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Mbuyiseli Madlanga

Ramaphosa puts Mchunu on leave of absence over police infiltration scandal
National
/ 13 July 2025

Ramaphosa puts Mchunu on leave of absence over police infiltration scandal

President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on leave following explosive allegations of criminal syndicates infiltrating law enforcement agencies

By Mandisa Nyathi
EFF case brings back the spectre, and strangeness, of Phala Phala
Politics
/ 29 November 2024

EFF case brings back the spectre, and strangeness, of Phala Phala

Judges ask the president’s and the National Assembly’s counsel if parliament threw the baby out with the bathwater

By Emsie Ferreira
The trouble with the JSC and the Concourt
National
/ 14 April 2023

The trouble with the JSC and the Concourt

With only three candidates shortlisted, the JSC will again not be able to fill a vacancy that arose at the constitutional court in late 2021

By Emsie Ferreira
Mkhwebane’s suspension rests on facts, not optics, Concourt hears
Politics
/ 24 November 2022

Mkhwebane’s suspension rests on facts, not optics, Concourt hears

Advocate for the president tells the apex court the high court finding that her suspension was retaliation was refuted by the ample grounds for the decision

By Emsie Ferreira
National Assembly passes controversial electoral amendment bill amid protests from opposition parties
Politics
/ 20 October 2022

National Assembly passes controversial electoral amendment bill amid protests from opposition parties

The bill will introduce an untested electoral system allowing independent candidates to stand for parliament but is seen as a missed opportunity to ensure greater political accountability

By Emsie Ferreira
Teflon Cele has survived decades of tender allegations
Politics
/ 7 July 2022

Teflon Cele has survived decades of tender allegations

The minister has endured through a leasing scandal and factional wars in the police because the president can’t jettison the KwaZulu-Natal support base that he commands

By Emsie Ferreira
Maya calls infamous Abramjee text message ‘a scandal’
National
/ 20 June 2022

Maya calls infamous Abramjee text message ‘a scandal’

The SCA president said she was shocked by a leak from the apex court, days after an investigation ordered by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo found that there could not have been one

By Emsie Ferreira
Concourt gives parliament until December to amend Electoral Act
Politics
/ 10 June 2022

Concourt gives parliament until December to amend Electoral Act

The reprieve came on the day the 18-month deadline to amend the Act to allow independent candidates to stand for the national and provincial legislatures expired

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa nominates Maya as deputy chief justice
National
/ 4 May 2022

Ramaphosa nominates Maya as deputy chief justice

The supreme court of appeal president, who was the Judicial Service Commission’s recommendation for chief justice, would be the first woman to hold the post

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa says JSC exceeded its mandate in recommending Maya for chief justice
National
/ 16 February 2022

Ramaphosa says JSC exceeded its mandate in recommending Maya for chief justice

The president said he had expected the commission to limit itself to commenting on the suitability of all four shortlisted candidates, but that the decision remained his prerogative

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa walked into a ‘political ambush’ on chief justice appointment
Politics
/ 9 February 2022

Ramaphosa walked into a ‘political ambush’ on chief justice appointment

The JSC exceeded its mandate to place the president in a corner in which exercising his wide powers to select the next chief justice have become fettered by popular concerns

By Emsie Ferreira
Chief justice interviews: Mandisa Maya
National
/ 2 February 2022

Chief justice interviews: Mandisa Maya

The head of the supreme court of appeal said if appointed she would import some appellate court customs to the constitutional court to speed up turnaround times

By Emsie Ferreira
Chief justice interviews: Mbuyiseli Madlanga
National
/ 2 February 2022

Chief justice interviews: Mbuyiseli Madlanga

In an answer to a predictable question, the constitutional court justice cautioned that unfounded attacks on the judiciary risked undermining its legitimacy and the rule of the law

By Emsie Ferreira
SA’s next chief justice: The case for each contender
Opinion
/ 31 January 2022

SA’s next chief justice: The case for each contender

Judges Mbuyiseli Madlanga, Mandisa Maya, Dunstan Mlambo and Raymond Zondo are all strong candidates to become chief justice

By Chris Oxtoby and Mbekezeli Benjamin
Editorial: Please choose the chief justice judiciously, Mr President
Editorial
/ 27 January 2022

Editorial: Please choose the chief justice judiciously, Mr President

The judiciary is under attack from populists – again – and needs a leader who can balance tensions between rights in the Constitution brilliantly and bravely.

By Editorial
Why lawyers argue the case for a Madlanga constitutional court
National
/ 27 January 2022

Why lawyers argue the case for a Madlanga constitutional court

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.

By Emsie Ferreira
JSC interviews with candidates for chief justice set for early February
National
/ 2 December 2021

JSC interviews with candidates for chief justice set for early February

After the February interviews and deliberations, the Judicial Service Commission will submit a report to President Cyril Ramaphosa

By Emsie Ferreira
Zondo, Maya, Mlambo and Madlanga shortlisted for chief justice
National
/ 18 November 2021

Zondo, Maya, Mlambo and Madlanga shortlisted for chief justice

The names of the four justices were released by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office 36 days after Mogoeng Mogoeng retired from the position.

By Emsie Ferreira
Zondo may miss chief justice cut
National
/ 16 September 2021

Zondo may miss chief justice cut

The deputy chief justice is said to top Ramaphosa’s list but his position as head of the state capture commission is seen as too politically fraught

By Lizeka Tandwa and Emsie Ferreira
Injured firefighter wants ConCourt leave to appeal ruling favouring City of Cape Town
National
/ 12 August 2021

Injured firefighter wants ConCourt leave to appeal ruling favouring City of Cape Town

Adam Damons argues he has faced unfair discrimination, and that the City’s promotions policy did not make provision for discrimination based on disability

By Eunice Masson
Pioneer land ruling puts justice first
Article
/ 23 May 2017

Pioneer land ruling puts justice first

A welcome Constitutional Court judgment puts paid to a conservative legal view of ownership

By Serjeant At The and Bar Author
President appoints Madlanga to ConCourt
Article
/ 15 April 2013

President appoints Madlanga to ConCourt

The presidency has announced that advocate Mbuyiseli Madlanga has been appointed to the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

By Niren Tolsi

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