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Constitutional Court

Malema predicts Nkandla court case victory
Article
/ 30 March 2016

Malema predicts Nkandla court case victory

Speaking at his Unisa graduation ceremony on Wednesday, EFF leader Julius Malema predicted the Constitutional Court would rule against the president.

By Staff Reporter
Judgment reserved in Nkandla Concourt application
Article
/ 10 February 2016

Judgment reserved in Nkandla Concourt application

The Concourt has reserved judgment on the EFF and DA’s application that President Zuma be ordered to pay back some of the money spent on Nkandla.

By Jenni Evans
Concourt: Zuma accepts Nkandla report binding
Article
/ 9 February 2016

Concourt: Zuma accepts Nkandla report binding

President Jacob Zuma’s lawyer has conceded that the Public Protector’s findings were binding and her report on Nkandla ‘has to be complied with’.

By Emsie Ferreira
ConCourt dismisses Legal Aid’s leave to appeal
Article
/ 22 September 2015

ConCourt dismisses Legal Aid’s leave to appeal

In a majority ruling, the Constitutional Court has ruled that Legal Aid SA’s case was moot, and that its appeal had no prospects of success.

By Sarah Evans
ConCourt hands land back to North West community
Article
/ 20 August 2015

ConCourt hands land back to North West community

The Bakgatla-Ba-Kgafela community will hold the legal rights to land they were deprived of during apartheid after seven years of litigation.

By Sarah Evans
Concourt dismisses home affairs’s PE refugee office appeal
Article
/ 7 August 2015

Concourt dismisses home affairs’s PE refugee office appeal

The refugee reception office in Port Elizabeth will have to be reopened, following a court ruling this week.

By Sarah Evans
Parliament still debating sexual offences Bill
Article
/ 14 May 2015

Parliament still debating sexual offences Bill

Sticking points, such as the decriminalisation of sex between children aged 12 to 16, have seen the amendment Bill go a month over deadline.

By Thulani Gqirana
Editorial: Matter of life and death
Article
/ 7 May 2015

Editorial: Matter of life and death

The Constitutional Court must indeed rule on the matter of doctor-assisted dying, if only because of the need for a national rule.

By Editorial
ConCourt rules City Power must hire workers left in limbo
Article
/ 20 April 2015

ConCourt rules City Power must hire workers left in limbo

The ConCourt has ruled that state organs, as employers, have to take over the employment contracts of workers – if a contract or tender is cancelled.

By Sarah Evans
Acting Concourt judges appointments boast a female majority
Article
/ 27 January 2015

Acting Concourt judges appointments boast a female majority

Three acting Constitutional Court judges have been appointed, with women in the majority.

By Chantelle Benjamin 1
Missed call? DA, ANC claim victory in SMS ruling
Article
/ 19 January 2015

Missed call? DA, ANC claim victory in SMS ruling

The DA has hailed the ConCourt ruling as a victory for freedom of expression, while the ANC sees it as a reaffirmation that the message was opinion.

By Thulani Gqirana
HSF: Police minister still has no place suspending Dramat
Article
/ 15 January 2015

HSF: Police minister still has no place suspending Dramat

Despite Police Minister Nathi Nhleko’s reasons the Helen Suzman Foundation insist it is unconstitutional for him to suspend the head of the Hawks.

By Chantelle Benjamin 1
Hawks continue to dive into a web of conspiracies
Article
/ 6 January 2015

Hawks continue to dive into a web of conspiracies

The exact circumstances behind the suspension of the head of the priority crimes unit, Anwa Dramat, and other officials are still painfully unclear.

By Sarah Evans
High court ordered to hear Down’s case
Article
/ 11 December 2014

High court ordered to hear Down’s case

A court has ruled that a mother, representing her child, can now apply to claim damages for alleged negligent prenatal misdiagnosis of her child.

By Ina Skosana
A case for the mentally disabled
Article
/ 13 November 2014

A case for the mentally disabled

The law governing those deemed unfit to stand trial is being taken to the Constitutional Court.

By Carmel Rickard 1
Torture in Zim is in SA cops’ ambit
Article
/ 31 October 2014

Torture in Zim is in SA cops’ ambit

The Constitutional Court says the police must investigate all crimes against humanity brought to their notice.

