Judge Sulet Potterill told the JSC the battle to bring women into the highest echelons of the judiciary will be won

The organisation notes complaints against Mpofu following the interviews with candidates for chief justice and set out guidelines of fairness, but said he was not treated fairly…

The JSC exceeded its mandate to place the president in a corner in which exercising his wide powers to select the next chief justice have become fettered by popular concerns

Advocate

Comments made by high court judge Mabel Jansen caused a storm on social media this week after she said rape was part of black South Africans’ culture.

The Advocates for Transformation say NPA head Mxolisi Nxasana should not be prejudiced for failing to disclose being acquitted for killing a man.

Members of the public will be able to brief advocates directly without going via attorneys, if Parliament gets its way.

The underlying concern is that black advocates are being excluded by a process that relies on peer assessment by a tight-knit ”boys’ club”.

Black legal organisations closed ranks around Hlophe this week, adding their voices to a chorus of criticism about the court’s conduct.

Advocates for Transformation this week reacted to the Hlophe uproar by rejecting calls for his suspension.