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ConCourt dismisses Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s appeal bid over R11.5 million
The Constitutional Court has dismissed with costs former SABC Chief Operating Officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s appeal bid over the R11.5 million…
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Jacob Zuma expected to make written submission to ConCourt by end of today
The Constitutional Court has asked the Electoral Commission, Umkhonto weSizwe party and former President, Jacob Zuma to make written submissions…
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Ex-Constitutional Court Justice Yvonne Mokgoro passes on
South Africa’s first black female judge, former Constitutional Court Justice Yvonne Mokgoro has passed on. Mokgoro, who was appointed to…
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ConCourt upholds decision in favour of asylum seekers
The Constitutional Court has upheld the Western Cape High Court’s declaration of invalidity on parts of the Refugees Act to…
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Lawyers for Human Rights welcomes ConCourt ruling on Minister Aaron Motsoaledi
Lawyers for Human Rights has welcomed the Constitutional Court judgment that held Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi and the Director-General…
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Two silks and a professor to act as ConCourt judges
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed two silks and a professor of constitutional law and human rights to act as judges…
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ConCourt ruling doesn’t mean Oscar Pistorius can go home
The Department of Correctional Services says that Oscar Pistorius is not necessarily free to go home. Spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo says…
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ConCourt to hear Electoral Amendment Act challenge
The constitutionality of the Electoral Amendment Act will on Tuesday be challenged in the Constitutional Court. The apex court will…
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ConCourt dismisses bid to overturn SCA ruling
Former president Jacob Zuma must return to prison while the acting Correctional Services commissioner decides on the status of his…
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Constitutional Court declares Children’s Act section on same-s.e.x parental rights invalid
The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has declared Section 40 of the Children’s Act unconstitutional and invalid as it discriminates against couples…
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President Ramaphosa might turn to ConCourt to resolve SABC Board impasse: Analysts
Legal analysts say President Cyril Ramaphosa may approach the Constitutional Court to try and review the resolution of the National…
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Jacob Zuma turns to ConCourt in bid to appeal dismissal of special plea application
Former president Jacob Zuma has approached the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) in a bid to appeal the dismissal of his application…
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ConCourt building attack: Questions about motive remain
There are questions about why a man armed with a hammer went on the rampage and smashed windows and doors…
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Zondo: Judiciary will continue to protect rule of law, even under difficult circumstances
Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has assured South Africans that the country’s judiciary will continue to act as guardians of…
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Lebogang Maile digs out positives from ConCourt loss to DA over Tshwane administration
Gauteng cooperative governance MEC Lebogang Maile is adamant that Monday’s Constitutional Court (ConCourt) judgment on the dissolution of the City…
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Helen Zille believes ANC was tipped off
DA Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille is not backing down from allegations that the Constitutional Court leaked information to the…
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DA accepts Constitutional Court loss, maintains IEC favoured ANC over registrations reopening
While accepting their defeat at the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) on the reopening of the candidate nomination process for the upcoming…
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DA loses ConCourt bid against IEC
The DA has lost its Constitutional Court bid against the IEC. The party applied to the ConCourt to declare the…
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IEC to announce the way forward on local elections after ConCourt ruling
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) is expected to brief the media on Monday afternoon after the Constitutional Court…
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ConCourt rules elections must go ahead as planned
The Constitutional Court has dismissed the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC’s) application to postpone the local government elections scheduled for October.…
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IEC’s plan gives Constitutional Court little grounds to reject its application
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) is pursuing a multipronged strategy to have the October elections postponed while, at…
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IEC to launch urgent Constitutional Court application to postpone local elections
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) will launch an urgent application on Wednesday at the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) to have the…
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Jacob Zuma’s lawyers want arms deal trial to be postponed – report
