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Supreme Court Of Appeal

SCA finds Zuma’s release was unlawful, orders his return to prison
National
/ 21 November 2022

SCA finds Zuma’s release was unlawful, orders his return to prison

The court strongly criticised last month’s statement by the department of correctional services that Zuma was a free man

By Emsie Ferreira
Downer: Zuma has been tripped up by his Stalingrad tactics
National
/ 17 October 2022

Downer: Zuma has been tripped up by his Stalingrad tactics

The former president’s 11th-hour bid to appeal to the apex court on his standing as a prosecutor was not properly filed, hence the arms deal trial should resume

By Emsie Ferreira
Zuma turns to Concourt in bid for acquittal
National
/ 14 October 2022

Zuma turns to Concourt in bid for acquittal

It’s the latest, and last available, attempt to appeal the dismissal of his plea that Billy Downer and the NPA can’t prosecute him in the arms deal case

By Emsie Ferreira
‘We will get them off their thrones’: Potterill on male dominance of judiciary
National
/ 4 October 2022

‘We will get them off their thrones’: Potterill on male dominance of judiciary

Judge Sulet Potterill told the JSC the battle to bring women into the highest echelons of the judiciary will be won

By Emsie Ferreira
Concourt dismisses Zuma’s bid to appeal Judge Maya’s decision
National
/ 29 September 2022

Concourt dismisses Zuma’s bid to appeal Judge Maya’s decision

The apex court said it was not in the interests of justice to allow an appeal in this instance

By Emsie Ferreira
Downer says Zuma must put down R1-million for private prosecution
National
/ 21 September 2022

Downer says Zuma must put down R1-million for private prosecution

NPA prosecutor says the sum is needed as security for legal defence costs in a matter seen as another bid by Zuma to delay his arms deal trial

By Emsie Ferreira
Despite last-minute drama, King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini’s entering-the- kraal ceremony to go ahead
National
/ 19 August 2022

Despite last-minute drama, King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini’s entering-the- kraal ceremony to go ahead

Court challenge and naming of new rival will not stop Saturday’s proceedings

By Paddy Harper
Fraser broke the law because Zuma is not terminally ill, SCA hears
National
/ 16 August 2022

Fraser broke the law because Zuma is not terminally ill, SCA hears

Legal teams argued that the only remedy was for Zuma to return to prison, but his advocate countered that at this late stage, it would amount to a fresh sentence

By Emsie Ferreira
Fraser argues he could overrule parole board on ‘terminally ill’ Zuma
National
/ 15 August 2022

Fraser argues he could overrule parole board on ‘terminally ill’ Zuma

The supreme court of appeal asked how it could accept this when the medical reports had been redacted

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa appoints Mandisa Maya as deputy chief justice
National
/ 25 July 2022

Ramaphosa appoints Mandisa Maya as deputy chief justice

Maya will be South Africa’s first female judge to hold the position and will now be in line, if tradition is followed, to succeed chief justice Raymond Zondo in 2024

By Emsie Ferreira
South Africa’s judiciary is hamstrung by poor administration
Opinion
/ 5 July 2022

South Africa’s judiciary is hamstrung by poor administration

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?

By Chris Oxtoby and Mbekezeli Benjamin
Maya blames administrative lapses on former supreme court of appeal registrar
National
/ 20 June 2022

Maya blames administrative lapses on former supreme court of appeal registrar

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

By Emsie Ferreira
Zuma turns to concourt in bid to halt arms deal prosecution
National
/ 16 June 2022

Zuma turns to concourt in bid to halt arms deal prosecution

Former president argues that SCA president Mandisa Maya misdirected herself when she dismissed his appeal

By Emsie Ferreira
Tender shutdown was finance minister’s fault
National
/ 31 May 2022

Tender shutdown was finance minister’s fault

The government was given 12 months to amend the regulations and make them constitutionally compliant, but this process was delayed by a constitutional court challenge by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

By Paddy Harper
Delay in dismissing Zuma challenge down to administrative hold-up
National
/ 27 May 2022

Delay in dismissing Zuma challenge down to administrative hold-up

The office of the chief justice said it was regrettable that SCA president Mandisa Maya was being blamed for the delay

By Emsie Ferreira
Zuma corruption trial on hold as court waits for word from Maya
National
/ 17 May 2022

Zuma corruption trial on hold as court waits for word from Maya

The Pietermaritzburg high court was surprised by the delay in Bloemfontein but said it would likely not be the last

