South Africa Case Law

Independent Development Trust (IDT) and Others v Moepathutse Property Investments (Pty) Ltd (2024/031868)

Independent Development Trust (IDT) and Others v Moepathutse Property Investments (Pty) Ltd (2024/031868) [2025] ZAGPPHC 499 (16 May 2025)

Court

North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria

Case number

2024/031868

Judge

SJ Myburgh

The High Court dismissed IDT’s legality review of a Pretoria office lease tender, finding no breach of procurement rules or the SCM policy.

• Legality Review
• Public Procurement
• Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act
• Supply Chain Management
• Conflict Of Interest
• Constitutional Procurement Principles

TJ Machete Attorneys Inc v Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality and Others (8421/2023)

TJ Machete Attorneys Inc v Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality and Others (8421/2023) [2025] ZALMPPHC 75 (16 April 2025)

Court

Limpopo High Court, Polokwane

Case number

8421/2023

Judge

Makoti

The High Court dismissed a tender review by a law firm against Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality because the applicant had not exhausted internal remedies under PAJA and the Municipal Systems Act.

• Promotion Of Administrative Justice Act
• Municipal Tender Review
• Exhaustion Of Internal Remedies
• Joinder Of Parties
• Constitutional Procurement Principles
• Administrative-law

SMEC South Africa (Pty) Ltd v South African National Road Agency SOC Ltd (075024/2023)

SMEC South Africa (Pty) Ltd v South African National Road Agency SOC Ltd (075024/2023) [2023] ZAGPPHC 1108 (29 August 2023)

Court

North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria

Case number

075024/2023

Judge

WJ Du Plessis

The court found that the applicant established a prima facie right to participate in a constitutionally compliant procurement process and that the new scoring system potentially undermines statutory and constitutional procurement principles. The applicant demonstrated urgency due to imminent tender closing dates and the risk of irreparable harm if tenders are adjudicated under the new system before the legality is determined. The balance of convenience favoured the applicant, as the respondent could continue adjudicating tenders using the previous scoring system without prejudice to its statu…

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• Interim Interdict
• Preferential Procurement Policy
• Promotion Of Administrative Justice Act
• Constitutional Procurement Principles
• Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment
• Urgency In Interdict Applications

JL Excavators (Pty) Ltd v City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and Others (27907/2018)

JL Excavators (Pty) Ltd v City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and Others (27907/2018) [2018] ZAGPPHC 531 (13 June 2018)

Court

North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria

Case number

27907/2018

Judge

Maier-Frawley

The High Court granted urgent interdictory relief preventing the municipality from bypassing higher-ranked tenderers and ordering purchases contrary to Tender 46.

• Public Procurement
• Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act
• Constitutional Procurement Principles
• Mandatory Interdict
• Service Level Agreement
• Municipal Tender Award

Camelsa Consulting Group (Pty) Ltd v Ratlou Local Municipality and Another (M410/2014)

Camelsa Consulting Group (Pty) Ltd v Ratlou Local Municipality and Another (M410/2014) [2015] ZANWHC 29 (13 July 2015)

Court

North West High Court, Mafikeng

Case number

M410/2014

Judge

R D Hendricks

High Court review of a municipal tender award to AccTech Systems was upheld because the municipality treated bidders unequally and acted procedurally unfairly.

• Municipal Tender Review
• Procedural Fairness
• Promotion Of Administrative Justice Act
• Equal Treatment Of Bidders
• Constitutional Procurement Principles
• Municipal-tender-review

Groenewald NO and Others v M5 Developments (Cape)

Groenewald NO and Others v M5 Developments (Cape) [2010] ZASCA 47; 2010 (5) SA 82 (SCA) ; [2011] 1 All SA 17 (SCA) (31 March 2010)

Court

Supreme Court of Appeal

Case number

283/09

Judges

NAVSA, CLOETE, LEWIS, MHLANTLA, LEACH

The Supreme Court of Appeal held that a section 62 municipal appeal is limited to the appellant’s grievance and cannot be used to award a tender to a non-appellant.

• Municipal Tender Review
• Preferential Procurement
• Section 62 Appeal
• Public Contracts
• Constitutional Procurement Principles
• Municipal-tender