Owen Rogers
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EFF case brings back the spectre, and strangeness, of Phala Phala
Judges ask the president’s and the National Assembly’s counsel if parliament threw the baby out with the bathwater
The trouble with the JSC and the Concourt
With only three candidates shortlisted, the JSC will again not be able to fill a vacancy that arose at the constitutional court in late 2021
Judge Mahube Molemela to head supreme court of appeal
Molemela joined the appellate court four and half years ago and fills the vacancy left by Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya
Two reports urge reform of JSC
There should be fewer MPs on the commission to limit political interference in judicial appointment, Freedom Under Law and the Helen Suzman Foundation argue
Mkhwebane’s suspension rests on facts, not optics, Concourt hears
Advocate for the president tells the apex court the high court finding that her suspension was retaliation was refuted by the ample grounds for the decision
Owen Rogers appointed to the constitutional court
The well-respected Western Cape high court judge was named after the April interviews where the JSC overlooked David Unterhalter a third time
Unterhalter overlooked by the JSC for a third time
The esteemed jurist had to apologise for failing to recuse himself on an application for leave to appeal to the constitutional court, sinking his hopes of a permanent position at…
DA insists IEC favoured the ANC after Constitutional Court dismisses application
The apex court’s dismissal of the Democratic Alliance’s application to declare reopening candidate registration unlawful came as no surprise
Ruling on Erasmus commission reserved
A full bench of judges on Friday reserved a ruling on the bid by the City of Cape Town and the Democratic Alliance (DA) to quash the Erasmus commission. The commission was set up…