Sign in
South Africa Source-linked decisions Coverage checked

South Africa Case Law

Search judgments by proposition, citation, court, judge or legal topic, then move directly into the source-grounded case analysis.

Courts on this page
2 court collections
Last checked

South Africa decisions

Decisions matching the current search

Clear filters
Administrative Law [2025] ZAGPJHC 748

Alnajar v Director General, Department Home Affairs and Others (2025/109528)

Alnajar v Director General, Department Home Affairs and Others (2025/109528) [2025] ZAGPJHC 748 (28 July 2025)

Urgent application for release from detention at Lindela was dismissed after the court found the applicant was a prohibited person under the Immigration Act.

  • Immigration Act Section 29
  • Prohibited Persons
  • Urgent Interdict
  • Detention And Deportation
  • Immigration-act
  • Prohibited-persons
Read case analysis
Administrative Law [2020] ZAGPJHC 350

Ye v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (32581/19)

Ye v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (32581/19) [2020] ZAGPJHC 350 (16 September 2020)

The court declined to compel a relative’s visa, holding that no reviewable visa-refusal decision was shown, but ordered formal notice and reasons for any prohibited-person finding.

  • Immigration Act Section 18
  • Judicial Review
  • Mandamus
  • Prohibited Persons
  • Internal Remedies
  • Immigration-law
Read case analysis
Administrative Law [2020] ZAGPJHC 216

Y Y v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (32581/19)

Y Y v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (32581/19) [2020] ZAGPJHC 216 (16 September 2020)

The court refused to compel issue of a relative’s visa, finding no properly communicated adverse immigration decision had been shown; it ordered section 8 notice and reasons if the applicant is prohibited.

  • Immigration Act Section 18
  • Mandamus
  • Prohibited Persons
  • Judicial Review
  • Internal Remedies
  • Immigration-law
Read case analysis
Administrative Law [2014] ZAWCHC 89

Mahlekwa v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (9798/14)

Mahlekwa v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (9798/14) [2014] ZAWCHC 89 (10 June 2014)

Urgent application to stop Mr Khan’s deportation and secure his release was dismissed because he was not found to be detained and no deportation was underway.

  • Immigration Permits
  • Prohibited Persons
  • Detention And Release
  • Ministerial Review
  • Urgent Interdict
  • Immigration-law
Read case analysis

About this LexChat collection

South Africa decisions are organised by court, judge, legal area and indexed issue so a practitioner can move from a proposition to a citable authority with the surrounding context intact.