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Title	Jurisdiction		Date
Diedericks v MEC for Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform and Another (295/2023) [2025] ZANCHC 93 (31 October 2025) Article VII(5) of CITES is part of South African law; MEC’s refusal to apply it was unlawful and set aside. • Environmental/CITES – International treaty incorporation – Whether Article VII(5) CITES incorporated into domestic law via NEMBA and practice.• Administrative law – PAJA/principle of legality – Decision to refuse CITES-related export permits reviewable where relevant exemptions ignored.• CITES technicalities – Source codes (especially ‘C’) and their domestic significance; import permit requirement displaced by Article VII(5) certificate.	Northern Cape	Judgment	31 October 2025
Sustaining the Wild Coast NPC and Others v Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy and Others (3491/2021) [2022] ZAECGHC 45 (1 September 2022)	Eastern Cape	Judgment	1 September 2022
Trustees for the time being of Humane Society International - Africa Trust and Others v Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment and Another (6939/2022) [2022] ZAWCHC 184 (21 April 2022) Reported	Western Cape	Judgment	21 April 2022
Trustees for the time being of Groundwork Trust and Another v Minister of Environmental Affairs and Others (39724/2019) [2022] ZAGPPHC 725 (18 March 2022)	Gauteng	Judgment	18 March 2022
Botha v Andrade and Others (578/2007) [2008] ZASCA 120 (26 September 2008) Reported		Judgment	26 September 2008
Kebble and Others v Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry (530/2006) [2007] ZASCA 111 (21 September 2007) Reported		Judgment	21 September 2007
HTF Developers v Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism and Others (337/2006) [2007] ZASCA 37 (28 March 2007) Reported		Judgment	28 March 2007
Fuel Retailers Association of SA (Pty) Ltd v Director General, Environmental Management Mpumalanga and Others (530/2005) [2006] ZASCA 154 (22 September 2006) Reported		Judgment	22 September 2006
Ehlers and Others v Rand Water Board (484/2004) [2005] ZASCA 122 (30 November 2005) Reported Whether habitable structures below the flood control line required the respondent’s written consent; appeal dismissed with costs. Physical Planning Act – Guide Plan declared a Regional Structure Plan (s 37) – Annexure C prohibits habitable buildings below flood control line without Rand Water Board’s written consent; Sectional Titles Act s 48 does not override statutory planning consent; conditional approval stamp not equivalent to consent; demolition/removal remedies; costs of two counsel not warranted.		Judgment	30 November 2005
Director: Mineral Development, Gauteng Region and Another v Save the Vaal Environment and Others (133/1998) [1999] ZASCA 9 (12 March 1999) Reported		Judgment	12 March 1999