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There is no taste of presidential power for presidential hopefuls Lindiwe Sisulu or Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma — now or in December
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The court strongly criticised last month’s statement by the department of correctional services that Zuma was a free man
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
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
Judge Sulet Potterill told the JSC the battle to bring women into the highest echelons of the judiciary will be won
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The apex court said it was not in the interests of justice to allow an appeal in this instance
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
Court challenge and naming of new rival will not stop Saturday’s proceedings
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
The supreme court of appeal asked how it could accept this when the medical reports had been redacted
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
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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Former president argues that SCA president Mandisa Maya misdirected herself when she dismissed his appeal
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.
The office of the chief justice said it was regrettable that SCA president Mandisa Maya was being blamed for the delay
The Pietermaritzburg high court was surprised by the delay in Bloemfontein but said it would likely not be the last
Argument against the residential leases programme court ruling will be heard at the supreme court of appeal
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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
The National Prosecuting Authority has argued that the former president’s latest legal arguments are designed to delay his trial
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
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After the ‘Stalingrad season 27’ finale, the former president’s arms deal trial is due to start on 11 April
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
The motions of no confidence were tabled by the African Transformation Movement and the Democratic Alliance
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
The supreme court of appeal says an animal rights activist had the right to ‘out’ a farmer on Facebook.
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
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
Striving for racial representivity does not mean there can never be a white judge on the apex court bench again
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
The former apartheid police officer who was charged with the murder of Ahmed Timol ‘saved’ by the grave