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Constitutional Court to Hear Ramaphosa’s Referral of Two Controversial Bills
The Constitutional Court is set to hear a crucial case on Wednesday as President Ramaphosa formally seeks a ruling on…
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John Hlophe appeals to Constitutional Court over JSC participation ban
Impeached judge John Hlophe has approached the Constitutional Court to challenge a ruling that barred him from participating in Judicial…
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ConCourt to hear President Ramaphosa’s referral of 2 bills in March
ConCourt to hear President Ramaphosa’s referral of 2 bills in March! The Constitutional Court is scheduled to hear President Cyril…
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Battle between Reclaim the City & Western Cape govt over sale of Tafelberg property to resume in ConCourt
Battle between Reclaim the City & Western Cape govt over sale of Tafelberg property to resume in ConCourt! A long-standing…
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ConCourt to hear appeal in fight over Tafelberg site
ConCourt to hear appeal in fight over Tafelberg site! The Constitutional Court is expected to hear Ndifuna Ukwazi (NU) and…
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Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution case against Ramaphosa removed from high court roll
Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution case against Ramaphosa removed from high court roll! Former President Jacob Zuma’s private prosecution case against…
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Concourt to hear DA’s challenge against unconstitutional Covid-19 lockdown powers
Concourt to hear DA’s challenge against unconstitutional Covid-19 lockdown powers! The Democratic Alliance (DA) continues its legal battle against Covid-19-era…
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Jacob Zuma still fighting for Downer’s removal in arms deal case
Former President Jacob Zuma is still fighting for State advocate Billy Downer’s removal from the arms deal corruption case. The…
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Ramaphosa: We must work together to fulfil Zondo’s legacy
With Chief Justice Raymond Zondo hanging up his green robes after 27 years on the bench, President Cyril Ramaphosa said…
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Army Sergeant who missed work for over a month claiming kidnapping, keeps his job – court rules
The Constitutional Court ruled that a sergeant remains a member of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) after being…
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Judiciary honours Chief Justice Raymond Zondo with special sitting
On Wednesday, members of the judiciary will hold a special sitting in the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg in honour of…
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Thai court removes PM Srettha Thavisin from office in shock ruling
Thailand’s Constitutional Court removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday for “grossly” violating ethics by appointing to his cabinet a…
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Constitutional Court to rule on status of military courts and judges
The Constitutional Court has heard that military courts should be allowed to operate as other courts do in a challenge…
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JSC says not enough nominations for vacant seat on ConCourt bench
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has not shortlisted any candidates to interview for a vacant seat on the bench of…
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Zondo: Judiciary develops anti-s.e.xual harassment policy
Outgoing Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said that he has drawn up an anti-sexual harassment policy for the judiciary. At his…
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AfriForum set to challenge John Hlophe’s JSC appointment at ConCourt
Lobby group AfriForum has approached the Constitutional Court in a bid to have former Western Cape High Court John Hlophe…
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BLA supports impeached judge John Hlophe’s legal right to sit on JSC
Black Lawyers Association (BLA) has come out in defence of impeached High Court judge John Hlophe after his appointment to…
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ConCourt refuses Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi’s bid for leave to appeal ZEP ruling
The Constitutional Court has refused Home Affairs Minister, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi’s final bid for leave to appeal the June 2023…
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Jacob Zuma’s MK Party takes its fight to overturn polls to Electoral Court
The Umkhonto weSizwe Party isn’t giving up its fight to challenge the May election outcome. It has taken its fight…
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MK Party loses bid to halt first National Assembly sitting
The Constitutional Court has dismissed the MK Party’s bid to stop the first sitting of Parliament. This means the National…
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Jacob Zuma’s MK party turns to ConCourt to interdict first sitting of Parliament
The uMkhonto WeSizwe party (MK) has brought an urgent application at the Constitutional Court to interdict Parliament from convening the…
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Women represent 43.5% of seats in the National Assembly
During a ceremony hosted at the Constitutional Court on Thursday, the official handover list of designated members elected to the…
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ConCourt to hear EFF’s case against Parliament for rejecting Phala Phala report
The Constitutional Court has indicated it will hear the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)’s case against Parliament, for rejecting an independent…
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First IEC leader says SA has a fragile democracy and an absence of leaders
The man who ran South Africa’s first democratic election, retired Constitutional Court judge Johann Kriegler, said South Africans yesterday had…
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Justice Yvonne Mokgoro to be laid to rest
