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Despite an altercation and serious allegations, judges John Hlophe (above), Gayaat
Salie-Hlophe and Patricia Goliath have not requested special leave. (David Harrison/M&G)

Warring judges stay on the Bench

Removing them, even temporarily, is not easy. And for good reason, writes Franny Rabkin

Derogatory views: Reverend Vukile Mehana should resign from his position, the authors argue. (Felix Dlangamandla/Foto24/Gallo Images)

No holy cows in hate cases

Misogyny and hate speech cannot be left to institutions to deal with internally

Judge Mabel Jansen.

Mabel Jansen resigns as judge

Jansen was placed on special leave while the JSC deliberated on a complaint against her that no black man could be fairly tried in her courtroom.

Judge Mabel Jansen.

Judge Mabel Jansen to face impeachment tribunal over Facebook comments

The comments were met with a public outcry and a gross misconduct complaint was laid against her

Who do South Africans think does the raping in this country — the level of rape that one sees in active conflict zones? The scale of rape that it gets to be called by what it is — a femicide?

Don’t be surprised by Mabel Jansen – rape myths pervade South African courts

Discriminatory myths and fables about rape and race are inextricably linked in South Africa, writes Helen Moffett.

Legislation about racism will help weed out overt racism but that alone is not enough

Ahmed Kathrada calls for fight to the death against racism

The fight for nonracialism and equality is generational work, said the activist in the wake of a spate of racist incidents recently.

Judge Mabel Jansen caused outrage on social media after her Facebook remarks saying that rape was part of black people’s culture went viral this week.

Justice Minister Masutha approves special leave for Judge Jansen

Judge Mabel Jansen caused outrage on social media after her Facebook remarks saying that rape was part of black people’s culture went viral this week.

Judge Mabel Jansen.

Judiciary body to investigate complaint about judge’s racist remarks

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.

ANC National Spokesperson Zizi Kodwa talks about  the purpose and progress of the national policy conference.

ANC: High court Judge Jansen must be ‘banned’ from court

Pretoria high court Judge Mabel Jansen caused a storm on social media after racist comments she made about black people and rape came to light.