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Niren Tolsi

JSC recommends seven women for Bench
Article
/ 10 October 2013

JSC recommends seven women for Bench

The Judicial Service Committee has recommended seven women to various positions on the Bench, in an attempt to aid gender transformation.

By Niren Tolsi
JSC appoints woman to high court Bench
Article
/ 8 October 2013

JSC appoints woman to high court Bench

Out of four women candidates, the Judicial Service Commission has appointed one for the single position on the Western Cape Bench.

By Niren Tolsi
Moseneke could face scrutiny in Hlophe trial
Article
/ 30 September 2013

Moseneke could face scrutiny in Hlophe trial

Justice Dikgang Moseneke’s role in the complaint of misconduct against Cape Judge President John Hlophe could be scrutinised if the trial continues.

By Niren Tolsi
Terror in Kenya: The ‘White Widow’ and the SA link
Africa
/ 27 September 2013

Terror in Kenya: The ‘White Widow’ and the SA link

Home affairs says Samantha Lewthwaite’s passport was "cancelled" in 2011 as fear grows in Jo’burg’s "Little Mogadishu".

By Phillip De Wet and Niren Tolsi
JSC ‘fixated’ on race and gender
Article
/ 7 June 2013

JSC ‘fixated’ on race and gender

The Helen Suzman Foundation claims that the JSC is not giving equal consideration to all factors in recommending which judges to appoint.

By Niren Tolsi
Mangaung: Mantashe doesn’t walk the talk
Article
/ 21 December 2012

Mangaung: Mantashe doesn’t walk the talk

Gwede Mantashe embraces what he criticises and as a result the ANC as a whole is at war with itself, writes Niren Tolsi.

By Niren Tolsi
WTF: The internet’s secretive hangouts
Article
/ 21 December 2012

WTF: The internet’s secretive hangouts

Niren Tolsi goes deep into the web to find the underground world that lives on the Hidden Wiki.

By Niren Tolsi
Nationalisation of mines dead and buried
Article
/ 20 December 2012

Nationalisation of mines dead and buried

The ANC has rejected mine nationalisation as an economic policy at the ruling party’s elective conference in Mangaung, Free State.

By Verashni Pillay, Nickolaus Bauer and Niren Tolsi
Free State ANC PEC members to challenge legality of Mangaung
Article
/ 18 December 2012

Free State ANC PEC members to challenge legality of Mangaung

There will be a court challenge to the legality of the ANC’s national conference at Mangaung, two people involved in the process have told the M&G.

By Niren Tolsi
Sexwale: I did it for democracy
Article
/ 17 December 2012

Sexwale: I did it for democracy

Tokyo Sexwale says that by standing for ANC deputy president despite slim chances, he was honouring democracy within the ruling party.

By Niren Tolsi
Audits reveal ANC membership numbers soar
Article
/ 17 December 2012

Audits reveal ANC membership numbers soar

The ANC’s number of members has grown significantly since the party’s Polokwane elective conference in 2007 until now, according to provincial audits.

By Niren Tolsi
Free State ANC PEC barred from voting at Mangaung
Article
/ 15 December 2012

Free State ANC PEC barred from voting at Mangaung

The Free State ANC’s PEC has been prohibited by the national executive committee from voting at the national electoral conference in Mangaung.

By Niren Tolsi
ConCourt declares ANC Free State’s PEC unlawful
Article
/ 14 December 2012

ConCourt declares ANC Free State’s PEC unlawful

The Constitutional Court has declared the ANC’s Free State PEC "and its decisions and resolutions [made there] unlawful and invalid".

By Niren Tolsi
TB ruling furthers prisoners’ rights
Article
/ 14 December 2012

TB ruling furthers prisoners’ rights

But overcrowded prisons such as Pollsmoor may not be able to address their healthcare deficits. Niren Tolsi reports.

By Niren Tolsi
Road to Mangaung: Infighting threatens ANC’s core: the branches
Article
/ 7 December 2012

Road to Mangaung: Infighting threatens ANC’s core: the branches

Branch paradox is central to the ANC — and its 53rd national conference in Mangaung in less than 10 days’ time.

By Niren Tolsi
Jakes Gerwel: The epitome of integrity and courage
Article
/ 30 November 2012

Jakes Gerwel: The epitome of integrity and courage

Professor Gert Johannes "Jakes" Gerwel, who died of complications following heart surgery leaves a legacy of quiet leadership and academic excellence.

