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In hot water: Judge Nana Makhubele at the Judiciary Conduct Tribunal hearing in Joburg this week over complaints relating to her conduct while at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa. (Papi Morake/ Gallo Images)

A torrid week for the judiciary

Calls for two judges accused of crime to step aside while a third appears before Judicial Conduct Tribunal on a complaint of impeachable misconduct

Eastern Cape judge president, Selby Mbenenge. (Judges Matter)

Judges in the spotlight for alleged serious wrongdoing

Call for Eastern Cape judge president to step aside over sexual harassment and hearings begin in misconduct charges against Gauteng judge Makhubele

Marikana lawsuits to be finalised by end of August

The state has already paid out R170-million in claims following the August 2012 massacre

Thoughtful: Appeal court judge Rammaka Mathopo has been recommended by the JSC for appointment to the apex court, at which he has previously served two acting stints

Judicial and politics intersect as new judges sought for apex court

The chief justice played into the hands of Julius Malema at a point at which the judiciary is weathering a political onslaught that too shall pass

Mlambo invites commentary on claims of judicial capture, again

A candidate for the Northern Cape bench lucidly explained in reply to the Gauteng Judge President that bribing a judge is a lottery you are bound to lose

The Pretoria high court on Tuesday dismissed with costs the Economic Freedom Fighters’s bid to force the disclosure of details of donations to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s campaign to claim the leadership of the ANC in 2017. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Ramaphosa can’t separate funding for ANC bid from becoming president, high court hears

Counsel for the Economic Freedom Fighters are seeking to force the disclosure of records showing who bankrolled the CR17 campaign

In its new report, Freedom Under Law says the caseload of the apex court has tripled, leading to delayed judgments that negatively affect public confidence in the judiciary
 (Renata Larroyd)

Constitutional Court strikes down part of the Intimidation Act

The judgment, striking down the apartheid-era legislation, is a victory for freedom of expression

‘Killers without conscience’ get 445 years each

Two men who were found guilty of 21 charges against them — including seven counts of murder and six counts of rape — were sentenced to 445 years’ imprisonment each by the…