Zondi v Member of the Executive Council for Traditional and Local Government Affairs and Others [2005] ZACC 18 (29 November 2005)

Doctrine of res judicata — power to relax doctrine in exceptional circumstances — sections 173 and 39(2) of the Constitution — circumstances in which Court will revisit final judgments in criminal cases

Immigration Act 13 of 2002 — unconstitutionality of section
34(1)(b) and (d) — invalid

Ex parte application for “revival” of a lapsed suspension of
invalidity — legally incompetent — Constitutional Court is
empowered to supplement its previous order under
section 172(1)(b) of the Constitution

Section 4 of the Refugees Act— Exclusion — Internal remedies — Unfounded application

Section 4(1)(b) of the Refugees Act — Non-political crime — Criteria

Application for extension of interdict — interdict in respect of
processing of land claims — appropriate remedy — just and
equitable order