Justice Minister Jeff Radebe has been unable to explain the specific challenges to South Africans that necessitate a new assessment of the judiciary.
Justice Minister Jeff Radebe said the government will commission a study on how ConCourt rulings have impacted on the law, the state and citizens.
The public protector is awaiting word from Justice Minister Jeff Radebe over whether they will be allocated more funds as opposed to last year.
The government insists that a proposed assessment of the Constitutional Court’s judgments is not an attempt to undermine judicial independence.
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/ 19 February 2012
Justice Minister Jeff Radebe says government is intensifying efforts to improve border management to deal with cross-border crime and poaching.
The ANC Women’s League handed over a memorandum demanding a renewed commitment to women’s rights from government.
Justice Minister Jeff Radebe’s plans to make judges declare their financial interests have been sharply criticised by top members of the judiciary.
Jeff Radebe says fighting corruption should be as important as the fight against apartheid, as corruption will "steals the fruit of our struggle".
There was mixed reaction from parties over the resignation of newly-appointed SIU head Willem Heath, with the ANC saying it was "regrettable".
The DA has called Cabinet’s decision to assess the Constitutional Court’s judgments "one of the strangest proposals to date".
Justice Minister Jeff Radebe says legislation intended to transform and restructure the legal profession will soon be tabled in Parliament.
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/ 3 November 2011
Patrick Maqubela’s widow told Jeff Radebe that she believed her husband was addicted to sex because of his extra-marital relationships.
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/ 28 October 2011
Interesting week, this, as the much-maligned media became the stage on which the big men of our politics flexed their muscles.
The scope of the probe into claims of corruption and impropriety in the arms deal has been hailed as "better than a sharp stick in the eye".
The commission of inquiry into the arms deal will have the power to subpoena witnesses, including members of the executive, says the justice minister.
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/ 23 September 2011
President Jacob Zuma says he appointed a commission of inquiry into arms deal to prevent the Constitutional Court from taking charge of the matter.
The <em>Mail & Guardian</em> has learnt from sources within the JSC that voting went in favour of supporting President Jacob Zuma’s nomination.
JSC member Koos van der Merwe has asked chief justice nominee Mogoeng Mogoeng to withdraw his acceptance of the nomination.
The department of public works has paid R68-million so far in rental for an empty building.
Claims made against Investec could be behind justice minister’s push for inquiry into spying.
Cosatu says it has noticed with growing concern the allegations being levelled against the Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela.
The department of justice has looked into the Public Protector’s alleged misdeeds and found the charges to be without merit, says minister Jeff Radebe
The letter of protest by four judges of SADC tribunal about the tribunal’s suspension at a regional summit was described as "unprecedented".
Justice Minister Jeff Radebe on Tuesday praised Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo for "doing a bloody good job".
Switzerland has injected R10-million into South Africa’s justice system in an agreement to boost and expand the country’s small claims courts.
The Public Protector agreed to a request by the DA to investigate allegations that SA sold sniper rifles and ammunition to Libya in late 2010.
Rights activists are speaking out against rapes targeting lesbians in South Africa.
The DA has requested that the minister of justice appear before the portfolio committee of trade and industry.
Justice Minister Jeff Radebe placed very little information before Zuma when the president appointed Menzi Simelane as head of the NPA.
The government was finalising proposals on a section of the Criminal Procedure Act which could force journalists to reveal confidential sources.
Appointing a public official such as Mokotedi Mpshe to a judicial post is a potential conflict of interest, legal body maintains.
Piracy off Somalia will spread to other parts of the continent unless urgent interventions are made to stop it, said Justice Minister Jeff Radebe.