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ConCourt gives Parliament 24 months to address discrimination in Children’s Act
The Constitutional Court has given Parliament 24 months to remedy Section 40 of the Children’s Act, which it found discriminates…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane: ConCourt ruling on suspension now irrelevant
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane said the Constitutional Court ruling on her suspension by President Cyril Ramaphosa was now irrelevant and…
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Cholera outbreak: Hammanskraal families blast President Ramaphosa’s tour as a political gimmick
A group of legal practitioners from Hammanskraal have come together to launch an urgent court application forcing the government to…
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Senzo Mchunu: Need for legislation enabling easier government intervention in municipalities
The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, said the cholera outbreak highlights the need to introduce legislation to make…
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Parliament may not be able to conclude Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s impeachment inquiry
With only five months to go before Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s tenure comes to an end, Parliament is facing the…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane says her impeachment inquiry should be nullified by ConCourt
Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane she said her impeachment inquiry hax irretrievably collapsed and ought to be nullified by the…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane impeachment inquiry postponed for time to appoint legal team
The impeachment inquiry of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has been postponed until Monday to give her more time to appoint…
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DA welcomes President Ramaphosa’s appointment of SABC board
The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board after it functioned…
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Embattled RAF heads to ConCourt after SCA dismisses its Discovery appeal
The Road Accident Fund (RAF), which refuses to settle medical aid claims, says it will approach the Constitutional Court after…
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Committee slammed for allowing Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s hearing to proceed without her lawyers
The Section 194 inquiry into the removal of suspended public protector (PP) Busisiwe Mkhwebane could be on the verge of…
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KZN ANC slams Raymond Zondo for criticizing party’s leadership
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal has lambasted Chief Justice Raymond Zondo for his recent remarks which the party leadership described as…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane stands by her CR17 report, says Ramaphosa had case to answer
Busisiwe Mkhwebane has stood by her CR17 bank statements report, saying that President Cyril Ramaphosa had a case to answer.…
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Cyril Ramaphosa had months to flag SABC board shortlist concerns
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) said that any concerns about the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) shortlisted candidates should have been…
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ConCourt affirms Special Tribunal’s powers and jurisdiction
The Constitutional Court has affirmed the Special Investigating Unit (SIU)’s Special Tribunal’s ability to set aside illegal contracts and recover…
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SIU welcomes ConCourt ruling upholding powers of the Special Tribunal
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed a ruling in its favour, by the Constitutional Court, which has upheld the…
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NGO: Ramaphosa’s refusal to appoint SABC board unconstitutional
Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) will argue that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s refusal to appoint a new SABC board is a violation…
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Zondo will consider recusal from Phala Phala matter if requested
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said he would consider an application to recuse himself from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s application to the…
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ConCourt: Kubayi-Ngubane’s Tourism Relief Fund leave to appeal application moot
The Constitutional Court dismissed then-Minister of Tourism Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane’s application for leave to appeal a 2021 ruling that using Broad-Based…
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ConCourt hears validity of Jacob Zuma’s appointment of 2 NDPPs
The validity of the appointments of two directors of public prosecutions by former statesman Jacob Zuma has taken center stage…
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Parly runs down the clock to amend the Electoral Act
Parliament is again running the clock down to amend the electoral law as political parties continue to engage in a…
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Zambian PP: Rethink the system in which the Public Protector operates
The Zambian Public Protector said on Monday it might be time for South Africa to rethink the system in which…
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Lawyers of woman challenging Divorce Act say move would help many
Lawyers acting for a woman behind a bold constitutional challenge to the Divorce Act said that it stood to make…
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EFF wants votes by the Section 89 independent panel to be done via secret ballot
The Economic Freedom Fighter wants the vote by the Section 89 independent panel, rejecting the Phala Phala impeachment proceedings to…
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FS gives the ANC another Secretary-General
Newly-elected ANC secretary-general and outgoing Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has emphasized that the Free State is also represented in the…
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Correctional Services Commissioner takes Jacob Zuma medical parole fight to ConCourt
