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FULL COVERAGE | Cyril Ramaphosa is inaugurated
The president said the formation of a Government of National Unity was the beginning of a new era for South Africa
FULL COVERAGE | Inauguration of Cyril Ramaphosa
Following much pomp and ceremony, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo will administer the Presidential Oath of Office, after which Ramaphosa will give an address
‘Convenient democrats’ want to review the composition of the JSC
The presence of democratically elected leaders in the Judicial Service Commission is critical
South Africa is ready for a woman chief justice
Although the debate about whether the country is ready for a woman chief justice is absurd and misogynistic, the answer is a resounding yes — and it is long overdue
Ramaphosa says JSC exceeded its mandate in recommending Maya for chief justice
The president said he had expected the commission to limit itself to commenting on the suitability of all four shortlisted candidates, but that the decision remained his…
Ramaphosa walked into a ‘political ambush’ on chief justice appointment
The JSC exceeded its mandate to place the president in a corner in which exercising his wide powers to select the next chief justice have become fettered by popular concerns
Politically fraught JSC interviews may face legal challenge
President Cyril Ramaphosa is not bound by the recommendation put forth on Saturday by the JSC for the new chief justice
We need to think critically but honestly about our legal future
To survive our many problems we require creative thinking, with integrity; not vulgar populism as a blunt tool to capture power and glory
SA’s next chief justice: The case for each contender
Judges Mbuyiseli Madlanga, Mandisa Maya, Dunstan Mlambo and Raymond Zondo are all strong candidates to become chief justice
Editorial: Please choose the chief justice judiciously, Mr President
The judiciary is under attack from populists – again – and needs a leader who can balance tensions between rights in the Constitution brilliantly and bravely.
JSC interviews with candidates for chief justice set for early February
After the February interviews and deliberations, the Judicial Service Commission will submit a report to President Cyril Ramaphosa
Zondo, Maya, Mlambo and Madlanga shortlisted for chief justice
The names of the four justices were released by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office 36 days after Mogoeng Mogoeng retired from the position.
Why the next chief justice should be a woman
Ramaphosa has an opportunity to do better than his predecessors by not further perpetuating the gender divide in our judiciary
And then there were six: Ramaphosa fails to release shortlist for chief justice
The appointment of the Pillay shortlist panel was designed to ensure greater transparency in the appointment of a successor to Mogoeng Mogoeng but commentators are not overly…
Zondo responds to Fraser’s objection to his nomination as chief justice
The deputy chief justice said all the former spy boss had to do to respond to bombshell testimony implicating him in state capture was to apply for a turn to testify