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Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa

The Supreme Court of Appeal is, except in respect of certain labour and competition matters, the second highest court in South Africa. In terms of the Constitution, it is purely an appeal court and may decide only appeals and issues connected with appeals. (Banner image by Ben Bezuidenhout).
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September 1947
Giesken and Another v R (23/47) [1947] ZASCA 5 (30 September 1947)
Whether the applicant's sale and distribution of purchased milk falls within the arbitration award or is exempt as farming operations.
Labour law — Arbitration award defining "dairy trade" — Scope of exemption "does not include farming operations" — Distinction between farming operations and trade in buying, selling and distributing milk — Coverage of employees engaged in mixed activities.
 30 September 1947
Goosen v R (47/47) [1947] ZASCA 17 (23 September 1947)
Whether the circumstantial evidence was sufficient to support a theft conviction.
Criminal law – Theft – Sufficiency of evidence – Circumstantial evidence and inferences – Whether reasonable inference of guilt could be drawn despite alternative hypotheses.
 23 September 1947