Two recent judgments reflect a deeply divided Constitutional Court voice. And it’s worrying.
A Gauteng community’s appeal to the Constitutional Court has turned the spotlight on the need for municipalities to consult when evicting squatters.
Hawks ‘insufficiently insulated from
political interference’, says Concourt
The Constitutional Court, in a landmark judgment opened up space for miners suffering from compensatable diseases.
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/ 3 September 2010
The Constitutional Court has delivered what amounts to a highly unusual reprimand to a High Court judge.
The proposed constitutional amendment to the length of the terms of Constitutional Court judges is likely to prove a controversial change.
The Constitutional Court will hear an application by the <i>Citizen</i> on whether it’s defamatory to refer to Robert McBride’s apartheid-era crimes.
The Constitutional Court’s decision that victims or their families have a right to make representations to the president should be celebrated.
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/ 24 February 2010
Malawi’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday refused to hear the case of a gay couple arrested for holding the nation’s first public same-sex wedding.
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/ 24 December 2009
Kader Asmal has applied to join proceedings to set aside a JSC decision not to hold a hearing on the John Hlophe-Constitutional Court judges dispute.
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/ 14 October 2009
The Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that a law that would have allowed mass evictions in KwaZulu-Natal was unconstitutional.
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/ 14 October 2009
Mpumalanga’s education department acted unlawfully when it forced Hoërskool Ermelo to become a parallel medium school, the Constitutional Court said.
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/ 11 October 2009
President Jacob Zuma has come in for criticism that his list of nominees for the Constitutional Court does not report a fair gender balance.
The Constitutional Court decided on Thursday that Johannesburg prepaid water meters are not illegal, as opponents of the devices have claimed.
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/ 30 September 2009
The president should be held accountable for a six-year delay in pardon applications by 384 jailed IFP members, the Constitutional Court ruled.
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/ 25 September 2009
The JSC has a mountain to climb to restore its reputation and all it has managed to do so far is limit further damage.
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/ 22 September 2009
Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe did not make the JSC’s shortlist of seven judges for four posts on the Constitutional Court.
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/ 21 September 2009
Judge President Hlophe said he would “love” to be part of the Constitutional Court during his interview for a post on the bench by the JSC on Sunday.
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/ 5 September 2009
Gauteng Judge President Bernard Ngoepe has come out of the conservative closet with his recent critique of the Constitutional Court’s liberal history.
The Judicial Service Commission on Friday dismissed the dispute between Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe and the Constitutional Court.
Judge Sandile Ngcobo said the Constitutional Court had decided to replace the 30-day limit set down in the Promotion of Access to Information Act.
Will Judge Sandile Ngcobo be chief justice for just two years before giving way, perhaps to controversial Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe?
President Jacob Zuma has nominated Constitutional Court Judge Sandile Ngcobo to replace Chief Justice Pius Langa.
Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe’s “conscience is clear” concerning allegations that he attempted to improperly influence two judges.
A lobby group hoping to see Cape Judge President John Hlophe in the chief justice’s chair say he has been attacked and mistreated by the media.
Mamadou Tandja moved on Monday to dissolve the Constitutional Court, which has opposed his bid for a referendum that could prolong his stay in power.
The race to replace four Constitutional Court judges gained momentum this week after the Judicial Service Commission called for nominations.
Niger’s electoral commission said on Friday the country will hold snap elections on August 20.
John Hlophe’s track record alone should be enough to see him take the top job of chief justice.
The JSC on Monday afternoon opened the nominations process for the appointment of four Constitutional Court judges set to leave the court in October.
The Constitutional Court has ordered the state to pay legal costs incurred by environmental watchdog, the Biowatch Trust.
A recently appointed JSC member says judges are were held to high standards that Hlophe has shown he might not be able to adhere to.