Ramaphosa points finger back at Mkhwebane
/ 16 September 2022

Ramaphosa points finger back at Mkhwebane

President says court attributed bias to him due to suspended public protector’s past conduct

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Gcaleka accuses Mkhwebane of lying in court application
/ 16 September 2022

Gcaleka accuses Mkhwebane of lying in court application

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

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Mpofu moves to stall Mkhwebane’s impeachment inquiry
/ 13 September 2022

Mpofu moves to stall Mkhwebane’s impeachment inquiry

In a fractious exchange after he was denied a postponement, Mpofu told the chairman he should “chill” and his “day will come”

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DA appeals Mkhwebane ruling, Ramaphosa about to do same
/ 12 September 2022

DA appeals Mkhwebane ruling, Ramaphosa about to do same

The official opposition says the high court was wrong to conclude that the suspension was rushed and tainted by bias

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Concourt halting live-streaming lands hard blow on democracy
/ 9 September 2022

Concourt halting live-streaming lands hard blow on democracy

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

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Ramaphosa’s green dawn is ‘three years away’
/ 6 September 2022

Ramaphosa’s green dawn is ‘three years away’

A lack of coherence between government departments means little progress has been made in developing cannabis policy

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Constitutional court upholds ban on foreigners practising law in South Africa
/ 2 August 2022

Constitutional court upholds ban on foreigners practising law in South Africa

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

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Mkhwebane says Mpati report on SMS to advocate is meaningless
/ 21 June 2022

Mkhwebane says Mpati report on SMS to advocate is meaningless

The suspended public protector urged the Judicial Service Commission to investigate the incident further, saying the judges she named must be removed from the bench

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Maya blames administrative lapses on former supreme court of appeal registrar
/ 20 June 2022

Maya blames administrative lapses on former supreme court of appeal registrar

In her interview for the position of deputy chief justice, the appellate court president said she tried to resolve woes in the general office that has delayed cases involving Jacob Zuma but faulted the office of the chief justice for not stepping in

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PPE supplier challenges Special Tribunal’s power to impose R38M sanction
/ 25 May 2022

PPE supplier challenges Special Tribunal’s power to impose R38M sanction

The Special Investigating Unit countered that the concourt should not entertain a cynical attempt to claw back the millions made in the scandal

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