Countries Former judge Yvonne Mokgoro dies aged 73 Cape Town — Former Constitutional Court judge, Yvonne Mokgoro, has died in hospital on Thursday evening surrounded by her... Read more 10 May, 2024
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Countries Rude and threatening magistrate fired The Gauteng High Court has upheld a decision by the Magistrates Commission against Kempton Park chief magistrate Judith van... Read more 27 Mar, 2024
Countries Judge Mokgoatlheng apologises for comments about black lawyers Cape Town — Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng has apologised and withdrawn the comments he made regarding black lawyers, after the... Read more 22 Mar, 2024
Countries Judge hospitalised after tribunal hearing against him Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela (centre) is facing a Judicial Service Commission hearing into allegations of gross misconduct and gross incompetence.... Read more 19 Mar, 2024
Countries Judge’s conduct embarrassed me, Judge President tells tribunal From left to right: Dennis Davis, Chris Jafta and Nasreen Rajah-Budlender. They are the members of a Judicial Conduct... Read more 19 Mar, 2024
Countries It took 16 years but SA has impeached a senior judge – who is Judge Hlophe and what went wrong? Narnia Bohler-Muller, Human Sciences Research Council Former Western Cape judge president John Mandlakayise Hlophe has become one of the... Read more 28 Feb, 2024
Countries Tough judge on the ropes for scathing Road Accident Fund rulings By Tania Broughton Johannesburg High Court Judge Denise Fisher, known for her strong stance in Road Accident Fund litigation,... Read more 5 Feb, 2024
Countries Judge ‘grossly misconducted herself – Gauteng Judge President Judge Mngqibisa-Thusi is appearing before a judicial tribunal for delivering judgments very late. Image: Lisa Nelson By Tania Broughton... Read more 31 Jan, 2024
Countries Disciplinary tribunal for tardy judge goes behind closed doors The problem of late judgments is the focus of a Judicial Conduct Tribunal in Johannesburg. Image generated by Stable Diffusion using... Read more 30 Jan, 2024