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Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. (Judges Matter)

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…

(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

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

Call to action: Former judge Yvonne Mokgoro says society must prioritise women’s rights. (Muntu Vilakazi/City Press/Gallo Images)

SA’s women are fighting for social justice remarkable women

Female activists are at the forefront of claiming socioeconomic rights through the courts

Former NDPP Nomgcobo Jiba was fired by President Cyril Ramaphosa in April. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Jiba guns for president, the NPA

In her affidavit, the ex-deputy prosecutions head argues that her removal was unconstitutional

Axed NPA officials Lawrence Mrwebi and Nomgcobo Jiba.

ConCourt dismisses case to have Jiba and Mrwebi struck from the roll

The judgment comes as the pair wait to hear if Parliament will ratify President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to fire them

Former deputy director of public prosecutions Nomgcobo Jiba. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Jiba hints at court action against Mokgoro report

In a statement on Friday, Jiba said the report had “numerous elementary but gross errors of judgment”

Tenuous links: Suspended deputy prosecutions head Nomgcobo Jiba has long been suspected of being behind former president Jacob Zuma’s capture of the National Prosecuting Authority. Photo: Oupa Nkosi

Mokgoro report damns Jiba

The top prosecutor is declared unfit for office and compromised the integrity of the NPA

Axed NPA officials Lawrence Mrwebi and Nomgcobo Jiba.

Mokgoro: Jiba, Mrwebi unfit for office — Mokgoro

An inquiry into the pair’s fitness for office has found them lacking on multiple grounds

Axed NPA officials Lawrence Mrwebi and Nomgcobo Jiba.

Jiba, Mrwebi must respond to Mokgoro report by April 16

Before the Mokgoro report is made public, the pair will have an opportunity to respond to it

Former Constitutional Court Justice Yvonne Mokgoro. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Mokgoro delivers report on Jiba, Mrwebi to Ramaphosa

In a statement on Monday morning, the former ConCourt justice said she would be meeting with Ramaphosa “for a formal presentation and handover”

Former head of the  specialised commercial crime unit, Advocate Lawrence Mrwebi. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Mrwebi had no reason to favour Mdluli, Mokgoro inquiry hears

Lawrence Mrwebi says he had no reason to protect former crime intelligence head Richard Mdluli when he withdrew corruption charges against him

Pippa Green will take over from Johan Retief who resigned last year after more than nine years in office. (David Harrison/M&G)

Pippa Green announced as new press ombud

The renowned journalist and writer has held senior editorial positions in both print and broadcast media

Johan Booysen (Deaan Vivier/Netwerk 24/Gallo Images)

High court found no ulterior motive when racketeering charge authorised — Jiba lawyer

The racketeering charges against Johan Booysen related to what was publicly known as the Cato Manor ‘death squad’

On Monday, Booysen repeated before the Mokgoro panel that none of the documents relied on by Jiba to authorise the prosecution linked him to any possible racketeering offence. (Timeslive)

Booysen: ‘I was prosecuted because I got in Edward Zuma’s way’

​The former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks boss was charged with racketeering because he got in the way of the business interests of Edward Zuma.

Glynnis Breytenbach told the Mokgoro inquiry that Nomgcobo Jiba went along with her boss Lawrence Mrwebi’s decision to drop corruption charges against Richard Mdluli, though the case was ready for court. (Jaco Marais/Rapport/Gallo Images)

Breytenbach holds firm on Mrwebi

Inquiry looks closely at how charges against crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli were withdrawn

Willie Hofmeyr (Paul Botes/M&G)

Under Jiba, trend emerged of prosecuting those that got in the way — Hofmeyr

Deputy NDPP Willie Hofmeyr says ‘obstacles to corruption and the capture of the state’ were prosecuted under Nomgcobo Jiba

Mzinyathi said although he was not directly involved in the Mdluli prosecution, he had been kept appraised and he was of the view that, when Mrwebi decided to withdraw the case from the roll, Mdluli had a prima facie case to answer. (eNCA)

No good reason to drop Mdluli prosecution, inquiry hears

​There was no good reason to withdraw fraud charges against former crime intelligence head Richard Mdluli, the Mokgoro inquiry heard on Wednesday

The inquiry, chaired by former Constitutional Court justice Yvonne Mokgoro, was in its second day of public hearings. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Mzinyathi to testify before Mokgoro inquiry

The Pretoria director of public prosecutions will likely answer questions related to the Richard Mdluli probe

Glynnis Breytenbach (David Harrison/M&G)

Jiba’s decisions were taken for ‘nefarious’ reasons, Mokgoro inquiry hears

Glynnis Breytenbach testified that it was not inexperience which led to the decisions made by the suspended deputy NDPP

Lawrence Mrwebi. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Mdluli case was not ready for prosecution, Mokgoro inquiry hears

The Mokgoro inquiry will look into cases for which Jiba and Mrwebi were criticised, including the withdrawal of the case against Richard Mdluli