The Human Rights Law Index is a collection of international treaties and case law from African courts on topics relating to human rights. The case selection aims to provide a snapshot of human rights law in a country, as well as within the African Union. The index currently covers over 1000 documents.
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| High Court | Swaziland Lottery Trust (Pty) Ltd and Swaziland Revenue Authority (927/2017) [2021] SZHC 171 (28 September 2021); | 28 Sep 2021 | The Applicant who is a holder of a public lottery licence seeks declaratory relief that it is... |
| High Court | Nkambule v Civil Service Commission Others (920/2019) [2021] SZHC 167 (28 September 2021); | 28 Sep 2021 | Law of delict: Plaintiff sues Defendants for damages arising out of defamatory utterances. ... |
| High Court | Rex v Mkhonta (68/2012) [2021] SZHC 172 (05 October 2021); | 05 Oct 2021 | The accused is charged with the offence of murder in that on or about the 17th February 2012... |
| High Court | Buckswood House Swaziland vs Woodcraft Products (592/2019) [2021] SZHC 136 (08 September 2021); | 08 Sep 2021 | Serving before court is an Application for rescission of a judgment of this court granted on the... |
| High Court | Dlamini v ECSPONENT Limited (807/2021) [2021] SZHC 178 (05 October 2021); | 05 Oct 2021 | Raised from the bar, thereby denying deponent to rectify it, rejected following dictum in... |
| High Court | Ngcobo v MATHUNJWA (1348/2021) [2021] SZIIC 173 (29 September 2021); | 29 Sep 2021 | Rule 23 : The pleas which may be raised under Rule 23 as no cause of action are all referred to... |
| High Court | The King v Nkomo and Another (58/2017) [2020] SZHC 155 (17 September 2021); | 17 Sep 2021 | Both accused persons stand arraigned on a murder charge of Bongumusa Tsabedze. A charge of assault... |
| High Court | Simelane v The National Commissio11er of Police and Others (1307/2021) [2021] SZHC 153 (16 September 2021); | 16 Sep 2021 | from tlte entire reading of subsection (5), it is clear that the inte1pretation at paragraph 12... |
| High Court | Mabuza and Another v Rex (218/2021) [2021] SZHC 130 (06 August 2021); | 06 Aug 2021 | a litigant who initiates leg{d proceedings bears the duty to establish his case. In civil matters... |
| High Court | Mabuza and Another v Rex (218/2021) [2021} SZHC 130 (14 September 2021); | 14 Sep 2021 | The introduction of new facts should only be invoked where the application is meant to val'.)'... |
| High Court | Rex v Simelane & Another (95/2019) [2021] SZHC 179 (12 October 2021); | 12 Oct 2021 | First and second accused charged with crime of murder – First accused pleaded not guilty to murder... |
| Supreme Court | Dlamini vs Dlamini (06/2019) [2021] szsc 50 (14 June 2021); | 14 Jun 2021 | Civil Law — Procedure — Appeal from High Court as a Court offirst instance Court a quo issued... |
| Supreme Court | Dlamini vs XI Panda Foods (Pty) Ltd (45/2020) [2021] SZSC 25 (21 September 2021); | 21 Sep 2021 | Civil Appeal – Record not filed – No application for extension in terms of Rule 16 (1) – No... |
| Supreme Court | Royal Eswatini Sugar Corporation Limited vs Acting Judge Msimango N.O and 4 Others (93/2020) [2021] SZSC 27 (12 October 2021); | 12 Oct 2021 | Civil procedure – Notice of Appeal filed out of time – Application for dismissal in the light... |
| Supreme Court | Diamond Contractors vs Triomf Swaziland (Pty) Ltd (90/2020) [2021] szsc22 (29 September 2021); | 29 Sep 2021 | Civil procedure — Application that appeal be deemed abandoned in terms of Rule 30 (4) — Record... |
| High Court | Principal Secretary Ministry of Housing and Urban Development vs National Public Service and Allied Workers and Union & Another (765/2021) [2021] SZHC 191 (18 October 2021); | 18 Oct 2021 | The Applicants lodged the present Application on the 22nd April, 2021 on an urgent basis seeking... |
