Latest articles on Judicial Independence

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Judiciary is last line of defence against government

Article Karyn Maughan - 10 Feb 2016

SA’s judges have the unenviable job of ensuring that the state complies with the Constitution amid government's poor decision-making and abuses.

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Anti-judiciary rhetoric must be backed up

Analysis Serjeant At The & Bar Author - 23 Aug 2015

Cosatu is among those attacking the intrigrity of our judges. Bring the proof, and let's talk about it.

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South Africa must choose between accountability and blind trust

Article Serjeant At The & Bar Author - 17 Jul 2015

Mogoeng's statement was by far the most sustained and tenacious defence of the judicial institution by a sitting chief justice.

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Good for judges to challenge neutrality myth

Article Serjeant At The & Bar Author - 19 Jun 2014

Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng's bold declaration of his religious beliefs is, in fact, conducive to judicial impartiality.

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Judicial accountability must be dealt with swiftly

Analysis Serjeant At The & Bar Author - 6 Mar 2014

Using a member of the NPA as an evidence leader compromises the principles of separation of powers and judicial independence.

ANC: Judicial independence crucial to democracy

Analysis John Jeffery - 27 Feb 2014

The ANC government, in particular under the Zuma presidency, has strengthened the judiciary's independence, and findings otherwise are not factual.

Courting disaster with the judiciary

Article bogdan TagDiv - 4 Nov 2011

That the ANC and its president, Jacob Zuma, have an adversarial relationship with the judiciary is no longer a matter of conjecture.

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