Critics have commented that several of the myriad acts fall short as a response to the Zondo commission’s proposals to stem state capture
In succeeding Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, the former appellate court president will become the first woman to head the judiciary
Ministers and deputy ministers from nine parties took their oath of office after weeks of fraught coalition talks
The president made the plea after being inaugurated for a second term on Wednesday at the Union Buildings
The president said the formation of a Government of National Unity was the beginning of a new era for South Africa
Following much pomp and ceremony, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo will administer the Presidential Oath of Office, after which Ramaphosa will give an address
The court said the party’s 11th hour application was without merit
The party argues that the May vote was marred by material irregularities and demands a rerun within 90 days
Parliament can proceed to elect the president without the party’s 58 MPs present
The party said its MPs would boycott the National Assembly in a bid to rob the chamber of legal standing when it elects the president
The clock started ticking once the electoral commission declared the final result of the vote on Sunday night
The minister confronted the future deputy president of the SCA on the electoral court’s overturned judgment on Jacob Zuma’s eligibility for parliament
The deputy chief justice also called for the court to be allowed to sit in panels and for full administrative and financial independence for the judiciary
The Judicial Service Commission could not find the requisite four candidates after interviews notable for the justice minister’s eagerness to merge the court with the supreme court of appeal
None of the four candidates for a vacancy at the apex court were in favour of merging it with the supreme court of appeal
Professor David Bilchitz said the state should not be able to claim a lack of resources prevented it from providing a minimum of food and shelter
The chief justice suggested changing the requirement that members of the apex court decide new applications
The deputy chief justice is now likely to become the first woman to head the South African judiciary
The interviews were brought forward after Freedom Under Law warned that the commission was breaching a high court order by scheduling these for June
The failure by the Judicial Service Commission, an organisation chaired by the chief justice, risked undermining respect for the rule of law, the group said
Judges Matter has asked the chief justice whether the implications of the decision have been carefully weighed
The opposition’s constitutional challenge on the ANC’s cadre deployment was spun out of conjecture and speculation, a full bench found
The official opposition has accused the ruling party of playing for time after it was ordered to release the record of decision-making on public service appointments
The sidelining of state attorneys in a challenge to the Zondo report has provided schadenfreude for the chief justice’s critics
The order raises questions as to who directs the defence of challenges to the work of commissions of inquiry
With only three candidates shortlisted, the JSC will again not be able to fill a vacancy that arose at the constitutional court in late 2021
The ANC’s reaction to the Zondo findings was a precursor of its attitude to the Ngcobo ‘Farmgate’ report
The General Council of the Bar said criticism of rulings should be voiced with deference to the judiciary
The court held that the latest decision of the justice ministry in 2020 to deny Chris Hani’s murderer parole was irrational
Zondo’s reform mission for the JSC was prompted by shambolic interview which saw judges being harassed by politicians
The president told parliament the plan was being finalised but the commission’s own slight delay may hinder delivery by October 15
Independently filming and live-streaming sittings comes with a cost but the court is closing a window that showed up its critics and was good for transparency