ConCourt credit decision could ruin us, say SA banks

South African banks say that a bid to bolster basic human rights by reinterpreting the National Credit Act could endanger the entire credit industry.

Jo'burg sends in Red Ants in defiance of ConCourt

Illegal occupiers of private properties are still being evicted without alternative accommodation arrangements despite a ConCourt ruling in December.

ConCourt deems parts of Children's Act invalid

The ConCourt has ruled that parents of children who have been removed from their care will now have access to an automatic decision review.

ConCourt decision on Children's Act awaited

The Constitutional Court's is due to confirm or reject of a high court ruling that some sections of the Children's Act are unconstitutional.

Is this the same Con Court?

Shortly before the 2002 Zimbabwean elections, Justices Dikgang Moseneke and Sisi Khampepe was appointed to assess the issues relating to the elections

Executive vs judiciary

The Supreme Court of Appeal's ruling on Menzi Simelane was not a direct attack on Zuma, writes Richard Calland.

Judges in a bind over Hlophe case

Can an acting Constitutional Court judge who owes his or her once-off appointment to the president make an independent decision?

To judge the judgments

The Cabinet wants an independent review of decisions made by the Constitutional Court. Good: the executive may learn something.

The only guarantee of freedom is freedom

Last week's parliamentary vote for the Protection of State Information Bill shows us the country we could become.

Jo'burg council forced to accommodate Berea evictees

The City of Johannesburg will have to provide emergency housing for 86 people due to be evicted from a building earmarked for redevelopment in Berea.

Judgment reserved in ConCourt's Hlophe case

The Constitutional Court has reserved judgment in a preliminary hearing on a conflict of interest from a misconduct complaint against John Hlophe.

ConCourt to hear Hlophe-related argument

The ConCourt will on Tuesday hear an application related to a complaint against Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe from three years ago.

Ramphele slams Cabinet's court review decision

Struggle veteran Mamphela Ramphele has sharply criticised Cabinet's plans of a court review mechanism, saying it is harmful to SA's democracy.

Ramphele: Cabinet's talk undermines our intelligence

The announcement by Cabinet that it would assess the judiciary is a poison for our democracy, writes Mamphela Ramphele.

State probe of judiciary causes unease

Government announced that it is going to assess the transformation of the judiciary, including the judgments of the Constitutional Court.

Powers of Competition Commission tested

The Constitutional Court heard two key cases involving the Competition Commission that have major ramifications for the commission.

DA questions Cabinet's ConCourt assessments

The DA has called Cabinet's decision to assess the Constitutional Court's judgments "one of the strangest proposals to date".

Cabinet to have Constitutional Court decisions 'assessed'

On the heels of threats to challenge the constitutionality of the secrecy Bill if enacted, the Cabinet says it wants ConCourt decisions "assessed".

Khampepe's ill health a hitch in Hlophe appeal

Sisi Khampepe's extended sick leave could leave the Constitutional Court without a quorum, possibly abandoning the John Hlophe misconduct hearing.

Olivia Road case shows how courts can help deepen democracy

At the heart of our constitutional order is what Etienne Mureinik famously referred to as "the culture of justification".

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