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/ 25 November 2011
Struggle veteran Mamphela Ramphele has sharply criticised Cabinet’s plans of a court review mechanism, saying it is harmful to SA’s democracy.
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/ 25 November 2011
The announcement by Cabinet that it would assess the judiciary is a poison for our democracy, writes <b>Mamphela Ramphele</b>.
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/ 25 November 2011
Government announced that it is going to assess the transformation of the judiciary, including the judgments of the Constitutional Court.
The Constitutional Court heard two key cases involving the Competition Commission that have major ramifications for the commission.
The DA has called Cabinet’s decision to assess the Constitutional Court’s judgments "one of the strangest proposals to date".
On the heels of threats to challenge the constitutionality of the secrecy Bill if enacted, the Cabinet says it wants ConCourt decisions "assessed".
Sisi Khampepe’s extended sick leave could leave the Constitutional Court without a quorum, possibly abandoning the John Hlophe misconduct hearing.
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/ 18 November 2011
At the heart of our constitutional order is what Etienne Mureinik famously referred to as "the culture of justification".
Arms activist Terry Crawford-Browne and President Jacob Zuma have agreed on a draft consent order pertaining to the court battle around the arms deal.
A complaint has been lodged with the Judicial Service Commission against Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke.
The past few weeks have not been a happy time for the judiciary. None of these developments is of the judiciary’s making.
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/ 23 September 2011
President Jacob Zuma says he appointed a commission of inquiry into arms deal to prevent the Constitutional Court from taking charge of the matter.
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/ 23 September 2011
It is now clear why President Jacob Zuma announced his planned commission of inquiry into the arms deal.
Was Zuma’s ordering of the inquiry into the arms deal the start of a serious investigation or a move to avoid judicial scrutiny?
Three Constitutional Court judges have allegedly refused to sit on Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe’s misconduct case.
On his first day as chief justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng, along with other judges, faced housing issues head on
President Jacob Zuma announces an inquiry in to the arms deal — but will it just be a "sweetheart commission"?
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/ 15 September 2011
Ekurhuleni has defended its attempt to remove residents from the Bapsfontein informal settlement without a court order, claiming it was an evacuation.
And start singing of counter-revolutionary judges.
President Jacob Zuma has heaped praise on new Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng for maintaining a "dignified silence" during an onslaught.
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.
President Jacob Zuma’s chief justice candidate is haunted by rulings that downplay domestic violence.
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 advocate who introduced the two men says the chief justice nomination should be declined.
Many of SA’s elite legal fraternity gathered at the Constitutional Court to pay their respects to the outgoing chief justice.
Last week the Constitutional Court proved that it sometimes feels the pressure of the political context in which it exists.
The contest is on to find a new chief justice. <b>Sipho McDermott</b> and <b>Ilham Rawoot</b> line up who is on the cards.
South Africans deserve a rigorous examination of all the candidates and substantial reasons why Ngcobo’s successor was chosen. Democracy demands it.
Did Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo know that his colleagues would rule within two days on whether the law relied on by the president was constitutional?
The Constitutional Court will have to decide whether the president’s extension of their boss Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo’s tenure is valid or not.