| Supreme Court | Shongwe vs Mndzebele (32/2020) [2021] SZSC 24 (13 September 2021); | 13 Sep 2021 | Civil procedure – Application that appeal be deemed abandoned in terms of Rule 30 (4), no record... |
| High Court | The King vs Dlamini and Another (294/20) [2021] SZHC 187 (08 October 2021); | 08 Oct 2021 | Accused persons charged with the offence of murder, pleads to lesser crime of culpable homicide —... |
| High Court | Mthiyane vs The King (277/2021) [2021] SZHC 177 (05 October 2021); | 05 Oct 2021 | Bail application — Accusedfaces two counts of murder — No exceptional circumstances advanced by... |
| High Court | The King vs Dludlu (422/15) [2021] SZHC 145 (09 September 2021); | 09 Sep 2021 | Criminal Law: Accused charged with murder pleads guilty to the Lesser charge of capable homicide... |
| High Court | Rex vs Majahonke & 2 Others (221/18) [2021] SZHC 200 (25 October 2021); | 25 Oct 2021 | The accused persons are charged with the crime of murder, in that on the 1st May, 2016 and at or... |
| High Court | The King vs Ngwenya (297/20) [2021] SZHC 182 (08 October 2021); | 08 Oct 2021 | Accused is charge with the offence of murder — At the time of commission of the offence, he is... |
| Supreme Court | Little Intellectuals Development Centre (Pty) Ltd and 2 Others vs Maphalala (86/2020) [2021] SZSC 19 (01 September 2021); | 01 Sep 2021 | Civil procedure – Application that appeal be deemed abandoned in terms of Rule 30 (4), no record... |
| Supreme Court | Phuzamoya Limited vs Bebesha Investment (Pty) Ltd and Ginindza N.O. (95/2020) [2021] SZSC 26 (23 August 2021); | 23 Aug 2021 | Civil Law Applicationfor condonation not opposed and in compliance with the Rules of Court ... |
| High Court | Negotiated Benefits Consultants (Pty) Ltd v Members o Parliament and Designated Office Bearers and another (577/2020) [2021] szsc 198 (20 October 2021); | 20 Oct 2021 | Civil Law Plaintiff applies for the matter to be determined on the papers and through... |
| High Court | Mkhombe v Purple Rain (Pty) (901/2021) [2021] SZHC 165 (27 September 2021); | 27 Sep 2021 | A rule nisi was first issued against the applicant for freezing an account for his business held... |
| High Court | The King vs Mamba (484/2016) [2021] SZHC 175 (30 September 2021); | 30 Sep 2021 | The accused was convicted of murder with dolus eventualis-consideration of sentence-objectives of... |
| High Court | Eswatini Development & Savings Bank v AYR Property Company (Pty) Ltd & Two Others (691/2019) [2019] SZHC 135 (01 September 2021); | 01 Sep 2021 | Plaintiff and first defendant concluded a finance facility agreement for the purchase of a farm... |
| High Court | Swaziland Development Finance Corporation vs Kunani Siphila Investments(Pty) Ltd & 3 Others (1461/14) SZHC 154[2021] (21 September 2021); | 21 Sep 2021 | Plaintiff and defendants entered into written loan agreement- agreement secured by surety mortgage... |
| Supreme Court | First National Bank of Swaziland (Pty) Ltd v Homebased Investments (Pty) Ltd and others (67/2019) [202l] SZSC 28 (29 October 2021); | 29 Oct 2021 | Application proceedings- Declaratory order that a noted appeal had been abandoned sought-... |
| Supreme Court | Family of God Church vs Macingwane (22/2020) [2021] szscl (27 May 2021); | 27 May 2021 | Civil Procedure Interpretation or Variation of Judgments or Orders When a Judgment qualifies... |
| Supreme Court | Esperanza investments (Pty) Ltd v Florence Falabo Bennett N.O and Others (26/2021) [2021] SZSC 19 (26 October 2021); | 26 Oct 2021 | Appeal- Lease- Renewal of lease- Effect of no agreement on fixed rental for a renewed lease-... |
| Supreme Court | Dlamini v Maseko (68/2020) [2021] SZSC 17 (09 August 2021); | 09 Aug 2021 | Civil law- Appeal- In action for damages arising from a collusion between Respondent 's motor... |
