The commission has dismissed three requests not to proceed with interviews for candidates for the Western Cape high court
The letter follows the commission’s insistence that the embattled Western Cape judge president will partake in this week’s interviews of candidates
Premier Alan Winde and the Cape Bar Council asked that the interviews be postponed pending a decision on Hlophe’s fate but the JSC declined
The Western Cape judge president has rejected the report by a judicial tribunal that lays the groundwork for his impeachment
The court has given Cash Paymaster Services 15 days to provide all documents that will allow the treasury to calculate the sum it needs to refund the social security agency
Freedom Under Law is one of the NGO’s that has litigated at length over the ‘the unlawful interference in the functioning and operations of the NPA’
Spokesperson Luvuyo Mfaku confirmed on Thursday that the NPA wrote to Freedom under Law this week, informing the organisation of the NPA’s decision
Jiba and Mrwebi were struck off the roll on September 15, 2016, by Judge Francis Legodi
Nomgcobo Jiba will refrain from entering the offices of the NPA to avoid the ‘impression that she is contemptuous of the courts’, says her lawyer
Nomgcobo Jiba was at the NPA offices in Pretoria while on special leave, but has provided specific reasons for the visits
Ramaphosa is waiting for two ConCourt judgments before acting on NPA boss’s position, a parliamentary reply has revealed
The ConCourt has granted Sassa’s application to extend its contract with Cash Paymaster Services CPS) by another six months.
Advocate for Freedom Under Law, Wim Trengove SC says any outcome that leaves Shaun Abrahams in office would make a mockery of the Constitution
According to Abrahams’ answering affidavit, he contested the High Court’s finding that there was no vacancy which resulted in his appointment.
What happened in a meeting between the president and the former NPA boss will determine their futures
Berning Ntlemeza was appointed as Hawks head by former police minister Nathi Nhleko in December 2014.
Dlamini did not apologise for her late submission, but instead said she had ‘made every reasonable effort to comply with this court’s directives’.
The social welfare agency could not answer pointed questions on the grants crisis by 4pm and said the court cannot dictate how much it should pay CPS.
The Helen Suzman Foundation and Freedom Under Law want Ntlemeza’s appointment declared irrational and unlawful, and set aside.
The North Gauteng High Court took issue with the speed at which the applicants made the application.
The courts are becoming the main theatre of political battles in South Africa as feuding for power and access to state funds intensifies.
The M&G can reveal that Hawks officials are accused of using physical force and “apartheid style tactics” to retrieve a printout of a damning email.
Suspended police crime intelligence chief Richard Mdluli may appeal against a ruling that is calling for charges against him to be reinstated.
The tribunal into judicial misconduct by Cape Judge President John Hlophe heard that any more delays in proceedings would undermine public confidence.
The withdrawal of charges against former crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli has "undermined the integrity" of the police, says the high court.
An eleventh-hour appointment to the NPA’s legal team reveals the threat posed by lobby group Freedom Under Law in the case against Richard Mdluli.
Police have not yet proven that suspended intelligence boss Richard Mdluli was not reinstated on the instructions of higher authorities.
The case against Richard Mdluli, although intricate, comes down to one question – can citizens demand transparency of those who protect them?
Freedom Under Law will go ahead with its court application for the suspension of former crime intelligence head Richard Mdluli.
An urgent court application has been launched to stop ex-police spy boss Richard Mdluli from working as a police officer, pending a judicial review.
In a joint statement, legal advocacy bodies said that South Africa’s record as a beacon of democracy was being tarnished by the Secrecy Bill.
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No member of the Freedom under Law (FUL) board of directors was opposed, in principle, to the pending legal challenge against the JSC, the FUL says.