Judges ask the president’s and the National Assembly’s counsel if parliament threw the baby out with the bathwater
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
Molemela joined the appellate court four and half years ago and fills the vacancy left by Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya
There should be fewer MPs on the commission to limit political interference in judicial appointment, Freedom Under Law and the Helen Suzman Foundation argue
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
The well-respected Western Cape high court judge was named after the April interviews where the JSC overlooked David Unterhalter a third time
The esteemed jurist had to apologise for failing to recuse himself on an application for leave to appeal to the constitutional court, sinking his hopes of a permanent position at the court
The apex court’s dismissal of the Democratic Alliance’s application to declare reopening candidate registration unlawful came as no surprise