2016 | Madlanga |
| [2016] ZACC 23 | Baliso v Firstrand Bank Limited t/a Wesbank | 8 March 2016 | 4 August 2016 | Froneman |
| [2016] ZACC 24 | Raduvha v Minister of Safety and Security and Another | 25 February 2016 | 11 August 2016 | Bosielo (acting) |
| [2016] ZACC 25 | Nkabinde and Another v Judicial Service Commission and Others | | 24 August 2016 | The Court |
| [2016] ZACC 26 | Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries v National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | | 25 August 2016 | The Court |
| [2016] ZACC 27 | Jimmale and Another v S | | 30 August 2016 | Nkabinde |
| [2016] ZACC 28 | Transport and Allied Workers Union of South Africa obo Ngedle and Others v Unitrans Fuel and Chemical (Pty) Ltd Limited | 23 February 2016 | 1 September 2016 | Zondo |
| [2016] ZACC 29 | Ndleve v Pretoria Society of Advocates | | 1 September 2016 | The Court |
| [2016] ZACC 30 | McBride v Minister of Police and Another | 17 May 2016 | 6 September 2016 | Bosielo (acting) |
| [2016] ZACC 31 | Ngomane and Others v Govan Mbeki Municipality | | 8 September 2016 | The Court |
| [2016] ZACC 32 | University of Stellenbosch Legal Aid Clinic and Others v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others; Association of Debt Recovery Agents NPC v University of Stellenbosch Legal Aid Clinic and Others; Mavava Trading 279 (Pty) Ltd and Others v University of Stellenbosch Legal Aid Clinic and Others | 3 March 2016 | 13 September 2016 | Cameron and Zondo |
| [2016] ZACC 33 | Gbenga-Oluwatoye v Reckitt Benckiser South Africa (Pty) Limited and Another | | 15 September 2016 | Moseneke and Cameron |
| [2016] ZACC 34 | Absa Bank Limited v Moore and Another | 2 August 2016 | 21 October 2016 | Cameron |
| [2016] ZACC 35 | Merafong City Local Municipality v AngloGold Ashanti Limited | 18 February 2016 | 24 October 2016 | Cameron |
| [2016] ZACC 36 | Wickham v Magistrate, Stellenbosch and Others | | 25 October 2016 | The Court |
| [2016] ZACC 37 | Rural Maintenance (Pty) Limited and Another v Maluti-A-Phofung Local Municipality | 3 May 2016 | 1 November 2016 | Froneman |
| [2016] ZACC 38 | South African Revenue Service v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and Others | 11 August 2016 | 8 November 2016 | Mogoeng |
| [2016] ZACC 39 | Department of Transport and Others v Tasima (Pty) Limited | 24 May 2016 | 9 November 2016 | Khampepe |
| [2016] ZACC 40 | Pieterse N.O. and Another v Lephalale Local Municipality and Others | | 10 November 2016 | The Court |
| [2016] ZACC 41 | Liesching and Others v S and Another | 6 September 2016 | 15 November 2016 | Musi (acting) |
| [2016] ZACC 42 | Masstores (Pty) Limited v Pick n Pay Retailers (Pty) Limited | 30 August 2016 | 25 November 2016 | Froneman |
| [2016] ZACC 43 | AB and Another v Minister of Social Development | 1 March 2016 | 29 November 2016 | Nkabinde |
| [2016] ZACC 44 | Laubscher N.O. v Duplan and Another | 18 August 2016 | 30 November 2016 | Mbha (acting) |
| [2016] ZACC 45 | Lawyers for Human Rights v Minister in the Presidency and Others | | 1 December 2016 | The Court |
| [2016] ZACC 46 | National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Another | 23 August 2016 | 8 December 2016 | Khampepe |
| [2016] ZACC 47 | Tshivhulana Royal Family v Netshivhulana | 1 November 2016 | 14 December 2016 | Musi (acting) |
| [2016] ZACC 48 | Psychological Society of South Africa v Qwelane and Others | | 14 December 2016 | The Court |
| [2016] ZACC 49 | Myathaza v Johannesburg Metropolitan Bus Services (SOC) Limited t/a Metrobus and Others | 1 September 2016 | 15 December 2016 | Jafta, Froneman and Zondo |
| [2016] ZACC 50 | Schoombee and Another v S | | 15 December 2016 | The Court |
| [2016] ZACC 51 | Areva NP v Eskom Holdings SOC Limited and Another | 18 May 2016 | 21 December 2016 | Zondo |
| [2016] ZACC 52 | Snyders and Others v de Jager (interim relief) | | 21 December 2016 | Zondo |
| [2016] ZACC 53 | Snyders and Others v de Jager (contempt of court) | 2 February 2016 | 21 December 2016 | Zondo |
| [2016] ZACC 54 | Snyders and Others v de Jager (joinder) | 2 February 2016 | 21 December 2016 | Zondo |
| [2016] ZACC 55 | Snyders and Others v de Jager and Others (appeal) | 2 February 2016 | 21 December 2016 | Zondo |