Advocate for the president tells the apex court the high court finding that her suspension was retaliation was refuted by the ample grounds for the decision
There is no taste of presidential power for presidential hopefuls Lindiwe Sisulu or Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma — now or in December
The court held that the latest decision of the justice ministry in 2020 to deny Chris Hani’s murderer parole was irrational
The court strongly criticised last month’s statement by the department of correctional services that Zuma was a free man
The limitation on corporations’ ability to claim damages for defamation is a ‘critical shift’
The court upheld an appeal by miners against a high court victory for environmentalists but recognised the defence in a landmark ruling on abusive litigation
The consultants were brought in to counter ‘beholden judges’ after the courts set aside Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s reports
The bill will introduce an untested electoral system allowing independent candidates to stand for parliament but is seen as a missed opportunity to ensure greater political accountability
The former president’s 11th-hour bid to appeal to the apex court on his standing as a prosecutor was not properly filed, hence the arms deal trial should resume
It’s the latest, and last available, attempt to appeal the dismissal of his plea that Billy Downer and the NPA can’t prosecute him in the arms deal case
The supreme court of appeal is yet to rule on the appeal to the high court finding that his release on medical parole was unlawful
The apex court said it was not in the interests of justice to allow an appeal in this instance
Concourt ruling vindicates the EFF’s long-standing call for disclosure of funds and donations received during the ANC’s internal party battles and contests.
An appeal panel has called for a tribunal to investigate both the judge president of the Western Cape division and his deputy on impeachable charges of misconduct
The president has 12 months to redraft the executive ethics code to compel the disclosure of all donations to campaigns for positions within political parties
The Western Cape high court heard extensive argument on Friday as to whether the suspended public protector could be returned to office
President says court attributed bias to him due to suspended public protector’s past conduct
The acting public protector says the claims by the suspended public protector’ that the Phala Phala investigation has stalled and that she had been denied access to documents for her impeachment inquiry are false
In a fractious exchange after he was denied a postponement, Mpofu told the chairman he should “chill” and his “day will come”
The official opposition says the high court was wrong to conclude that the suspension was rushed and tainted by bias
Independently filming and live-streaming sittings comes with a cost but the court is closing a window that showed up its critics and was good for transparency
MPs have heard that she spent R146.9-million defending her reports, with a third going to an obscure law firm
The prosecuting authority is expecting more attacks on prosecutors as more state capture cases are enrolled
A lack of coherence between government departments means little progress has been made in developing cannabis policy
Basani Baloyi testified she was shocked
He argues in court papers that the JSC’s advice to the president to suspend him is a violation of the Superior Courts Act
Parties are bringing the motion in response to the Phala Phala scandal, two months after tabling another for his impeachment on the same grounds
The president’s evidence is not necessary to determine whether she is guilty of misconduct, the section 194 committee concludes
The supreme court of appeal asked how it could accept this when the medical reports had been redacted
List of demands includes recognition of indigenous rights and the scrapping of apartheid racial classification as ‘coloured’
The prohibition in the Legal Practice Act did not amount to unfair discrimination because it sought to achieve a legitimate government objective of restricting a profession for citizens and permanent residents, the court held
This is an edited version of the Inaugural Arthur Chaskalson Memorial Lecture delivered at the Equal Education Law Centre