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Visionary: An example of a good leader in the corporate world is Maria Ramos (above), who headed Absa, and in the public sector the former public protector, Thuli Madonsela, stood out. Photo: World Economic Forum

How to find the right leader

All too often known underperformers are recycled or ‘friends’ are selected to lead boards, councils and companies

Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm, Phala Phala. (Leon Sadiki)

Phala Phala: The power and the peril of judicial review

The stakes are high in the Economic Freedom Fighter’s (EFF’s) bid to compel the National Assembly to impeach President Cyril Ramaphosa on charges flowing from the theft of…

Judge Mahendra Chetty was grilled by the ANC’s Kenny Mmoiemang on his ruling denying the party an interdict barring the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party from using the warrior and spear as its logo.

ANC commissioner on Judicial Service Commission corners judge on MK logo ruling

Kenny Mmoiemang told Judge Maheendra Chetty that following the common law would have led him to a different conclusion

Former chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng

Mo Miracles calls divine intervention – or insurrection – and says God is giving him the presidency

Did God send Mogoeng a WhatsApp, or did He use a burning bush?

Former president Jacob Zuma Photo: Mlungisi Louw/Getty Images

Another day, another summons in Jacob Zumaland

Nxamalala really does love a lawyer’s letter — as long as it’s not addressed to him

Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm, Phala Phala. (Leon Sadiki)

High court hears debate on whether secret ballot serves constitution

The question over dismissing the Ngcobo report was whether MPs had a primary duty to hold the president to account or be accountable to voters

Doubt: The independent panel chaired by former chief justice Sandile Ngcobo (left) found that President Cyril Ramaphosa had a case to answer regarding the money stolen from his farm.

Phala Phala panel or Ramaphosa: Who should we believe?

The president’s review application asks the constitutional court, again, to determine how parliament should deal with the political scandal

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Phala Phala panel misread its mandate, Ramaphosa argues in court papers

In an application filed to the constitutional court, the president argued that the panel failed to follow the rules when it recommended he face an impeachment inquiry

Judge Piet Koen (Image: Judges Matter)

Judge Piet Koen says he was devastated by Mogoeng’s attack

In an interview for a position on the SCA, the trial judge in the Zuma corruption case said the then chief justice’s criticism was unfounded

John Hlophe was impeached for trying to sway two apex court justices to decide applications linked to the arms deal in Jacob Zuma’s favour. Picture: Werner Beukes/SAPA

Hlophe v Goliath inquiry widens

An appeal panel has called for a tribunal to investigate both the judge president of the Western Cape division and his deputy on impeachable charges of misconduct

Boss: Nomusa Dube-Ncube with ANC treasurer Paul Mashatile (left) and
former KwaZulu-Natal premier Sihle Zikalala (right). (Rajesh Jantilal)

‘Taliban’ premier rules KwaZulu-Natal

Hopefully the first woman premier of KwaZulu-Natal won’t have to wear a headscarf and can continue her studies

Former MP Tony Yengeni. (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Yengeni’s complaint against Zondo is legally uncertain

The chief justice was acting in a non-judicial capacity when chairing the state capture inquiry, so the complaint probably falls outside the law but underscores the risk of…

Homophobia accusations sink Madondo’s hope of heading KwaZulu-Natal’s high court division

The fraught interview carried an echo of the controversy over former chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng’s religious pronoucements after members of the JSC cited extracts from…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrives to testify before the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture in Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 12, 2021. – Ramaphosa conceded on August 11, 2021 there had been rampant state corruption while he was deputy to ex-president Jacob Zuma, but said he did not resign as that would have stymied his efforts to fight the rot. Ramaphosa appeared before a judicial panel probing the alleged mass looting of state coffers during Zuma’s 2009-2018 presidency. (Photo by Sumaya HISHAM / POOL / AFP) (Photo by SUMAYA HISHAM/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Zondo says he will not hesitate to make findings against Ramaphosa if need be

The chairperson of the state capture commission and acting chief justice said he had no bias in favour of the president or any against his predecessor, but proceeded on the basis…

Mogoeng Mogoeng’s new party, the All African Alliance Movement is following the script with a crudely xenophobic orientation.
(Madelene Cronjé)

Former chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng apologises over controversial Israel statements

Mogoeng Mogoeng issues apology over his controversial remarks over South Africa’s foreign policy at a Jerusalem Post seminar in 2020

Acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga

Chief justice interviews: Mbuyiseli Madlanga

In an answer to a predictable question, the constitutional court justice cautioned that unfounded attacks on the judiciary risked undermining its legitimacy and the rule of the law

Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga during the Constitutional Court judgement on the appointment of Shaun Abrahams as National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) on August 13, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa.  (Photo by Gallo Images / Netwerk24 / Deaan Vivier)

Why lawyers argue the case for a Madlanga constitutional court

The brilliance of Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga’s mind and his transformative judgments can prove salutary at a time when the judiciary is under populist attack, his peers hope.

Rights and responsibilities: Some protesters feel wearing a mask or having a vaccine impedes their free will, but religious people defer to the will of God as a rule. Does God not want us to protect one another, wonders our columnist? Photo by Rodger Bosch/AFP

Vaccine conundrums to keep one up at night

Why do religious leaders feel no compunction to harm their followers, when they could ‘pray for the destruction of a satanic vaccine’ instead?

Former chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng

The Gospel According to Saint MoMo

If the former chief justice can cure HIV/Aids, surely he can unvaccinate the vaccinated? But not before he’s president

In its new report, Freedom Under Law says the caseload of the apex court has tripled, leading to delayed judgments that negatively affect public confidence in the judiciary
 (Renata Larroyd)

JSC interviews with candidates for chief justice set for early February

After the February interviews and deliberations, the Judicial Service Commission will submit a report to President Cyril Ramaphosa