# List of judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2021

The table below lists the judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2021.
The members of the court at the start of 2021 were Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, and judges Chris Jafta, Sisi Khampepe, Mbuyiseli Madlanga, Steven Majiedt, Nonkosi Mhlantla, Leona Theron and Zukisa Tshiqi. At the start of the year there were two vacancies, and three more were created when Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng retired with effect from 11 October, and Justices Sisi Khampepe and Chris Jafta retired with effect from November.
Acting judges on judgments delivered in 2021 included Pule Tlaletsi, Rammaka Mathopo, and Owen Rogers.
| Citation | Case name | Heard | Decided | Majority author |
| [2021] ZACC 1 | Rikhotso v Premier, Limpopo Province and Others | | 25 January 2021 | Majiedt |
| [2021] ZACC 2 | Secretary of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State v Zuma | 29 December 2020 | 28 January 2021 | Jafta |
| [2021] ZACC 3 | AmaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism NPC and Another v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others; Minister of Police v AmaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism NPC and Others | 25 February 2020 | 4 February 2021 | Madlanga |
| [2021] ZACC 4 | King N.O. and Others v De Jager and Others | 11 February 2020 | 19 February 2021 | Jafta |
| [2021] ZACC 5 | Freedom Under Law v Minister of Social Development and Others | | 1 April 2021 | The Court |
| [2021] ZACC 6 | Member of the Executive Council for Health, Gauteng Provincial Government v PN | | 1 April 2021 | Madlanga |
| [2021] ZACC 7 | Sithole and Another v Sithole and Another | 17 September 2020 | 14 April 2021 | Tshiqi |
| [2021] ZACC 8 | Wilkinson and Another v Crawford N.O. and Others | 11 February 2020 | 16 April 2021 | Mhlantla |
| [2021] ZACC 9 | Competition Commission v Beefcor Proprietary Ltd and Another | 23 February 2021 | 13 May 2021 | Jafta |
| [2021] ZACC 10 | Mahlangu and Another v Minister of Police | 12 November 2020 | 14 May 2021 | Tshiqi |
| [2021] ZACC 11 | Clicks Retailers (Pty) Ltd v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service | 17 November 2020 | 21 May 2021 | Theron |
| [2021] ZACC 12 | Senwedi v S | | 21 May 2021 | Majiedt |
| [2021] ZACC 13 | University of Johannesburg v Auckland Park Theological Seminary and Another | 5 November 2020 | 11 June 2021 | Khampepe |
| [2021] ZACC 14 | McGregor v Public Health and Social Development Sectoral Bargaining Council and Others | | 17 June 2021 | Khampepe |
| [2021] ZACC 15 | Mkhatshwa and Others v Mkhatshwa and Others | | 18 June 2021 | Khampepe |
| [2021] ZACC 16 | National Union of Mineworkers obo Masha and Others v SAMANCOR Limited (Eastern Chromes Mines) and Others | | 22 June 2021 | Mhlantla |
| [2021] ZACC 17 | Shembe and Others v Shembe N.O. | 2 February 2021 | 22 June 2021 | Theron |
| [2021] ZACC 18 | Secretary of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State v Zuma and Others | 25 March 2021 | 29 June 2021 | Khampepe |
| [2021] ZACC 19 | Public Protector and Others v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others | 26 November 2020 | 1 July 2021 | Jafta |
| [2021] ZACC 20 | Maroveke v Talane N.O. and Others | | 6 July 2021 | Mhlantla |
| [2021] ZACC 21 | Minister of Water and Sanitation v Sembcorp Siza Water (Pty) Ltd and Another | 10 November 2020 | 21 July 2021 | Jafta and Victor |
| [2021] ZACC 22 | Qwelane v South African Human Rights Commission and Another | 22 September 2020 | 30 July 2021 | Majiedt |
| [2021] ZACC 23 | BE obo JE v MEC for Social Development, Western Cape | 25 February 2021 | 27 August 2021 | Tshiqi |
| [2021] ZACC 24 | Crompton Street Motors CC v Bright Idea Projects 66 (Pty) Ltd | 9 March 2021 | 3 September 2021 | Mhlantla |
| [2021] ZACC 25 | Director of Public Prosecutions, Western Cape v Tucker | 3 November 2020 | 6 September 2021 | Mathopo, Theron, Jafta J |
