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.
It may be the most urgent question facing President Jacob Zuma: whether to use his powers of appointment to rein in the courts.
The Constitutional Court has reserved judgment on an application to force parliament to enact a law recognising muslim marriages.
The Constitutional Court has dismissed Skierlik killer Johan Nel’s application for leave to appeal against his sentence.
The body that represents shack dwellers will on Thursday challenge KZN’s slums Act in the Constitutional Court.
The Constitutional Court is to hand down a ruling on Thursday on a case challenging the rules on security guards.
A tribunal heard claims of hacking and alleged attempts by a senior judge to influence SA’s highest court in a case involving Jacob Zuma on Wednesday.
A misconduct allegation publicised against the Cape Judge President were in the interests of justice, Chief Justice Pius Langa said on Tuesday.
A hearing had several false starts on Tuesday as the case pitting the Cape Judge President against Constitutional Court judges hit more hurdles.
Judge John Hlophe appears before the JSC on Saturday after suffering a ”mischievous bout of influenza” which put paid to an earlier hearing.
John Hlophe made various demands of the JSC when it reconvened on Wednesday and threatened a court interdict to stop the hearing if they were not met.
Cape Judge President John Hlophe’s appeal to the Constitutional Court could result in a recusal of the judges who laid the complaint against him.
Cape Judge President John Hlophe will take his challenge to the complaint against him to the Constitutional Court, his lawyer confirmed on Wednesday.
WC judge president, together with 13 judges of the Constitutional Court, faces an unprecedented court-style inquiry into allegations of misconduct.
A group of Jo’burg flat dwellers will hear on Thursday whether they have succeeded in their court challenge against a decision to evict them.
There was neither a factual nor legal basis for a high court finding that John Hlophe’s rights had been violated, the SCA heard on Monday.
The media is allowed to report on details of divorce proceedings, but will need a court’s permission to use the name of the parties involved.
ANC chief Jacob Zuma and his party have won the first round in their Constitutional Court battle to prove the NPA acted unlawfully in prosecuting him.
South Africa’s highest court ruled on Thursday that citizens living abroad should be allowed to vote in the country’s general election next month.
South Africans should never again be denied the right to vote, the Freedom Front Plus said in the Constitutional Court on Wednesday.
The Constitutional Court will on Wednesday hear arguments on the right to vote for South Africans living abroad.
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/ 23 February 2009
Nine Supreme Court of Appeal judges will sit on an appeal against a high court judgement in favour of Cape Judge President John Hlophe.
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/ 13 February 2009
The election date could change pending the outcome of a Constitutional Court hearing on citizens voting abroad, analysts said on Friday.
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/ 11 February 2009
Kgalema Motlanthe on Tuesday announced the elections will be held on April 22 2009, but there is a court application to delay voting.
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/ 10 February 2009
It will be a ”logistical nightmare” for the IEC to prepare for elections if expats are allowed to vote, it was reported on Tuesday.