Every judgment in favour of the government is not an indication of a captured court. The fact that we may argue about findings publicly shows how far South Africa is from, for example, Turkey’s recent human rights abuses
The former minister of social development is alleged to have lied under oath
We must hold faith that law will prevail
The apex court’s dismissal of the Democratic Alliance’s application to declare reopening candidate registration unlawful came as no surprise
Access to land ownership and property rights is inextricably linked to self-determination.
Former president Jacob Zuma fails to meet requirements in his application to set aside his contempt order and prison sentence
The deputy chief justice is said to top Ramaphosa’s list but his position as head of the state capture commission is seen as too politically fraught
The president has named a panel of experts to help him draw up a shortlist of candidates in an unprecedented move that opens the appointment to consultation
The embattled Western Cape Judge President is also seeking to interdict the president from suspending him while he challenges the Judicial Service Commission’s gross misconduct finding
Voters can register on the weekend of 18 and 19 September – or they can do it online
The governing party faces legal hurdles thrown up by the Democratic Alliance — and its own members
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma calls for Covid-19 caution as she gives political parties the green light to canvass for votes
It is still unclear how discontent with politics, and the effects of Covid-19, will affect voter turnout, according to research company Ipsos
The former apartheid police officer who was charged with the murder of Ahmed Timol ‘saved’ by the grave
Governing party denies lobbying the IEC or the Constitutional Court ahead of the announcement that candidate registration would be reopened
The ANC president said the basic income grant should be cost effective and subject to long-term affordability
Former president will serve the remainder of his sentence out of jail
Whether national security should be located inside or outside the presidency must be considered based on functionality and constitutional values
The ANC will be the hardest hit by the order having failed to register with the Electoral Commission of South Africa its candidates in no less than 93 municipalities
Branches in several provinces will go to court to challenge the ruling party’s final choice of councillor candidates for the local government elections
The former president’s undisclosed illness looks set to force another delay in a trial almost two decades in the making
The party is in danger of losing five KwaZulu-Natal municipalities over a registration flop, but counts the absence of political murders as a win
Judge Hlophe knew the ‘standards of judicial ethics’, yet still compromised the concourt’s independence
JSC will await representations on whether Hlophe should be suspended by Ramaphosa, pending the finalisation of parliamentary deliberations
Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh’s characterisation of the constitution and the law of contract as being ideologically at odds is inaccurate
The ANC and the DA have blamed the Electoral Commission of South Africa for ‘waking up late’ to request a postponement of the local government elections
Lawyers representing Tembisa Hospital say there is nothing staff could have done to avoid newborn’s brain damage.
Mogoeng chided for tongue-lashing
Adam Damons argues he has faced unfair discrimination, and that the City’s promotions policy did not make provision for discrimination based on disability
This move comes after allegations that the initial deliberations to fill two vacancies at the apex court were compromised by blatant politicking
The former president needs extensive emergency treatment that is overdue because of this legal woes, according to a certificate filed to the Pietermaritzburg high court
While the Constitutional Court has agreed that certain sections of the Equality Act are unconstitutional, it has decided the issue of whether Jon Qwelane was guilty of hate speech