| [2021] ZACC 26 | Union for Police Security and Corrections Organisation v South African Custodial Management (Pty) Ltd and Others | | 7 September 2021 | Khampepe |
| [2021] ZACC 27 | RAiN Chartered Accountants Incorporated v South African Social Security Agency | | 10 September 2021 | Madlanga |
| [2021] ZACC 28 | Zuma v Secretary of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector Including Organs of State and Others | 12 July 2021 | 17 September 2021 | Khampepe |
| [2021] ZACC 29 | Electoral Commission v Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and Others | 20 August 2021 | 3 September 2021 | Rogers |
| [2021] ZACC 30 | Democratic Alliance in re Electoral Commission of South Africa v Minister of Cooperative Governance and Others | | 20 September 2021 | The Court |
| [2021] ZACC 31 | Centre for Child Law v Director General: Department of Home Affairs and Others | 1 September 2021 | 22 September 2021 | Victor |
| [2021] ZACC 32 | Chairperson of the Council of UNISA v AfriForum NPC | 20 May 2021 | 22 September 2021 | Majiedt |
| [2021] ZACC 33 | Former Way Trade and Invest (Pty) Limited v Bright Idea Projects 66 (Pty) Limited | 9 March 2021 | 28 September 2021 | Mhlantla |
| [2021] ZACC 34 | Premier, Gauteng and Others v Democratic Alliance and Others; All Tshwane Councillors who are Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters and Another v Democratic Alliance and Others; African National Congress v Democratic Alliance and Others | 10 September 2020 | 4 October 2021 | Mathopo |
| [2021] ZACC 35 | Competition Commission of South Africa v Mediclinic Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd and Another | 11 March 2021 | 15 October 2021 | Mogoeng |
| [2021] ZACC 36 | Booi v Amathole District Municipality and Others | 18 May 2021 | 19 October 2021 | Khampepe |
| [2021] ZACC 37 | Residents of Industry House, 5 Davies Street, New Doornfontein, Johannesburg and Others v Minister of Police and Others | 24 November 2020 | 22 October 2021 | Mhlantla |
| [2021] ZACC 38 | Langa v Premier, Limpopo and Others | 13 May 2021 | 5 November 2021 | Theron |
| [2021] ZACC 39 | Mtolo and Another v Lombard and Others | 21 September 2021 | 8 November 2021 | Madlanga |
| [2021] ZACC 40 | Shiva Uranium (Pty) Limited (In Business Rescue) and Another v Tayob and Others | 19 August 2021 | 9 November 2021 | Rogers |
| [2021] ZACC 41 | Union for Police Security and Corrections Organisation v South African Custodial Management (Pty) Ltd and Others | 10 August 2021 | 12 November 2021 | Madlanga |
| [2021] ZACC 42 | Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union and Others v Anglo Gold Ashanti Limited t/a Anglo Gold Ashanti and Others | 6 May 2021 | 12 November 2021 | Pillay |
| [2021] ZACC 43 | Mphephu-Ramabulana and Another v Mphephu and Others | | 12 November 2021 | Khampepe |
| [2021] ZACC 44 | Van Zyl N.O. v Road Accident Fund | 2 March 2021 | 19 November 2021 | Pillay |
| [2021] ZACC 45 | Thubakgale and Others v Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality and Others | 18 February 2021 | 7 December 2021 | Jafta |
| [2021] ZACC 46 | Member of the Executive Council for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, KwaZulu-Natal v Nkandla Local Municipality and Others | 11 May 2021 | 8 December 2021 | Tshiqi |
| [2021] ZACC 47 | National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and Others | 4 May 2021 | 10 December 2021 | Tlaletsi |
| [2021] ZACC 48 | Burger N.O. and Others v Bester N.O. and Others | 26 August 2021 | 13 December 2021 | Mhlantla |
| [2021] ZACC 49 | Bester N.O. and Others v Quintado 120 (Pty) Ltd | 26 August 2021 | 13 December 2021 | Mhlantla |
| [2021] ZACC 50 | Abore v Minister of Home Affairs and Another | 3 August 2021 | 30 December 2021 | Tshiqi |
| [2021] ZACC 51 | Bwanya v Master of the High Court, Cape Town and Others | 16 February 2021 | 31 December 2021 | Madlanga |