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Inquiry battles to find witnesses
Evidence leaders compelled to ask for a postponement
Andrew Chauke acted outside prosecutorial jurisdiction, says NPA boss Shamila Batohi
The national director of public prosecutions said the suspended Gauteng director of public prosecutions’ actions in a KwaZulu-Natal case were politically motivated
Ramaphosa’s fate lies in report
Parliament has agreed to an extension for the report by the Ngcobo panel on whether Cyril Ramaphosa should face impeachment
Hlophe goes to court to prevent his suspension
He argues in court papers that the JSC’s advice to the president to suspend him is a violation of the Superior Courts Act
Calls for Ramaphosa to suspend Hlophe without delay
The Judicial Services Commission has finally recommended that the Western Cape judge president be suspended, but he is preparing appeal to overturn a decision that he should face…
Hlophe loses high court bid to overturn misconduct finding
The high court said Western Cape judge president’s arguments were either not sustainable or worthy of a review application and held that the Judicial Service Commission’s…
High court allows Freedom Under Law to oppose Hlophe’s review bid
The court found that the organisation’s past history in ensuring the misconduct inquiry against the Western Cape judge president was reopened refuted, rather than supported,…
High court to rule next week on application delaying Hlophe matter
The application means it is unlikely that Hlophe’s bid to review the misconduct finding against him will be heard this year
ConCourt reserves judgment on bid to appeal Mkhwebane ruling
Parliament and the Democratic Alliance are challenging the high court ruling that a judge may not form part of the panel conducting a preliminary inquiry as to whether there are…
State refuses to fund Hlophe’s high court bid to avert impeachment
The solicitor-general said state legal assistance for the embattled Western Cape judge president ended when the JSC confirmed that he was guilty of misconduct for trying to…
Hlophe withdraws interdict against parliament
The matter will be heard by a judge of the Johannesburg division when the matter is re-enrolled
Judicial Services Commission says why Western Cape Judge President must be impeached
Judge Hlophe knew the ‘standards of judicial ethics’, yet still compromised the concourt’s independence
Thirteen years later, Judge Hlophe to be impeached
JSC will await representations on whether Hlophe should be suspended by Ramaphosa, pending the finalisation of parliamentary deliberations
EFF and Mkhwebane welcome high court judgment slamming some of parliament’s impeachment rules
The public protector has called for the impeachment process against her to be halted with immediate effect
Panel on Mkhwebane was proof of parliament’s caution, court hears
Counsel argued the National Assembly had not delegated its power on weighing if there were grounds to remove the public protector, but canvassed advice