The National Commissioner of Correctional Services has taken the fight to keep former president Jacob Zuma out of prison, to…
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ATM files papers to oppose Cyril Ramaphosa’s review of Phala Phala report
The African Transformation Movement has delivered on its promise to oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa’s application to review the Section 89…
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Limpho Hani’s Janusz Walus parole reconsideration application dismissed
The constitutional court has unanimously dismissed an application by the widow of Chris Hani and the SACP to have the…
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ConCourt again rejects Jacob Zuma’s attempt to remove Downer from arms deal case
The Constitutional Court closed the door on another bid from former president Jacob Zuma to get State advocate Billy Downer…
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Janusz Walus discharged from hospital & placed on parole
Janusz Walus has been discharged from the hospital and placed on parole under strict conditions. Justice and Correctional Services Minister…
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Suspected July unrest instigator Ngizwe Mchunu pleads not guilty to charges
Former Ukhozi FM radio personality Ngizwe Mchunu pleaded not guilty to three charges laid against him at the Randburg Magistrates…
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ANC NEC support puts Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidential campaign back on track
President Cyril Ramaphosa, who on Monday received the backing of the ANC national executive committee (NEC) in the battle to…
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President Ramaphosa tells ConCourt that Section 89 report flawed & mandate misunderstood
Parliament’s Section 89 expert panel failed to carry out its mandate, produced a flawed report, and failed to establish whether…
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EFF vows to defend Section 89 report in public & in the courts
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to approach the Constitutional Court as he seeks to…
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Secret ballot for Phala Phala impeachment vote declined
National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has turned down the African Transformation Movement’s (ATM) request to have the impeachment vote against…
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Authorities still mum on Janusz Walus release date after stabbing incident
The deadline for Justice Minister Ronald Lamola to release Janusz Walus on parole has come and gone and there’s still…
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It’s up to the NEC: Ramaphosa on Phala Phala farm theft
President Cyril Ramaphosa has asked his legal team to review the findings of the Phala Phala report. Peter Harris of…
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Allan Boesak weighs in on Janusz Walus
Anti-apartheid activist Allan Boesak shares Limpho Hani’s anger about the pending release on parole of her husband’s killer. “I am…
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Janusz Walus release delayed until he receives medical clearance
The release of Chris Hani’s killer from prison is set to be delayed a little longer. The Constitutional Court last…
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Janusz Waluś stabbed in prison
Chris Han’s killer, Janusz Waluś, has been stabbed by another inmate in prison. Waluś has been behind bars since the…
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Premier Lesufi to update advocacy group fighting for apartheid-era compensation
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi is set to meet with the Khulumani Support Group on Tuesday which has been camping outside…
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15 million without legal documents in SA, Parly hears
Fifteen million people are living without legal identity documents in South Africa, while 10000 local and foreign people are considered…
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Premier Lesufi vows to address group of elderly women demanding apartheid reparations
A group of elderly women camped outside the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg on Saturday, demanding the government pay reparations to…
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SACP appeals to African Court over Janusz Walus’ release
The SACP is calling on the Correctional Services Minister to defy the Constitutional Court. They want Ronald Lamola to delay…
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I want to serve South Africans, says Busisiwe Mkhwebane
I want to serve South Africans. That’s the word from Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, who’s taken her fight to remain in…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane slams DA & Ramaphosa for pursuing personal costs order against her
Suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane laid into the Democratic Alliance (DA) and President Cyril Ramaphosa making for a personal cost…
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Parliament may need 3 more months to pass Electoral Amendment Bill
Parliament may have to approach the Constitutional Court for a second time to extend the deadline to amend the Electoral…
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ConCourt orders Janusz Walus to be freed on parole
The Constitutional Court has ordered the Department of Justice to free Chris Hani’s Killer, Janusz Walus, on parole. Minister of…
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Janusz Walus to learn fate of jail sentence for Chris Hani’s murder
Late struggle icon Chris Hani’s assassin Janusz Walus will find out whether he will be granted parole or remain behind…
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If Aarto implemented in current form, it will collapse govt’s legitimacy – says Outa
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) said if the Administrative Adjudication Of Road Traffic Offences (Aarto) legislation were to implement…
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Outa heads to ConCourt to confirm scrapping of Aarto legislation
The Organisation Undoing Tax abuse (Outa) is heading to the Constitutional Court on Tuesday. The organization hopes to confirm a…
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