Judiciary
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Private words, public consequences: The SCA on hate speech and privacy
The Supreme Court of Appeal has delivered a precedent-setting judgment clarifying that private communications between business associates can constitute hate speech and…
Brown Mogotsi back in court as defence seeks more evidence before trial
Self-proclaimed political fixer Brown Mogotsi returns to the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court as his defence team demands crucial witness records and evidence before trial.
Electoral Court dismisses ANC case over councillor candidate submissions
The Electoral Court has dismissed the ANC's challenge regarding the submission of councillor candidate lists to the IEC, leaving the party unable to field 181 councillors unless…
In closing arguments, lawyer for judge Selby Mbenenge’s accuser says evidence clearly showed sexual harassment
Advocate Nasreen Rajab-Budlender said the case will probably determine whether other women with legitimate claims will come forward, but the tribunal chair disagreed
Will judiciary sexual harassment policy change court culture?
While regarded as a bold step, questions remained about whether judges and magistrates will embrace its implementation
Judiciary adopts sexual harassment policy to curb abuse of power
The policy prohibits consensual sexual intimacy in court buildings and discourages romantic relationships between members of the judiciary
Concourt reserves judgment on MK party’s challenge to Ramaphosa suspending police minister
The party argued that the president’s placing Senzo Mchunu on special leave and appointing Firoz Cachalia, who was not a member of the cabinet, as acting minister was…
SA must establish a clear separation of powers between the executive and parliament
Given the shaky coalition government, two sections in the Constitution appear to create a quandary regarding ministers actions in the cabinet
Hlophe’s return would undermine integrity of JSC, court told
The unrepentant conduct of the impeached-judge-turned-politician makes him unsuitable for a body that chooses and disciplines judges
Beware of baseless judicial prejudice
Zondo is distrusted by the government, inevitably so because of his finding that the ANC was complicit in state capture
Taxpayers must bargain for accountable governance
The government will predictably object that taxpayers are sabotaging transformation, the same old argument whenever they face accountability
ANC KwaZulu-Natal slams Zondo, NEC and judiciary in organisational report, defends Zuma
There was a strong view, according to the report, that the judiciary was overstepping, undermining other arms of the state and using the law based on feelings instead of facts,…
South Africa’s judiciary is hamstrung by poor administration
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?
South Africa is ready for a woman chief justice
Although the debate about whether the country is ready for a woman chief justice is absurd and misogynistic, the answer is a resounding yes — and it is long overdue
Ramaphosa walked into a ‘political ambush’ on chief justice appointment
The JSC exceeded its mandate to place the president in a corner in which exercising his wide powers to select the next chief justice have become fettered by popular concerns