By Chantelle Benjamin 1
Advocates For Transformation welcomes employment equity decision
Article
/ 5 September 2014

Advocates For Transformation welcomes employment equity decision

Advocates For Transformation has welcomed the Constitutional Court’s decision to uphold the SAPS’ employment equity plan.

By Sarah Evans
The Hill is alive with young justice
Article
/ 29 August 2014

The Hill is alive with young justice

Clerks assigned to judges in the ConCourt remember their service with reverence and awe.

By Chantelle Benjamin 1
Skweyiya rests his case
Article
/ 25 August 2014

Skweyiya rests his case

Instead of becoming a paediatrician, he chose to fight for human rights.

By Chantelle Benjamin 1
Former women prisoners to meet their captors on Conhill
Article
/ 22 August 2014

Former women prisoners to meet their captors on Conhill

Constitutional Hill will host an emotional reunion between former prisoners at the Old Fort Women’s Gaol and their wardens.

By Staff Reporter
Concourt justices: Where are SA’s corruption busters?
Article
/ 20 August 2014

Concourt justices: Where are SA’s corruption busters?

Years after disbanding the Scorpions, courts are still grappling with the consequences. And the highest court seems unamused at the state of play.

By Phillip De Wet
Pansy Tlakula: A lost chance for redemption
Article
/ 19 August 2014

Pansy Tlakula: A lost chance for redemption

Forget the botched lease deal. This is the story of the botched career of a woman who could have been great, writes Verashni Pillay.

By Verashni Pillay
Tlakula files Concourt application against dismissal
Article
/ 10 July 2014

Tlakula files Concourt application against dismissal

IEC chairperson Pansy Thakula has applied to the Constitutional Court against her proposed dismissal, which followed a public protector report.

By Sapa
Contract law has been made a little more human
Article
/ 10 July 2014

Contract law has been made a little more human

A major step in introducing the principle of good faith, and hence fairness, into our law has been established.

By Serjeant At The and Bar Author
Motshekga to challenge textbook ruling
Article
/ 3 June 2014

Motshekga to challenge textbook ruling

The basic education department will appeal a court ruling despite hundreds of pupils not having all their textbooks months into the school year.

By Sapa and Victoria John
Concourt hears arguments in Zim torture case
Article
/ 19 May 2014

Concourt hears arguments in Zim torture case

A Supreme Court of Appeal ruling compelling SA authorities to probe alleged crimes against humanity in Zimbabwe, is being challenged in the Concourt.

By Staff Reporter
Judiciary, legislature, executive: What is Zuma planning?
Article
/ 8 May 2014

Judiciary, legislature, executive: What is Zuma planning?

What is in store for South Africa for the next five years with the newly elected ANC administration?

By Staff Reporter
Editorial: JZ and the judges – what now?
Article
/ 8 May 2014

Editorial: JZ and the judges – what now?

The Constitutional Court will contain for the first time mostly judges appointed during Zuma’s presidency.

By Editorial
Concourt strikes down Sexual Offences Act section
Article
/ 6 May 2014

Concourt strikes down Sexual Offences Act section

The Concourt has declared a section of the Sexual Offences Act, which deals with someone convicted of an offence against a child, unconstitutional.

By Sapa
ConCourt ruling provides certainty for Intaka case
Article
/ 21 March 2014

ConCourt ruling provides certainty for Intaka case

A Constitutional Court ruling means the Intaka fraud and corruption case involving Gaston Savoi and Fernando Praderi will finally go ahead.

By Sarah Evans
Concourt asked to ‘turn its back’ on unlawful grants tender
Article
/ 11 February 2014

Concourt asked to ‘turn its back’ on unlawful grants tender

Sassa wants the Concourt to "turn its back" on an unlawful, R10-billion social grants tender, because risk of disrupting grant payments is too high.

By Sarah Evans
Concourt to hear Sexual Offences Act case
Article
/ 6 February 2014

Concourt to hear Sexual Offences Act case

An application for the confirmation of a high court order declaring parts of the Act unconstitutional will be scrutinised at the Constitutional Court.

By Sapa
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