South Africa: Constitutional & Administrative Law

A South African court has ruled that the International Air Services Council cannot impose race-based B-BBEE requirements on airlines applying for international route licenses.

The KwaZulu-Natal High Court examined whether public transport contracts that had been extended repeatedly without competitive bidding violated constitutional procurement requirements.

South Africa's Information Regulator has issued a landmark enforcement notice against mining company Sibanye-Stillwater, directing disclosure of Social and Labour Plan compliance reports under the Promotion of Access to Information Act.

The Constitutional Court’s judgment in Absa Bank Ltd and Another v C:SARS is one of the most important tax judgments delivered in South Africa in recent years.

On 16 April 2026, the National Treasury published two sets of draft regulations under the Public Procurement Act 28 of 2024 (“the Act”) for public comment: the Draft General Public Procurement Regulations...

Practitioners appearing in full court appeals have long worked on the assumption that Rule 49(13) of the Uniform Rules applies whenever an appeal is directed to the full court of a division of the High Court - regardless of who granted leave. That assumption has now been tested and found wanting. In Koopman v Minister of Police (963/2022) [2026] ZASCA 45 (7 April 2026), the Supreme Court of Appeal held that Rule 49(13) of the Uniform Rules does not apply where it is the SCA, rather than a High Court judge, that grants leave to appeal to the full court.

Ashinaga's Africa Initiative programme enables talented, orphaned students from across sub-Saharan Africa to access higher education and leadership development training through fully funded scholarships.

In the case of Mambafula v Alfred Nzo District Municipality, Mr Simvumile Mambafula instituted urgent proceedings in the Eastern Cape Division – Mthatha of the High Court of South Africa...

In Aptitude Trading Enterprise (Pty) Ltd v The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and Another, the South African Supreme Court of Appeal...