Former president Jacob Zuma’s lawyers have reportedly filed an application for the postponement of his arms deal corruption trial. The…
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JZ Foundation: No delegation visited Jacob Zuma in prison
The Jacob Zuma foundation has dismissed claims that former president Jacob Zuma was visited by a delegation in prison. This…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane following Jacob Zuma’s lead in challenging ConCourt ruling
It looks like Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane might be following in the footsteps of former president Jacob Zuma to be…
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Constitutional Court dismisses direct access bid over unplaced pupils
The ConCourt has turned down an application by a group of parents and caregivers who say they have not been able…
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Premier Sihle Zikala expresses concern over Nkandla gatherings
The Nkandla gatherings currently taking place in support of former president Jacob Zuma are a cause for concern. This is…
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Constitutional Court agrees to hear Jacob Zuma’s contempt recession case
Thanks to an announcement by the ConCourt Former President Jacob Zuma’s impending incarceration has been averted, at least for now.…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s office welcomes ConCourt judgment
The office of the Public Protector has welcomed the Constitutional Court ruling regarding her findings on President Cyril Ramaphosa. That’s…
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South Africans and political parties react to ConCourt judgment against Jacob Zuma
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday handed down judgment in former President Jacob Zuma’s contempt of court case. The Concourt said…
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Constitutional Court asks Jacob Zuma to pick his punishment
The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has reportedly instructed former president Jacob Zuma to make presentations to the apex court outlining how…
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Jacob Zuma supporters plan march to ConCourt ahead of contempt hearing
The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) will on Thursday, 25 March hear an application for former president Jacob Zuma to be jailed…
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ConCourt sets date for Jacob Zuma’s contempt case
Former president Jacob Zuma will discover if he is found guilty of contempt of court in a few weeks after…
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Jacob Zuma to be charged with contempt of court
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said the state capture inquiry will apply to the Constitutional Court for an order of…
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I am prepared to go to prison – Jacob Zuma breathes fire after Constitutional Court ruling
President Jacob Zuma has reacted to the Constitutional Court’s (ConCourt’s) ruling last week which compels him to appear before the…
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Judgement on City of Tshwane council dissolution reserved by ConCourt
The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has reserved the judgement in the matter of the dissolution of the City Tshwane council after…
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Muslim leaders to ask ConCourt to rule on mosques opening
In an urgent application which was dismissed, they argued the lockdown regulations had ‘criminalized the performance of what they consider…
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Bathabile Dlamini tells her detractors – I am unbreakable
At the height of her political career, Bathabile Dlamini issued a warning that would resonate in the ANC: “All of…
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Concourt rules apartheid intimidation legislation unconstitutional
Section 1(1)(b) of the Intimidation Act of 1982 states that persons will be guilty of an offence if their actions…
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92-year-old struggle veteran who won a presidential pardon should get back his special pension – ConCourt
A struggle veteran, who was granted a presidential pardon after he was convicted of fraud, is entitled to the restoration…
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Malema calls ACDP’s Meshoe a tsotsi pastor for spanking his kids
The preacher and politician said the ConCourt ruling outlawing corporal punishment will lead to children ‘turning to drugs, particularly nyaope’.…
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ConCourt rules on President’s powers regarding ministers
The Constitutional Court has dismissed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appeal against a case asking for reasons behind a cabinet reshuffle with…
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Fates of Jiba, Mrwebi lie with ConCourt: Ramaphosa
While the ConCourt mulls the arguments, the findings of the Mokgoro inquiry into the fitness of Jiba and Mrwebi to…
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Malusi Gigaba’s attempt to appeal lie ruling thrown out of Concourt
Malusi Gigaba’s attempt to appeal lie ruling thrown out of Concourt. The Constitutional Court has dismissed Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba’s…
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Twitter reacts to ConCourt’s #Dagga judgment: Memes
In a landmark ruling on Tuesday morning, South Africa’s highest court dealt a blow to the Minister of Justice when…
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Zim’s #Concourt rules in favor of President Mnangagwa
Chief Justice Malaba started by reading the Constitutional Court judgment in election petition brought by MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa.…
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