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JSC deliberates on impeachment complaint against ex-Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) met on Thursday to deliberate on a formal complaint lodged against former Chief Justice Mogoeng…
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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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JSC recommends Nolwazi Mabindla-Boqwana to be the next Western Cape judge president
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has recommended Supreme Court of Appeal judge, Nolwazi Mabindla-Boqwana, to be the next judge president…
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MK Party says NPA’s decision not to prosecute Ramaphosa on Phala Phala is nonsensical
uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party deputy president John Hlophe has deemed the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) decision not to prosecute President…
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MK Party withdraws nomination of John Hlophe to serve on JSC
The uMkhonto weSizwe party has withdrawn the nomination of its parliamentary leader – John Hlophe – to serve on the…
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MK Party fails in court bid to interdict JSC sitting
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has failed in its bid to interdict Monday’s sitting of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).…
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Court says JSC acted rationally by not postponing sitting due to John Hlophe’s absence
The Johannesburg High Court said that the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) acted rationally by not postponing its Monday sitting due…
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MK Party heads to court for urgent interdict to stop JSC from holding next sitting
UMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Parliamentary leader, John Hlophe says to prevent him from participating in the interviews for new judges next…
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MK Party files urgent court application to stop next week’s JSC sitting
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party says it’s filed an urgent application in the Johannesburg High Court on Wednesday, to stop…
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Court grants DA interdict to stop John Hlophe from serving on JSC
The Western Cape High Court has granted the Democratic Alliance (DA) an urgent interdict to stop uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) parliamentary…
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John Hlophe describes case against him as a crusade
uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) member John Hlophe has described the litigation lodged by the Democratic Alliance and others as…
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Court to hear urgent application over Dr John Hlophe’s designation to JSC
The Western Cape High Court will today hear an urgent application that the Democratic Alliance (DA) and two other organisations…
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President Ramaphosa confident South Africa will convince ICJ Israel is committing genocide
As Israel continues its war in Gaza, President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is confident that South Africa will prove that…
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AfriForum makes progress in case to get John Hlophe kicked off JSC
AfriForum is one step closer in a bid to get impeached former Western Cape High Court John Hlophe’s appointment as…
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Dr John Hlophe hits back at DA’s legal bid over his JSC designation
Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party Parliamentary leader Dr John Hlophe says his removal as a judge does not create a legal…
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Cases against John Hlophe’s JSC designation likely to be prioritised
The organisation Judges Matter says it is likely that cases filed in the Western Cape High Court against the designation…
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Freedom Under Law joins fight against John Hlophe’s JSC appointment
Non-Profit organisation, Freedom Under Law has launched an urgent application before the Western Cape High Court against the designation of…
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AfriForum takes John Hlophe’s JSC appointment to the Constitutional Court
Lobby group AfriForum has filed papers before the Constitutional Court against the designation of impeached Western Cape Judge President John…
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DA launches urgent interdict against John Hlophe’s election to JSC
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has launched an urgent interdict before the Western Cape High Court against uMkhonto weSizwe Party Parliamentary…
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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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Gayton McKenzie hits back at MK party’s John Hlophe
Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie has hit back at uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party chief whip John Hlophe over Roman-Dutch…
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John Hlophe hits back at detractors over his appointment to JSC
Dr John Hlophe has hit back at detractors following his appointment to the Judicial Service Commission this week. Hlophe, the…
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DA’s objection fails, John Hlophe makes it to JSC
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has defended its decision to nominate Dr John Hlophe to serve on the Judicial Service…
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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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John Hlophe to officially represent Parliament on the Judicial Service Commission
Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party parliamentary leader John Hlophe will represent Parliament on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). Hlophe heads to…
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Five more MK Party members yet to take up seats in Parliament
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party says there is nothing untoward about it not yet having taken up all its seats…
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Duduzile Zuma is now an MK Party Member of Parliament
Former president Jacob Zuma’s daughter Duduzile Zuma is now a new Member of Parliament (MP) after she was sworn in…
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Ex-Judge President Hlophe vows to use his new position to unite opposition parties
Former Western Cape judge president and uMkhonto weSizwe Party leader to Parliament, John Hlophe, has called for the country’s legal…
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Impeached Judge John Hlophe appointed MK Party’s chief whip in Parliament
Former president Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) has appointed former Western Cape judge, John Hlophe, as the party’s…
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SCA overturns Bongani Bongo bribery & corruption ruling, orders new trial
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has overturned a high court ruling that dismissed the bribery and corruption trial of…
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NA votes in favour of John Hlophe’s impeachment
The National Assembly has voted to impeach suspended Judge President of the Western Cape High Court, John Hlophe. Three hundred…
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Praise heaped on JSC for recommending John Hlophe be impeached
The majority of the political parties represented in the National Assembly have praised the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) in its…
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Parly set to vote on whether judges Hlophe & Motata should be impeached
Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe and Gauteng High Court Judge Nkola Motata’s day of reckoning has finally arrived. This…
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Freedom Under Law: Process for dealing with complaints against judiciary needs improvement
As Parliament prepares for its first-ever vote on the impeachment of not just one but two judges on Wednesday, public…
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FUL: Delays in holding impeachment vote against Hlophe & Motata impacts rule of law
Legal watchdog Freedom Under Law said Parliament’s delays in holding an impeachment vote against two high court judges impacted the…
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Judge Hlophe faces another Judicial Conduct Tribunal probe
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has accepted a recommendation by the Judicial Conduct Committee to refer a matter involving the…
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Parliament denies Motata & Hlophe request to make in-person plea against impeachment
Parliament’s justice committee has refused a request from two embattled high court judges – Nkola Motata and John Hlophe –…
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Parliament committee to recommend that National Assembly impeaches Motata & Hlophe
Parliament’s justice committee has resolved to recommend to the National Assembly that it impeaches retired Gauteng judge, Nkola Motata, and…
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John Hlophe cries discrimination after State stops paying his legal fees
Western Cape High Court Judge President John Hlophe said the State was discriminating against him because it had stopped paying…
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Parliament expected to revive Hlophe impeachment process soon
A civic lobby movement, the Black People’s National Crisis Committee, has vowed to continue supporting the suspended Western Cape Judge…
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National Assembly’s justice committee to handle John Hlophe impeachment matter
The National Assembly’s justice committee has officially been assigned to handle the matter involving the impeachment of Western Cape High…
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Parliament to decide on Judge Hlope impeachment process
Parliament says it will soon take a decision on when to begin the envisaged protracted impeachment process against suspended Western…
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Parly looks to put John Hlophe impeachment matter back on table
Parliament is looking to put the impeachment matter of Western Cape High Court Judge President John Hlophe back on the…
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Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe suspended
President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe pending a decision from the National Assembly. The suspension…
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John Hlophe files urgent application to stop President Ramaphosa from suspending him
Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe has filed an urgent application in the High Court in Johannesburg to halt his…
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JSC recommends John Hlophe suspension
The Judicial Service Commission has recommended to President Cyril Ramaphosa that Judge President John Hlophe be suspended. Hlophe has been…
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Freedom Under Law takes aim at John Hlophe
Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe carried out one of the earliest acts of State Capture, according to Freedom Under…
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Judge Hlophe granted leave to appeal
The Johannesburg High Court has given embattled Western Cape Judge John Hlophe some reprieve after it granted him leave to…
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John Hlophe heading to Appeal Court
Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe is not accepting a court’s dismissal of his bid to overturn the decision of…
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High Court ruling paves way for John Hlophe’s impeachment
The High Court in Johannesburg dismisses Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe’s appeal against misconduct findings. This paves the way…
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