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In its new report, Freedom Under Law says the caseload of the apex court has tripled, leading to delayed judgments that negatively affect public confidence in the judiciary (Renata Larroyd)
ALAN DODSON

Casac demands record of deliberations on ConCourt candidates

The Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution again has reservations about how the JSC selected the five names forwarded to the president, after it forced a…

  • Emsie Ferreira
4 min read
Awkward departure: The increasingly lesser-spotted Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng leaves his post with more of a whisper than a bang, having on the whole kept his more extreme personal views in check and shown himself willing to defend the constitution. (Madelene Cronjé)
BUSISIWE MKHWEBANE

Chief Justice Mogoeng, an end to an erratic era

The chief justice we didn’t know we needed protected the independence of the judiciary through dark days but leaves an ambivalent legacy

  • Emsie Ferreira
9 min read
Mogoeng Mogoeng’s new party, the All African Alliance Movement is following the script with a crudely xenophobic orientation. (Madelene Cronjé)
CHIEF JUSTICE MOGOENG MOGOENG

The usual contenders and some surprises on long list for chief justice job

Embattled Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe and public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane met the criteria for nomination but are likely to be culled when a presidential…

  • Emsie Ferreira
5 min read
Clear guidelines:It was the duty of MPs to follow the rules of the Constitution when voting in the motion of no confidence in the president (Mark Wessels, Reuters)
BALEKA MBETE

Ignore the Constitution at your peril

ANC MPs who choose the big boss over their constitutional duty lead us to a syndicated state

  • Serjeant At The
  • Bar Author
5 min read