Members of the legal fraternity are proposing a graceful exit for the Cape judge president.
Sello S Alcock presents brief profiles of the members of the Judicial Service Commission’s complaints committee who will decide Judge Hlophe’s fate.
Black legal organisations closed ranks around Hlophe this week, adding their voices to a chorus of criticism about the court’s conduct.
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/ 9 February 2008
The past few months have taught us a depressing lesson about the long and uncertain journey required by constitutional democracy. Foundational principles of accountability, transparency and the independent operation of institutions through which constitutional democracy is mediated, including the judiciary, are all under great pressure.