Former Constitutional Court Justice Yvonne Mokgoro will be laid to rest today. Mokgoro passed away following an extended period of…
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ConCourt’s judgment on Jacob Zuma won’t affect the ballot paper: IEC
The IEC says today’s judgment of the Constitutional Court will not in any way affect the ballot papers for the…
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Jacob Zuma’s presidential remission didn’t impact his prison sentence, says ConCourt
The Constitutional Court says the Presidential remission under which Jacob Zuma got out of prison early did not impact the…
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Jacob Zuma not eligible for election to Parliament, ConCourt rules
The Constitutional Court on Monday overturned the Electoral Court decision and ruled that former president Jacob Zuma was not eligible…
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President Ramaphosa honours late Justice Yvonne Mokgoro with special official category one funeral
President Cyril Ramaphosa has honoured late former Constitutional Court judge Justice Yvonne Mokgoro with a special category one official funeral.…
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Constitutional Court issues new directives in Jacob Zuma matter
The Constitutional Court has issued new directives in the IEC case over the eligibility of former President Jacob Zuma contesting…
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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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MK Party rocked by resignation as it awaits Jacob Zuma judgment
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has been rocked by the resignation of its legal adviser, advocate Mashudu Tshivhase, shortly before…
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Three parties excluded from 2024 ballot, ConCourt rules
The Constitutional Court has ruled that three parties will be excluded from the ballot paper of the 2024 elections. They…
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Jacob Zuma’s lawyers say IEC can’t bar him from running for office
Lawyers for former president Jacob Zuma said that it is not for the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) to…
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Some MK Party supporters accuse IEC of bias in Jacob Zuma case
Some uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party supporters have accused the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) of political bias for wanting…
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Gauteng security beefed up as MK party and IEC face-off in Constitutional Court
As thousands of political activists were on Friday streaming to the Constitutional Court in Joburg, where the Jacob Zuma-led uMkhonto…
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Operation Dudula off poll list after glitch
A technical glitch “that was attended to” became a “sorry, your application is too late” – that is the crux…
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IEC says it’s not to blame for failure by some parties to meet elections deadline
The Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (EIC) says it’s not to blame for a failure by some parties to…
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IEC vs uMkhonto we Sizwe party in ConCourt showdown ahead of May elections
The Electoral Commission (IEC) and the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party will face off in the Constitutional Court one last…
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ConCourt hears that IEC did not comply to Section 28 of Electoral Act
The Constitutional Court has heard that the Electoral Commission (IEC) failed to comply with Section 28 of the Electoral Act…
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CASAC reiterates stance that Electoral Court erred in Jacob Zuma candidacy admission
The Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC) maintains that the Electoral Court’s findings on whether former…
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Jacob Zuma wants five ConCourt judges removed from IEC matter, citing bias
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo is among the six Constitutional Court judges who former president Jacob Zuma has launched a counter…
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Constitutional Court grants Jacob Zuma more time
Some of the focus in the run-up to elections in South Africa has been on the courts and in two…
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Fired cannabis employee wins appeal and gets R1 million
In a groundbreaking judgment, the Labour Appeal Court of South Africa ordered Barloworld to pay R1 million (or a year’s…
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ConCourt to hear IEC’s urgent appeal against Electoral Court order
The Constitutional Court will hear the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) urgent appeal against the Electoral Court order which paved the…
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President Ramaphosa defends the IEC
The Independent Electoral Commission has lodged an urgent appeal to the Constitutional Court. It wants the court to overturn the…
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IEC confirms it has approached ConCourt to contest Jacob Zuma’s running for elections
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has approached the Constitutional Court to lodge an urgent appeal against the Electoral…
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MK party welcomes court ruling
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has welcomed the ruling of Electoral Court to keep former president Jacob Zuma’s name on…
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Judgment expected in Jacob Zuma’s 2nd bid to remove Downer from his arms deal trial
The High Court in Pietermaritzburg is on Wednesday expected to deliver judgment on former president Jacob Zuma’s second bid to…
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Chief Justice says Concourt judges face extraordinary workload
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has called for the Constitution to be amended to allow Constitutional Court justices to sit on…
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