The justice minister and two judges have been arrested, although police have held off arresting controversial Chief Justice Michael Ramodibedi
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Financial independence still eludes the chief justice’s office, but it will receive much-needed capacity in the form of more than 1 000 staff members.
Despite its importance, the office of Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng remains a mere executive "programme" without independent funding.
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Tributes to former chief justice Arthur Chaskalson continued to pour in from political parties, the legal fraternity and civil society on Monday.
President Zuma has sent condolences to the family of Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson who passed away in Johannesburg.
‘I will not hesitate to confront anybody who actually does something that poses a threat to the independence of the judiciary,’ says Mogoeng.
The past few weeks have not been a happy time for the judiciary. None of these developments is of the judiciary’s making.
Pray, and keep praying — was that the secret of the chief justice’s success?
On his first day as chief justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng, along with other judges, faced housing issues head on
President Jacob Zuma has heaped praise on new Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng for maintaining a "dignified silence" during an onslaught.
President Jacob Zuma has formally appointed Judge Mogoeng Mogoeng as South Africa’s new chief justice and head of the country’s judiciary.
Advocacy groups are questioning whether the JSC properly applied itself to the consultation process of appointing a new chief justice.
The <em>Mail & Guardian</em> has learnt from sources within the JSC that voting went in favour of supporting President Jacob Zuma’s nomination.
JSC member Koos van der Merwe has asked chief justice nominee Mogoeng Mogoeng to withdraw his acceptance of the nomination.
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The JSC’s interrogation of Mogoeng Mogoeng resumed with the commission wrangling over whether to accept a late submission from Cosatu.
Despite the initial swagger of the only contender for the chief justice title, a flurry of JSC jabs has left Mogoeng bruised (but still standing).
Chief justice nominee Mogoeng Mogoeng has defended his "intellectual depth" in his interview with the Judicial Services Commission.
Chief justice contender Mogoeng Mogoeng has traded blows with acting title-holder Dikgang Moseneke in the first round of his JSC bout in Cape Town.
Cosatu is calling on the Judicial Service Commission to recommend against Judge Mogoeng Mogoeng’s appointment to the position of chief justice.
Chief justice nominee Mogoeng Mogoeng has defended his record as a prosecutor and judge before the start of his interview with the JSC.
Aids activists protested inside the Cape Town Convention Centre on Saturday ahead of the JSC interview with chief justice nominee Mogoeng Mogoeng.
Despite objections to Mogoeng Mogoeng becoming chief justice, the Zuma-friendly Judicial Service Commission is unlikely to reject the president’s man.
As Judge Mogoeng Mogoeng prepares to be interviewed by the JSC for the position of chief justice, more of his controversial judgments have surfaced.
Grilling Mogoeng will say more about the political climate than the man himself.
President Jacob Zuma’s chief justice candidate is haunted by rulings that downplay domestic violence.
President Jacob Zuma’s supporters and advisers are not amused by ongoing questions about his choice of chief justice.
The Freedom Front Plus has called on President Jacob Zuma to submit more nominations for the appointment of a new chief justice.
Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke has told the Judicial Service Commission that he is not a nominee for the position of chief justice.
The appointment of a new chief justice is a significant moment. It invites us to reflect about the ongoing challenges facing South Africa’s judiciary.
Zuma’s choice of Mogoeng makes the campaign against extending Ngcobo’s term a Pyrrhic victory, says <b>Julia Sloth-Nielsen</b>.
Many South Africans were stunned this week by President Jacob Zuma’s nomination of Constitutional Court Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng.
The advocate who introduced the two men says the chief justice nomination should be declined.