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JSC lets politics trump conscience and excellence

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…

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Richard Calland: Why judges matter — an illustrative tale

Johannes Mahlangu’s torture by police and charge for a murder he didn’t commit should never have happened

Tom Moyane (Paul Botes/M&G)

Ramaphosa appoints new presiding officer for Moyane disciplinary inquiry

President Ramaphosa had initially appointed Judge Kate O’Regan to do the inquiry but has now appointed Advocate Azhar Bham

Kate O’Regan and Vusi Pikoli chair the commission of inquiry into policing in Khayelitsha.

FSB hopes its latest salvo will end the battle over the closure of ‘orphan’ pension funds

The Financial Services Board says no one has incurred financial losses and has asked the court to dismiss an employee’s case against it with costs.

Khayelitsha inquiry concludes with final arguments

Public hearings of the Khayelitsha commission of inquiry have concluded, with the Social Justice Coalition asking to find the police inefficient.

Khayelitsha cops: ‘We are the whipping boys’

While the Marikana hearings continue in Rustenberg, in Khayelitsha another commission into police failings is cautiously gathering momentum.

Cop testifies Khayelitsha mob killings were ‘sporadic’

Former Harare police station commander Gert Nel says mob killings in the precinct were mostly sporadic and "spur of the moment incidents".

Khayelitsha cop seeks more patrol officers

A senior officer has told the Khayelitsha commission there is a serious shortage of uniformed officers and detectives in the area.

Achmat calls for police apology at Khayelitsha commission

Activist Zackie Achmat says a public pledge by the police would go a long way to mending their relationship with the Khayelitsha community.

Gang vigilantism has plagued the Social Justice Coalition

Khayelitsha commission: Bishop pleads for visible policing

The first witnesses have been called at the Khayelitsha commission of inquiry, one of which has called for an increase in police visibility.

Commissioners Vusi Pikol and Kate O’Regan have spent two days on in loco inspections.

Khayelitsha commission shown ‘field of death’

The Khayelitsha commission of inquiry has continued its in loco inspections, with walks to several crime hotspots in the community.

Vusi Pikoli and Kate O’Regan do an in-loco inspection of the police station for the Khayelitsha commission of inquiry.

Khayelitsha commission kicks off with inspections

The Khayelitsha commission of inquiry into policing has begun with an in loco inspection of the police station.

Kate O’Regan and Vusi Pikoli chair the commission of inquiry into policing in Khayelitsha.

Khayelitsha policing inquiry ready to get going

The commission of inquiry into policing in Khayelitsha kicks off this week with a preliminary sitting before the public hearings begin in January.

The commission of inquiry into police inefficiency in Khayelitsha began on Monday with judge Kate O’Regan.

Inquiry into Khayelitsha police inefficiency under way

The inquiry commission into police inefficiency in Khayelitsha has begun, despite Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa’s request for a suspension.

The foundations of freedom

The foundations of freedom

Former Constitutional Court Judge, <b>Kate O’Regan</b> spoke at a conference on the roles and responsibilities of Africa’s media.

The media ‘cannot

The media ‘cannot, and should not, be complacent’

Former Constitutional Court Judge Kate O’Regan opened the Regulations and Rights conference on Wednesday with a warning to the media.

Freedom must be lived

Thirty-three years ago, on October 19 1977, the apartheid government banned three newspapers and many political organisations.

D-Day for Concourt candidates

The Judicial Service Commission’s grilling of candidate judges for the Constitutional Court positions kicks off in Soweto on Sunday.

Judge Kate O’Regan wades into Dalai Lama debate

Judge Kate O’Regan has come out in support of Health Minister Barbara Hogan who spoke out against a decision to refuse the Dalai Lama entry to SA.

Judging the class of 1994

In the first in a series of articles, Sello S Alcock looks at the careers of the founding Constitutional Court judges.