By Niren Tolsi
Court fight may swing Mangaung
Article
/ 30 November 2012

Court fight may swing Mangaung

The Free State ANC’s internal ructions could shift the goalposts in the upcoming leadership battle, writes Niren Tolsi.

By Niren Tolsi
ConCourt reserves judgment in ANC Free State case
Article
/ 29 November 2012

ConCourt reserves judgment in ANC Free State case

The ConCourt heard of register rigging at the Free State ANC’s provincial conference, and must decide if the decisions made there were unlawful.

By Niren Tolsi
Mkhize: ‘Zuma is coming back’
Article
/ 24 November 2012

Mkhize: ‘Zuma is coming back’

Addressing delegates at the ANC’s nomination conference in Durban, Zweli Mkhize has said that the issue of who will lead the party has been settled.

By Niren Tolsi
Nkandla: What’s in the name of a country estate?
Article
/ 23 November 2012

Nkandla: What’s in the name of a country estate?

Nkandla isn’t the only Zuma family homestead. We round up some of the others and explain their surprising – and rather aggressive – names.

By Niren Tolsi
Road to Mangaung: Cele possible threat to KZN voting bloc
Article
/ 16 November 2012

Road to Mangaung: Cele possible threat to KZN voting bloc

Former police commissioner Bheki Cele’s popularity could prove divisive if he carries an anti-Zuma mandate, writes Niren Tolsi.

By Niren Tolsi
Road to Mangaung: Cracks show in Zuma’s pillar of strength
Article
/ 9 November 2012

Road to Mangaung: Cracks show in Zuma’s pillar of strength

Divisions in the ANC at a local level are threatening KZN’s homogeneity as a voting bloc at the party’s conference in Mangaung later this year.

By Niren Tolsi
From ‘kill the boer’ to singing the boer’s song?
Analysis
/ 31 October 2012

From ‘kill the boer’ to singing the boer’s song?

The ANC’s pact to stop singing the song with words ‘Dubula i’bhunu’ is a failure – it should have been used to question the definition of hate speech.

By Niren Tolsi
JSC given go-ahead to explain Gauntlett snub
Article
/ 30 October 2012

JSC given go-ahead to explain Gauntlett snub

The JSC has been given the go-ahead from advocate Jeremy Gauntlett to furnish reasons for it overlooking him for a place on the Western Cape Bench.

By Niren Tolsi
JSC to explain snubbing Gauntlett
Article
/ 26 October 2012

JSC to explain snubbing Gauntlett

The JSC will speak with advocate Jeremy Gauntlett, who was overlooked in bench interviews, before it decides whether to give reasons for its decision.

By Niren Tolsi
Arrests rebound on Marikana commission
Article
/ 26 October 2012

Arrests rebound on Marikana commission

The arrest of four would-be witnesses after attending the hearings is being seen by their comrades as a police attempt to intimidate witnesses

By Kwanele Sosibo and Niren Tolsi
Review of judicial powers called off
Article
/ 26 October 2012

Review of judicial powers called off

In a move likely to surprise the legal fraternity, the justice department has cancelled the bid process for its proposed review of the judiciary.

By Niren Tolsi
Lawyer claims Marikana witnesses arrested, beaten
Article
/ 24 October 2012

Lawyer claims Marikana witnesses arrested, beaten

Lawyers have called for the immediate release of four witnesses arrested and intimidated, as they were returning from the Farlam commission.

By Niren Tolsi
Zuma misses deadline for affidavit on spy tapes
Article
/ 24 October 2012

Zuma misses deadline for affidavit on spy tapes

Lawyers acting for President Jacob Zuma have failed to meet the deadline to file court papers in response to the DA’s request for the spy tapes.

By Niren Tolsi
Miners killed like ‘possessed vermin’, says lawyer
Article
/ 22 October 2012

Miners killed like ‘possessed vermin’, says lawyer

The advocate acting for several families of the miners killed, told the Farlam commission the miners "were killed like vermin" by the police.

By Niren Tolsi
Gender and race top the Judicial Service Commission’s agenda
Article
/ 19 October 2012

Gender and race top the Judicial Service Commission’s agenda

Transformation was the main preoccupation for the JSC as it gathered this week in Cape Town to interview candidates for positions on the Bench.

By Niren Tolsi
ANC stands by audit and says ‘ghost’ members are real
Article
/ 19 October 2012

ANC stands by audit and says ‘ghost’ members are real

Gwede Mantashe has defended the decision to include ANC branches deemed not to be in good standing in the final audit report.

By Matuma Letsoala and Niren Tolsi
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