The sense that the commissioners who nominated five candidates for appointment to the Constitutional Court voted for their constituencies, rather than with their conscience, is difficult to shake off.
Johannes Mahlangu’s torture by police and charge for a murder he didn’t commit should never have happened
President Ramaphosa had initially appointed Judge Kate O’Regan to do the inquiry but has now appointed Advocate Azhar Bham
The Financial Services Board says no one has incurred financial losses and has asked the court to dismiss an employee’s case against it with costs.
Public hearings of the Khayelitsha commission of inquiry have concluded, with the Social Justice Coalition asking to find the police inefficient.
While the Marikana hearings continue in Rustenberg, in Khayelitsha another commission into police failings is cautiously gathering momentum.
Former Harare police station commander Gert Nel says mob killings in the precinct were mostly sporadic and "spur of the moment incidents".
A senior officer has told the Khayelitsha commission there is a serious shortage of uniformed officers and detectives in the area.
Activist Zackie Achmat says a public pledge by the police would go a long way to mending their relationship with the Khayelitsha community.
The first witnesses have been called at the Khayelitsha commission of inquiry, one of which has called for an increase in police visibility.
The Khayelitsha commission of inquiry has continued its in loco inspections, with walks to several crime hotspots in the community.
The Khayelitsha commission of inquiry into policing has begun with an in loco inspection of the police station.
The commission of inquiry into policing in Khayelitsha kicks off this week with a preliminary sitting before the public hearings begin in January.
The inquiry commission into police inefficiency in Khayelitsha has begun, despite Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa’s request for a suspension.
Former Constitutional Court Judge, <b>Kate O’Regan</b> spoke at a conference on the roles and responsibilities of Africa’s media.
Former Constitutional Court Judge Kate O’Regan opened the Regulations and Rights conference on Wednesday with a warning to the media.
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/ 22 October 2010
Thirty-three years ago, on October 19 1977, the apartheid government banned three newspapers and many political organisations.
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/ 18 September 2009
The Judicial Service Commission’s grilling of candidate judges for the Constitutional Court positions kicks off in Soweto on Sunday.
Judge Kate O’Regan has come out in support of Health Minister Barbara Hogan who spoke out against a decision to refuse the Dalai Lama entry to SA.
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/ 14 October 2008
In the first in a series of articles, Sello S Alcock looks at the careers of the founding Constitutional Court judges.
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/ 14 October 2008
Sello S Alcock asks Kate O’Regan about her tenure at the Constitutional Court.
Pretoria High Court Judge Eberhard Bertelsmann has withdrawn from the race to succeed Constitutional Court Judge Tholakele Madala.
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/ 28 September 2008
One of the first hot potatoes President Kgalema Motlanthe will have to handle is the choice of the 18th judge of the Constitutional Court.
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/ 11 September 2008
When the political will to deal with elite crimes falters, a culture of impunity takes hold.
Commentators weigh in on the likely Constitutional Court candidates
Leading legal professionals have dismissed suggestions that the Constitutional Court is in disarray and that it suffers from poor leadership.
Joe Slovo residents who travelled to the Constitutional Court for their case were in a sombre mood after hearing argument. Pearlie Joubert reports.
Justice Department DG received a harsh rebuke from Constitutional Court judges this week over a challenge regarding the dissolution of the Scorpions.
Hugh Glenister’s lawyer argued hard in the Constitutional Court on Wednesday to stop the legislation that would merge the Scorpions with the police.
Rosheni Allie, Sisi Khampepe, Carole Lewis, Mandisa Maya, Yasmin Shenaz Meer and more …