Members of the small African country’s judiciary took a stand for democracy to international approval
The Union of South Africa and the women struggle for visibility in the courts
The courts are increasingly turned to because of Parliament’s failures and the political mess.
The NPA and the Hawks are corrupt and no longer nonpartisan, and so their leaders must go.
The public protector said she was not in a position to advocate that the report, which her predecessor had prepared and finalised, be released.
The senior judge helped draft the Constitution, and has worked valiantly to uphold it ever since.
This marks the seventh year that magistrates have been waiting for a meaningful salary increase. With no say in the matter, there’s no end in sight.
SA’s judges have the unenviable job of ensuring that the state complies with the Constitution amid government’s poor decision-making and abuses.
Again, as when the Black Lawyers Association was formed, and as Steve Bantu Biko observed, we are on our own.
Real solutions to deal with the underlying causes of skewed gender demographics must be found.
The integrity of two appointments, to the Hawks and the prosecuting authority, is questionable.
Cosatu is among those attacking the intrigrity of our judges. Bring the proof, and let’s talk about it.
When Zuma and Mogoeng discuss the roles of the executive and judiciary, will they stick to the script?
The judicial candidates for SA’s highest court are all women, but real change requires an end to sexism.
The General Council of the Bar has announced the establishment of a transformation committee to monitor progress after initiatives failed.
Mogoeng’s statement was by far the most sustained and tenacious defence of the judicial institution by a sitting chief justice.
President Jacob Zuma’s office said on Thursday it had "noted" the request for a meeting from Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng.
The party’s secretary general perceives judges as anti-majoritarian contesters of political power.
The pernicious claim is that because Parliament is elected any move to question its actions represents an undemocratic subversion of the popular will.
The inward-looking culture of the old judiciary is gradually being abandoned as judges come to see themselves as members of a global legal community.
KZN judge president Chiman Patel is retiring early, amid racial divisions in the province.
Two legal experts debate the deputy chief justice’s warning about the ‘uncanny’ power the president wields.
Two legal experts debate the deputy chief justice’s warning about the ‘uncanny’ power the president wields.
Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng says weakening the independence of the judiciary threatens SA’s peace, stability and constitutional democracy.
Their personal independence guarantees the institutional independence of the judiciary so it is worrying when judges breach their own code of conduct.
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/ 11 September 2014
Elements of judgments in Sanral and ‘spy tapes’ cases do not accord with principle of open justice.
A judgment delivered in Swaziland recently has thrown a cloak of invincibility over the judiciary there.
Deepening crisis in Swaziland’s judiciary following media reports that arrest warrants have been drawn up for three senior judges
Pliant judges who do King Mswati III’s bidding are wreaking havoc on the kingdom’s legal system, writes Khethiwe Dlamini*.
M&G readers are all about politics and the law this week.
Despite its importance, the office of Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng remains a mere executive "programme" without independent funding.
Severe challenges for the judiciary and its continuing role as a key custodian of our constitutional democracy will come to the fore this year.