The retired judges, facing a probe over the arms deal inquiry, said the act was flawed in allowing the JSC to discipline judges no longer in active service
The graft, alleged by the head of an investment management firm, is said to implicate Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki
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The chief justice was acting in a non-judicial capacity when chairing the state capture inquiry, so the complaint probably falls outside the law but underscores the risk of naming sitting judges to investigate political scandals
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The former president has written to the Nelson Mandela Foundation, requesting documents that he says will prove his innocence
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Last year, the high court set aside the findings of the commission of inquiry into the arms deal scandal. Now activists are calling on the judicial conduct committee to investigate the judges in charge
A three-year challenge has reversed the findings of the Seriti commission
The president returns to court in three separate cases, but Parliament will also be a battleground.
Commissions of inquiry rarely live up to the expectations of those who have demanded their establishment.
Richard Young failed to arrive as expected to testify about the allegations of fraud and corruption surrounding the arms deal.
The commission of inquiry into the multibillion-rand arms deal in Pretoria has been postponed once again.
Arms deal activists say the commission must be allowed to complete its mandate as anything less would be a "betrayal of the South African public".
The Seriti commission of inquiry has been adjourned until next year, when the next witness from Armscor will be ready to testify.
The Seriti commission of inquiry has announced it will reduce its staff complement as the bulk of the work has been completed.
We speak to Paul Holden, who undertook his own cross examination of key witnesses because he felt the arms deal commission was not getting answers.
The second civilian given permission to cross-examine witnesses before the arms deal commission says testimony risks being "perjury by omission".
Dr Richard Young, a losing bidder to be a supplier in the arms deal, has criticised the commission over its handling of government witnesses.
Arms inquiry employees whose contracts are coming to an end have been informed by letter.
Former President Thabo Mbeki and his former ministers have agreed to being represented by a State attorney at the Seriti Commission of Inquiry.
The Hawks and Gripen aircraft acquired through the arms deal have proven highly deployable and adaptable, the Seriti commission of inquiry has heard.
The navy was so enthused by the frigates and submarines it purchased, some ministers were moved to poetry, the arms procurement commission has heard.
Rear-admiral Alan Green appeared as the first witness at the Seriti commission to explain why new submarines and corvettes were crucial.
Here’s a guide for the attention deficient news consumer on which parts of the arms deal commission would be worth following.
Anti-arms deal campaigner Terry Crawford-Browne has written to Judge Willie Seriti to object the closure of the Seriti commission of inquiry.
The Seriti commission, tasked with investigating the arms deal signed in 1999, is set to begin with witnesses from the department of defence.
Controversy over data and employees adds to cynicism about the arms deal commission’s true agenda.
The commission of inquiry under Judge Willie Seriti is expected finally to get down to business on Monday. Will it succeed in uncovering corruption?
The commission, under the leadership of Judge Willie Seriti, is barely off the ground, two years after its inception.
The commission of inquiry into allegations of corruption in the deal has run into trouble, fuelled by claims that it is chasing a "second agenda".
President Jacob Zuma has decided not to replace Judge Francis Legodi, who resigned from the arms procurement commission last week.
What is meant to be a public process may end up behind closed doors as documents at the commission have not been declassified, adding to its problems.
Tayob Aboobaker, an evidence leader in the commission of inquiry into the arms deal, has retracted a resignation letter he submitted on Friday
The arms procurement commission will begin its public hearings on Monday despite being dogged by senior resignations and a compromised integrity.