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Court torture ruling shows up Mogoeng’s true colours

Electoral commission tells concourt all Zuma’s arguments against ineligibility are wrong

The hearing of the IEC’s appeal to the electoral court’s finding that Zuma was eligible for parliament saw a tense exchange between counsel and the bench

‘A laboratory of horrors’: Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party supporters hold pictures of Figen Yuksekdag, who has been harassed, detained and jailed for her political views in Turkey. Photo: Bulent Kilic/AFP

Scrutiny and robust debate are healthy for our courts

Every judgment in favour of the government is not an indication of a captured court. The fact that we may argue about findings publicly shows how far South Africa is from, for…

The labour appeal court previously found in favour of the city that physical ability was an inherent requirement of the job and that all firefighters.

Injured firefighter wants ConCourt leave to appeal ruling favouring City of Cape Town

Adam Damons argues he has faced unfair discrimination, and that the City’s promotions policy did not make provision for discrimination based on disability

Justice Sisi Khampepe. (Photo Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images)

‘My sister is mistaken’ and other responses to dissent in Zuma contempt case

In what may prove to be a first in our legal history, the constitutional court on 12 July heard an application for the rescission of an earlier judgment delivered on 29 June.

Former president Jacob Zuma. (Kim Ludbrook/AFP)
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In depth: ConCourt sentences Zuma to 15 months in jail, gives him five days to report

The judgment seeks not only to punish Zuma for failing to heed the court’s order that he testify before the Zondo commission, but also for his egregious efforts to impugn the…

Racial tension, lack of collegiality rife at Supreme Court of Appeal, JSC hears

Candidates for the Constitutional Court told the Judicial Service Commission that SCA justices have an ethos of working hard and doing their best.

Court torture ruling shows up Mogoeng’s true colours

Acting Concourt judges appointments boast a female majority

Three acting Constitutional Court judges have been appointed, with women in the majority.

An opportunity for women missed

President Jacob Zuma has come in for criticism that his list of nominees for the Constitutional Court does not report a fair gender balance.

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.

Judge with character

Judge Leona Theron’s steadfastness and energy make her stand out, writes Sello S Alcock.

HIV-positive child rapist jailed for life

An HIV-positive man, who may have infected an 11-year-old girl he raped, was jailed for life by the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Thursday. Bhoyi Plaatjies (44) of…

Life behind bars for Pennington rapists

Three men convicted of raping three Durban women at a beach house on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast were on Thursday sentenced to five life sentences each in the Scottburgh High…

State urges maximum sentence for KZN rapists

The state on Wednesday urged Judge Leona Theron to hand down the maximum sentence possible for three men found guilty of rape as none of the three men could be expected to be…

Guilty verdicts in Pennington rape trial

Three men accused of raping three Durban women at a Pennington beach house on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast were found guilty in the Scottburgh High Court on Wednesday. The three…