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The Judicial Conduct Tribunal on Monday began hearing two misconduct complaints against Western Cape high court judge Mushtak Parker. (Judges Matter)

Western Cape judges refuse to share a bench with one of their own

Ten judges say that, in the dispute between the Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe and his deputy Patricia Goliath, their colleague has shown a serious lack of integrity

(John McCann)

VAT not all bad news

In an attempt to keep customers, retailers will absorb some of the hike – for a while

‘Thuli Modonsela

A case for Mkhwebane’s removal

The public protector’s ill-conceived report and behaviour are grounds for Parliament to oust her

Parliament takes aim at corporate ‘looting’

MPs say transfer pricing, though legal, presents challenges when determining if firms have evaded taxation and they want the practice criminalised.

Congress of the People leader Mosiuoa Lekota talks to the media after the application was dismissed.

Opposition mulls ConCourt option

Judge has warned of the danger of politicising courts, even though the motion is of national interest, writes Andisiwe Makinana.

Judge Davis irked by JSC questions about Hlophe

Cape Judge Dennis Davis did not take kindly to questions put to him on Monday about Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe.

D-Day for Concourt candidates

The Judicial Service Commission’s grilling of candidate judges for the Constitutional Court positions kicks off in Soweto on Sunday.

Davis likens ANC to Nats

The political climate, with members of the ruling party labelling senior judges ”counter-revolutionary” resembles that of the nationalist government.

Price-fixing appeal goes sour for Clover

The Competition Appeal Court has rejected a bid by dairy producers Clover and Ladismith Cheese to avoid a price-fixing hearing.

Civil society sprouts another champion

With celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the UDF barely over, another broad-based, left-leaning civil society grouping having been launched.

A friendly network is coming your way

Value Added Network Services operators now have their legal foot in the door and a central regulatory barrier is set to crumble like the Berlin wall.

Zimbabwe election crisis: Where to from here?

A crisis in Zimbabwe? What crisis? This question was debated by three high-ranking Zimbabwean opposition politicians at the <i>Mail & Guardian</i>’s Critical Thinking Forum in…

My rights versus your beliefs

The chief rabbi’s confident claim of the importance of the newly published Bill of Responsibilities raises the question of the role of religion in the development of our…

Fidentia chief’s application ‘an abuse of judicial system’

An application in the Cape High Court on Monday, concerning sequestration proceedings involving Fidentia’s J Arthur Brown and his wife, Susan, was ”an abuse of the judicial…

Estate of Fidentia boss, wife provisionally sequestrated

The joint estate of former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown and his wife, Susan, was on Tuesday placed under provisional sequestration by the Cape High Court. This followed an…

The ANC’s tower of Babel

A constitutional crisis. Instability. Business as usual. Disillusionment. The jury was out on South Africa’s immediate political future at the Mail & Guardian‘s Critical Thinking…

ID stands fast against floor-crossers

The Independent Democrats (ID) were riding high on the eve of the floor-crossing window on Friday after Cape High Court judges rejected bids by four would-be deserters to hang on…

Floor-crossing: Judge slams ‘horse-trading’

A Cape High Court judge on Friday criticised what he called ”unseemly political horse-trading” ahead of the floor-crossing window, and said it resembled transfer season in the…

ID wins another floor-crossing round

The Independent Democrats (ID) won another round in the floor-crossing battle on Thursday when the Cape High Court refused to overturn the expulsion from the party of Cape Town…