The former president is probably correct in believing he will never serve another day in prison but he has shaken faith in the justice system
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It’s fine to be successful and make a good living, but it is essential that law practitioners display morals and ethics and do what’s best for the client
The public protector does not have to be fit and proper but must be competent and honest
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The brilliance of Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga’s mind and his transformative judgments can prove salutary at a time when the judiciary is under populist attack, his peers hope.
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Striving for racial representivity does not mean there can never be a white judge on the apex court bench again
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 international tribunal is preparing a complaint to the International Criminal Court after concluding that torture and abductions, coinciding with attacks on the judiciary and media, could amount to crimes against humanity
Retired Justice Johann van der Westhuizen leaves the Bench of the Constitutional Court with the reputation of a laid-back rebel.
Rape accusations and CIA operatives: Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng and three ConCourt judges appear to be the target of a smear campaign.
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The Constitutional Court has handed down reasons for the postponement of the hearing of two cases involving Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe.
Concourt postpones arms deal activist Terry Crawford-Browne’s bid to force President Jacob Zuma to appoint a commission of inquiry into the arms deal.