Government asks litigants for submissions on Zuma’s fate
/ 28 July 2023

Government asks litigants for submissions on Zuma’s fate

Correctional services wants input as it considers a court order that says the former president must return to jail because his medical parole was unlawful

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This is why termination of Zimbabwe special permits was declared unconstitutional
/ 28 June 2023

This is why termination of Zimbabwe special permits was declared unconstitutional

The home affairs minister’s decision was unconstitutional and procedurally unfair, the Pretoria high court found

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Motsoaledi tore up policy paper in scrapping Zimbabwe exemption permit, court hears
/ 14 April 2023

Motsoaledi tore up policy paper in scrapping Zimbabwe exemption permit, court hears

The Helen Suzman Foundation argued in court this week that the home affairs minister mislead permit holders and failed to give them a fair chance to regularise their status

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Zuma’s private prosecution of Downer is ‘diehard Stalingrad’
/ 20 March 2023

Zuma’s private prosecution of Downer is ‘diehard Stalingrad’

It is an abuse process designed to lay the ground for the next, counsel for the arms deal corruption prosecutor told the Pietermaritzburg high court

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Two reports urge reform of JSC
/ 2 December 2022

Two reports urge reform of JSC

There should be fewer MPs on the commission to limit political interference in judicial appointment, Freedom Under Law and the Helen Suzman Foundation argue

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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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JSC says ‘no’ to clarifying criteria for judicial appointment
/ 10 March 2022

JSC says ‘no’ to clarifying criteria for judicial appointment

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has dismissed a demand by nine legal organisations that it should postpone all further interviews with aspiring judges until it has elaborated on its criteria for appointment to the bench. “You are advised that the JSC has not passed any resolution to give you the undertaking you asked it to […]