The country must chart a humane policy for refugees that flows from the spirit and objects of the post-apartheid constitutional order
The former former Paralympian was jailed for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013
The measure cannot guarantee independency of the entity because it fails to address the reliance of the National Prosecuting Authority itself on the justice ministry
Chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo said he had discussed setting a date between May and August with the president
Online news articles in September were dominated by references to courts – cadre deployment, contempt, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, Eskom, corruption, Makhanda high court
The official opposition has accused the ruling party of playing for time after it was ordered to release the record of decision-making on public service appointments
‘Onerous’ signature and deposit requirements prevent access for independents and new parties
The current law fails to recognise Muslim marriages
The former president spent spent just an hour at the prison while paperwork was done to release him from the remainder of his 15-month sentence for contempt of court
Submissions are being considered and a decision will follow by Thursday
Correctional services wants input as it considers a court order that says the former president must return to jail because his medical parole was unlawful
The former president is probably correct in believing he will never serve another day in prison but he has shaken faith in the justice system
The former president will return home once his treatment is complete, his foundation said after a concourt decision made plain he must return to prison
The court said there was no reasonable prospects of success for an appeal on the judgment finding that his release on medical parole was unlawful
The apex court said there was no evidence that the president acted in a way that exposed him to a conflict of interest between his official duties and private interests
The former Mozambican finance minister will stand trial in New York for his alleged central role in a debt scandal that triggered a sovereign default
She has vowed to retire in the post and abandon any ambition to join the constitutional court
The apex court has denied the government of Mozambique leave to appeal a high court ruling ordering the government to surrender Chang to the United States
Two US citizens linked to ultraconservative nonprofits are key partners behind Uganda’s new anti-gay law, which sets the death penalty for homosexuals
Replacement labour, which stands to prolong industrial action and lockouts, undermines the right to strike
Pressure to do so increased after a serious complaint against the Eastern Cape judge president came to light
Justice Mahube Molemela said she would retire in the position, abandoning her earlier ambitions for a seat on the constitutional court
The Helen Suzman Foundation argued in court this week that the home affairs minister mislead permit holders and failed to give them a fair chance to regularise their status
With only three candidates shortlisted, the JSC will again not be able to fill a vacancy that arose at the constitutional court in late 2021
Suspended public protector threatens litigation unless the section 194 inquiry postpones her testimony until funds are found to cover her legal fees
The suspended public protector suggested she would take the impeachment committee to court if it continued, despite her not having state funding
The Road Accident Fund said it could not heed a high court order to pay R301 million to Sunshine Hospital that is dedicated to crash victims
The government is walking a tightrope as civil servants embark on industrial action over pay
Former public protector says intelligence agency opened documents couriered to her by the department of international relations
The president can now turn to the high court to overturn the report that found he should face an impeachment inquiry
Power supply is the remit of municipalities, not the president or national government, Ramaphosa has said in court papers
In a precedent-setting negligence case brought by a woman on behalf of her cerebral palsy child, a judge in Gauteng allowed the department to offer services in its own facilities rather than a big cash settlement for care to be provided by private providers