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/ 23 October 2008
Businessman Hugh Glenister’s crusade to save the Scorpions was dealt a double blow on Wednesday by the Constitutional Court and the Cape High Court.
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/ 22 October 2008
The Constitutional Court has refused Hugh Glenister leave to appeal against a Pretoria High Court decision regarding the fate of the Scorpions.
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/ 17 October 2008
You can’t have it both ways, Mbeki tells Zuma in Concourt papers. Adriaan Basson reports.
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/ 15 October 2008
Deputy registrar and legal adviser Paul Ngobeni is facing university disciplinary action for his support of Cape Judge President John Hlophe.
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/ 14 October 2008
Sello S Alcock asks Kate O’Regan about her tenure at the Constitutional Court.
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/ 12 October 2008
Only four judges remain in the race to replace retiring Constitutional Court Judge Tholakele Madala.
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/ 11 October 2008
Cape Judge President John Hlophe wants R10-million in damages from the Constitutional Court.
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/ 10 October 2008
The Constitutional Court filed papers in the Johannesburg High Court on Friday to appeal the latter’s ruling on Cape Judge President John Hlophe.
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/ 10 October 2008
New Justice Minister Enver Surty on Friday vowed he would not ”cross the line” and interfere with the duties of the National Prosecuting Authority.
I hate to tell the Constitutional Court judges ”I told you so!”
Pretoria High Court Judge Eberhard Bertelsmann has withdrawn from the race to succeed Constitutional Court Judge Tholakele Madala.
Thabo Mbeki had ample opportunity to join proceedings to defend himself against inferences of political meddling, say papers filed in court.
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/ 30 September 2008
SA prosecutors on Tuesday filed an application to appeal against a ruling that dismissed corruption charges against ANC leader Jacob Zuma.
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/ 29 September 2008
The Judicial Service Commission will deal with the Constitutional Court’s complaint against Judge John Hlophe in mid-October.
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/ 28 September 2008
One of the first hot potatoes President Kgalema Motlanthe will have to handle is the choice of the 18th judge of the Constitutional Court.
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/ 27 September 2008
A court ruling in favour of Judge John Hlophe will not taint a misconduct complaint against him before the JSC, it was reported on Saturday.
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/ 26 September 2008
The NPA said on Friday it would appeal against a court ruling that dismissed a politically charged graft case against ANC leader Jacob Zuma.
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/ 26 September 2008
The Johannesburg High Court has granted an application by Cape Judge President John Hlophe against the judges of the Constitutional Court.
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/ 25 September 2008
The Waterkloof Four have exhausted all avenues to stay out of prison, the Star reported on Thursday.
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/ 24 September 2008
ANC president Jacob Zuma has until Friday to decide whether to respond to President Thabo Mbeki’s court application, it was reported on Wednesday.
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/ 23 September 2008
President Thabo Mbeki filed papers in court on Monday to join an application for leave to appeal against a court judgement on Jacob Zuma.
In 2005, clearly, Mbeki was strong and Zuma weak. The shoe is now firmly on the other foot.
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/ 18 September 2008
The Constitutional Court has upheld a CCMA decision that a company, Tao Ying Metal Industries, must pay workers according to minimum wage rules.
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/ 16 September 2008
The Constitutional Court will hear further arguments on November 20 on the fate of Gauteng’s shelters for people displaced by xenophobic violence.
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/ 11 September 2008
A KwaZulu-Natal woman had Constitutional Court judges grappling with how to protect customary law on Thursday.
Commentators weigh in on the likely Constitutional Court candidates
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/ 3 September 2008
The ultimate decision about dropping charges is thus not about morality but pragmatism, produced by the present balance of political forces.
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/ 2 September 2008
Former chief justice Arthur Chaskalson defended his successor, Pius Langa, in a letter on Tuesday, saying Langa has shown ”commendable leadership”.
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/ 1 September 2008
The independence of the judiciary is generally regarded as being an essential component of democratic government. There should be no doubt about this.
Fears that the Constitutional Court is in disarray are unfounded, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) said on Tuesday.
Justice Department DG received a harsh rebuke from Constitutional Court judges this week over a challenge regarding the dissolution of the Scorpions.
Legislation to move the Scorpions to the police is not to protect members of the ANC from investigation, an advocate told the Constitutional Court.