The sense that the commissioners who nominated five candidates for appointment to the Constitutional Court voted for their constituencies, rather than with their conscience, is difficult to shake off.
Johannes Mahlangu’s torture by police and charge for a murder he didn’t commit should never have happened
Female activists are at the forefront of claiming socioeconomic rights through the courts
In her affidavit, the ex-deputy prosecutions head argues that her removal was unconstitutional
The judgment comes as the pair wait to hear if Parliament will ratify President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to fire them
In a statement on Friday, Jiba said the report had “numerous elementary but gross errors of judgment”
The top prosecutor is declared unfit for office and compromised the integrity of the NPA
An inquiry into the pair’s fitness for office has found them lacking on multiple grounds
Before the Mokgoro report is made public, the pair will have an opportunity to respond to it
In a statement on Monday morning, the former ConCourt justice said she would be meeting with Ramaphosa “for a formal presentation and handover”
Lawrence Mrwebi says he had no reason to protect former crime intelligence head Richard Mdluli when he withdrew corruption charges against him
The renowned journalist and writer has held senior editorial positions in both print and broadcast media
The racketeering charges against Johan Booysen related to what was publicly known as the Cato Manor ‘death squad’
The former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks boss was charged with racketeering because he got in the way of the business interests of Edward Zuma.
Inquiry looks closely at how charges against crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli were withdrawn
Deputy NDPP Willie Hofmeyr says ‘obstacles to corruption and the capture of the state’ were prosecuted under Nomgcobo Jiba
There was no good reason to withdraw fraud charges against former crime intelligence head Richard Mdluli, the Mokgoro inquiry heard on Wednesday
The Pretoria director of public prosecutions will likely answer questions related to the Richard Mdluli probe
Glynnis Breytenbach testified that it was not inexperience which led to the decisions made by the suspended deputy NDPP
The Mokgoro inquiry will look into cases for which Jiba and Mrwebi were criticised, including the withdrawal of the case against Richard Mdluli
A senior prosecutor was ‘worried’ that Richard Mdluli was ‘being protected’ when corruption charges were dropped against him
Thabani Masuku SC is concerned that evidence may impact on Nomgcobo Jiba’s right to a fair trial if she was to be prosecuted for perjury and fraud
Jiba and Mrwebi were suspended in October after Ramaphosa announced his decision to institute inquiries into their fitness to hold office
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/ 28 October 2011
Yvonne Mokgoro will no longer be heading the Cele inquiry commission, while Willem van der Merwe has stepped down from the arms deal probe.
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/ 18 September 2009
The Judicial Service Commission’s grilling of candidate judges for the Constitutional Court positions kicks off in Soweto on Sunday.
Pretoria High Court Judge Eberhard Bertelsmann has withdrawn from the race to succeed Constitutional Court Judge Tholakele Madala.
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/ 28 September 2008
One of the first hot potatoes President Kgalema Motlanthe will have to handle is the choice of the 18th judge of the Constitutional Court.
Commentators weigh in on the likely Constitutional Court candidates
Leading legal professionals have dismissed suggestions that the Constitutional Court is in disarray and that it suffers from poor leadership.
Director Jane Lipman couldn’t have wished for a better time to launch her thought-provoking documentary on the lives of South African women judges.
A united Constitutional Court deals Cape Judge President John Hlophe a devastating blow with a bombshell complaint to the Judicial Service Commission.
A project to remove the remnants of apartheid laws from statute books was launched by the South African Law Commission on Friday. It hoped to review about 2 800 statutes that had been placed on the law books since 1910 within the next 18 months, modernising and simplifying the statute book.