Zak Yacoob
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The chief justice suggested changing the requirement that members of the apex court decide new applications
The nightmare that almost stole summer
We’ve had to fight for the right to bask in the sun to the sound of ‘pock, pock, pock’ these holidays
Blind SA headed to high court over the Copyright Act
The organisation argues that the Copyright Act is unconstitutional because it violates the human rights of blind people. The case will be heard on 21 September
Paul David stared down political Goliaths
The lawyer, whose sense of justice stayed with him till his death, was an unassuming but essential part of South Africa’s ongoing struggle for equality – and he never forgot his…
French presidents ‘tried to torpedo SA arms deal probe’
An arms deal insider has quit the People’s Tribunal on Economic Crimes after claiming French leaders tried to quash the probe into Thales and Thint.
Landlords have to pay for housing for evicted people and other myths
We dispel some of these myths using what we already know when it comes to evictions and temporary alternative accommodation.
Mbeki launches veiled attack on Zuma for disregarding the Constitution
Thabo Mbeki believes the responsibility for SA’s failure to achieve its constitutional ideals lies firmly at the feet of its leaders.
ANC veterans tell President Zuma to step down
ANC veterans and civil society members met at the steps of the Concourt on Wednesday and demanded that President Jacob Zuma resign.
JZ ignores damning NPA report
Recommendations against the key actors in the Richard Mdluli fraud case have gone unheeded.
NPA: Nxasana fights back against JZ
The man Jacob Zuma appointed as head of the National Prosecuting Authority, Mxolisi Nxasana, has won a meeting with No 1 to discuss his suspension.
Yacoob: I did not say I would have found Zuma guilty of rape
Former justice Zak Yacoob says reports on his comments missed his point: that the sexual history of witnesses in rape trials are irrelevant.
Women in ConCourt row won’t go away
With criticism about an all-male candidates list ringing in its ears, the Judicial Service Commission will interview candidates in Johannesburg.
Yacoob hopes for more women in Constitutional Court
Former Constitutional Court Justice Zak Yacoob hopes President Jacob Zuma will reject an all-male list of candidates to replace him.
Constitutional icon Yacoob keeps the faith
Justice Zak Yacoob is retiring from the court, but not the overarching democratic project. Niren Tolsi spoke to him.
Top judge defends judicial dissent after Zuma criticism
Acting deputy chief justice Zak Yacoob has defended SA’s highest court, saying dissenting judgments demonstrated rigour and debate in the ConCourt.