The failure by the Judicial Service Commission, an organisation chaired by the chief justice, risked undermining respect for the rule of law, the group said
South Africans will vote in national and provincial elections on a date yet to be set, between May and August 2024
Deputy judge president Ronald Sutherland said public works and the office of the chief justice have failed to provide the court with a reliable generator
Independently filming and live-streaming sittings comes with a cost but the court is closing a window that showed up its critics and was good for transparency
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South African judges are expected to adjudicate complex and serious issues, but how can they do so without libraries, telephones, laptops and an internet connection?
In her interview for the position of deputy chief justice, the appellate court president said she tried to resolve woes in the general office that has delayed cases involving Jacob Zuma but faulted the office of the chief justice for not stepping in
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Allegations that Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe planned to assassinate his deputy, Patricia Goliath, are leading to further instability on the Cape bench