| Supreme Court | Nedbank Swaziland LTD v Nkambule and Others (70/2020) [2021] SZSC 15 (01 September 2021); | 01 Sep 2021 | Civil Appeal against a judgment of the High Court reviewing a judgment of the Industrial Court-... |
| High Court | Henwood v Henwood and others (1870/19) [2021] SZHC 205 (02 November 2021); | 02 Nov 2021 | Civil Law Principles applicable to an application for absolution from the instance considered ... |
| High Court | Rex v Mkhonta (68/2012) [2021] SZHC 207 (02 November 2021); | 02 Nov 2021 | The accused was found guilty of the murder of Nozipho Mngometulu on the 5th October, 2021. Now... |
| Supreme Court | Mngometulu and another v Rex (13/2020) [SZSC]-2021 38 (18 November 2021); | 18 Nov 2021 | criminal law- apeal against sentence only by 1st appellant- appeal against both conviction and... |
| Supreme Court | Mngometulu and Another v Rex (13/2020) SZSC 38 [2021] (18 November 2021); | 18 Nov 2021 | Criminal law-- appeal against sentence only by 1st Appellant- appeal against both conviction and... |
| Supreme Court | Slomoes Corporation (PTY) LTD v Dlamini & Others (78/2020) [2021] SZSC 33 (18 November 2021); | 18 Nov 2021 | Civil Procedure- Appeal before the Supreme Court preceded by an Application for Condonation for... |
| Supreme Court | Kukhanya (Pty) Limited v Msibi and another (822/2016) [2016] SZSC 36 (22 November 2021); | 22 Nov 2021 | Civil Law- Application for Leave to Appeal a Ruling of the High Court- · The principles relating... |
| Supreme Court | Nsibande and Another v Nsibande (Nee Kunene) (28/2020) [2021] SZSC 34 (18 November 2021); | 18 Nov 2021 | Civil procedure-'- Common among the parties is that the record of Appeal was filed out of time- In... |
| Supreme Court | Mazibuko N.O. and Others v Total Swaziland (Pty) Ltd (. 44B/2020) [2021] SZSC 32 (04 November 2021); | 04 Nov 2021 | Civil Procedure – Staying execution of a judgment of the Supreme Court pending review proceedings... |
| High Court | Shongwe v The Swazi Observer (PTY) (847/2015) [2021] SZHC 212 (11 November 2021); | 11 Nov 2021 | Civil law- Defamation suit in an action for damages for alleged defamation against the defendants... |
| Supreme Court | Nsibande and Another vs Nsibande (28/2020) [2020] SZSC 34 (18 November 2021); | 18 Nov 2021 | Civil procedure- Common among the parties is that the record of Appeal was filed out of time- In... |
| Supreme Court | Lowveld Trucking (Pty) Ltd v Swaziland Railway (06/2018) [2021] SZSC 20 (25 October 2021); | 25 Oct 2021 | Law of contract: Action for damages - Alleged breach - Notice of termination- Acceptance or... |
| Supreme Court | ESPERANZA INVESTMENTS (PTY) LTD v BENNETT N.O and others (26/2021) [2021] SZSC 19 (26 October 2021); | 26 Oct 2021 | Appeal- Lease- Renewal of lease- Fjfect of no agreement on fixed rental for a renewed lease-... |
| Supreme Court | Royal Eswatini Sugar Corporation Limited vs Acting Judge Msimango N.O and others (93/2020) [2021] SZSC 27 (12 October 2021); | 12 Oct 2021 | Civil procedure- Notice of Appeal filed out of time- Application for dismissal in the light... |
| Supreme Court | Fidelity Group Swaziland (Pty) Ltd v Bulldog Distributors (Pty) Ltd (20/2021) [2021) SZSC 21 (25 October 2021); | 25 Oct 2021 | Civil Procedure- appeal against rescission of summary judgment- parties engaged in lengthy... |
| Supreme Court | Phuzamoya Limited vs Bebesha Investment (Pty) Ltd and another (95/2020) [2021] SZSC 26 (29/09/2021) (29 September 2021); | 29 Sep 2021 | Civil Law-Application/or condonation not opposed and in compliance with the Rules of Court- matter... |
| High Court | Negotiated Bemefits Consultants (Pty) Ltd v Members of Parliament and others (577 / 2020) [2021]-SZHC 198 (20 October 2021); | 20 Oct 2021 | Civil Law Plaintiff applies for the matter to be determined on the papers and through... |