By Emsie Ferreira
Ingonyama Trust Board wins right of leave to appeal
National
/ 17 May 2022

Ingonyama Trust Board wins right of leave to appeal

Argument against the residential leases programme court ruling will be heard at the supreme court of appeal

By Paddy Harper
Fuel fund loses appeal on refunding buyers of South Africa’s oil reserves
National
/ 14 April 2022

Fuel fund loses appeal on refunding buyers of South Africa’s oil reserves

The appellate court said the Strategic Fuel Fund tried to play the victim when it was the author of the tainted sale of the country’s entire crude oil reserves

By Emsie Ferreira
Court papers confirm Zuma will take his fight against arms deal charges to the constitutional court
Politics
/ 12 April 2022

Court papers confirm Zuma will take his fight against arms deal charges to the constitutional court

The National Prosecuting Authority has argued that the former president’s latest legal arguments are designed to delay his trial

By Emsie Ferreira
Unterhalter overlooked by the JSC for a third time
National
/ 6 April 2022

Unterhalter overlooked by the JSC for 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

By Emsie Ferreira
Supreme court of appeal denies Zuma leave to appeal Downer ruling
National
/ 31 March 2022

Supreme court of appeal denies Zuma leave to appeal Downer ruling

After the ‘Stalingrad season 27’ finale, the former president’s arms deal trial is due to start on 11 April

By Emsie Ferreira
Zuma petitions SCA in another stab at arms-deal acquittal
Top Six
/ 11 March 2022

Zuma petitions SCA in another stab at arms-deal acquittal

The former president claims the high court misread the law and legal precedent when it denied him leave to appeal the dismissal of a special plea

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa to face no confidence votes in himself and the cabinet on March 30
National
/ 10 March 2022

Ramaphosa to face no confidence votes in himself and the cabinet on March 30

The motions of no confidence were tabled by the African Transformation Movement and the Democratic Alliance

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
Freedom of speech wins over right to privacy in court battle over unethical wildlife killings
The Green Guardian
/ 19 January 2022

Freedom of speech wins over right to privacy in court battle over unethical wildlife killings

The supreme court of appeal says an animal rights activist had the right to ‘out’ a farmer on Facebook.

By Sheree Bega
Zuma takes another legal tilt at Zondo
Politics
/ 18 January 2022

Zuma takes another legal tilt at Zondo

The former president is asking the Pretoria high court to declare Zondo’s tenure as chairman of the commission of inquiry unlawful and to order Ramaphosa to appoint a new chair

By Emsie Ferreira
ATM wins secret ballot case on appeal
Politics
/ 2 December 2021

ATM wins secret ballot case on appeal

Former speaker Thandi Modise’s refusal to allow MPs to vote in secret on a motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa was not rational, the SCA held

By Emsie Ferreira
‘White’ elephants haunt the minds of some JSC members
Opinion
/ 7 November 2021

‘White’ elephants haunt the minds of some JSC members

Striving for racial representivity does not mean there can never be a white judge on the apex court bench again

By Johann van der Westhuizen
NPA accuses Zuma’s legal team of trying for a new start of stay application
Politics
/ 22 September 2021

NPA accuses Zuma’s legal team of trying for a new start of stay application

Judge Piet Koen is expected to rule in late October on the former president’s latest stab at acquittal on corruption charges stemming from the arms deal

By Emsie Ferreira
João Rodrigues, apartheid police clerk accused of 1971 Timol murder, dies
National
/ 7 September 2021

João Rodrigues, apartheid police clerk accused of 1971 Timol murder, dies

The former apartheid police officer who was charged with the murder of Ahmed Timol ‘saved’ by the grave

By Eyaaz Matwadia
Court hears how alleged underworld kingpin Nafiz Modack intimidated investigators in top cop murder case
National
/ 3 September 2021

Court hears how alleged underworld kingpin Nafiz Modack intimidated investigators in top cop murder case

About 24 police officers were sent to protect the team investigating murder of Lieutenant Colonel Charl Kinnear

By Eunice Masson
ConCourt finds that protection of LGBT+ rights was intrinsic to the constitutional project
National
/ 30 July 2021

ConCourt finds that protection of LGBT+ rights was intrinsic to the constitutional project

The court also found that the term hurtful should be excised from the Equality Act in that it did not meet the justification threshold in the Constitution and gave Parliament 24 months to do so

By Emsie Ferreira
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