Office Of The Chief Justice
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Godongwana financially backs Ramaphosa’s tough talk on crime
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has signalled increased spending on peace and security in his budget speech from R268.2 billion in 2025/26 to R291.2 billion in 2028/29. The…
Judge hands down ruling three years late
For most of that time there was no record in the official report that tracks late judgments
Key CCTV footage missing in Mbenenge sexual harassment tribunal
The director of facilities and security management at the office of the chief justice said he could not explain why the footage was not preserved
Judge Mbenenge had a reputation for harassment, complainant testifies
Andiswa Mengo told a tribunal two people intimated to her she was not the first woman to be hounded by the Eastern Cape judge president
Treasury finds R95 million for SA’s genocide case against Israel
The funds have been allocated to the departments of justice and international relations to cover their costs in bringing the case before the International Court of Justice
Zondo’s office re-advertises vacancy at the constitutional court
A dearth of candidates has repeatedly left the Judicial Service Commission unable to fill a post created by the retirement of Justice Sisi Khampepe This content is restricted to…
Freedom Under Law accuses JSC of flouting court order on supreme court of appeal vacancies
The failure by the Judicial Service Commission, an organisation chaired by the chief justice, risked undermining respect for the rule of law, the group said
IEC launches voter registration, surpasses its previous highest record of daily activity
South Africans will vote in national and provincial elections on a date yet to be set, between May and August 2024
UPDATED: Load-shedding forces Joburg high court to return to virtual hearings
Deputy judge president Ronald Sutherland said public works and the office of the chief justice have failed to provide the court with a reliable generator
Concourt halting live-streaming lands hard blow on democracy
Independently filming and live-streaming sittings comes with a cost but the court is closing a window that showed up its critics and was good for transparency
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?
Maya blames administrative lapses on former supreme court of appeal registrar
In her interview for the position of deputy chief justice, the appellate court president said she tried to resolve woes in the general office that has delayed cases involving…
Hlophe says ‘assassination plot’ is a bid to sully his name
Allegations that Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe planned to assassinate his deputy, Patricia Goliath, are leading to further instability on the Cape bench