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Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has appointed a panel of nine experts, which include former judges, magistrates, and law professors, to an advisory committee that is expected to repeal the dated apartheid-era Criminal Procedures Act 51 of 1977, which governs criminal proceedings in the courts.
Judge Norman Davis’ decision to set aside President Cyril Ramaphosa's recognition of King Misuzulu as the king of the Zulu nation has created some turbulence in royal corridors.
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo says the recently held Judges Conference has resolved that the Judicial Services Commission Act be amended to allow more judges to sit on the structure.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to meet with Chief Justice Raymond Zondo next week to discuss the pressing matter of the fast tracking of the judiciary’s institutional independence.
Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo says he is pleased with the pace of the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial since retired Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng took over proceedings in July.
Chairperson of the Powers and Privileges Committee Violet Siwela said the suspension of the EFF MPs will be from February 1 to 29.
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has thanked former president Jacob Zuma for kick-starting the process which has led to South Africa establishing a pathway towards a truly independent judiciary.
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo will lead a delegation of the Heads of Courts as they are set to meet at Sun City for the Judges’ Conference, which is a forum for members of the judiciary to meet and discuss matters about their interest to the Judiciary in relation to its constitutional role and mandate.
Defence advocates in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continued to poke holes in the conduct of senior commissioned officers who took confession statements from accused one and two, Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya and Bongani Ntanzi.
Defence advocates in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial have belatedly, but wrongly, objected to evidence being led in Afrikaans during proceedings at the High Court in Pretoria.
The Judicial Services Commission has so far interviewed for vacancies at the Supreme Court of Appeal and Labour Courts this week.
The Judicial Services Commission (JSC) decided to only fill two of the four vacancies at the Supreme Court of Appeal.
The Judicial Services Commission is on the second day of its interview processes as commissioners grill prospective candidates for judicial appointments to the Superior Courts.
In his weekly newsletter on Monday, President Ramaphosa said that since then, significant progress had been made to implement various parts of the government’s plan.
Husband vs Mother-in-law! The Gauteng South High Court in Johannesburg has dismissed an application to be appointed executor by a husband who stole R40,000 from his late wife’s bank account, finding he was not a fit and proper person, and also dismissed an application to have the mother-in-law removed as executor.
UKZN’s Dr Maharaj has been elected to the Board of Directors of the South African Medico-Legal Association.
‘Making Taxpayers’ Rights Matter’ campaign reassures taxpayers of continued and intensified promotion and protection of their tax rights
The JSC's interviews to fill vacancies in the superior courts have been scheduled from this week until April 21.
Ethiopia's office of the Prime Minister on Thursday said an interim administration for the Horn of Africa country's northern region of Tigray has been established, a key step in implementation of a peace plan to end war there.
MUT's new chancellor plans to make the institution more attractive to everyone and make corporate South Africa believe in MUT and see it as part of the solution to corporate development.
Sibahle Khwela, an arts administration intern at the Centre for Creative Arts, is the project lead and curator for the 26th edition of the Festival.
Attorneys in private practice and those working in law firms all have an obligation to stay compliant with a host of regulatory requirements.
Sabinet’s Financial Regulatory Instruments is a streamlined service that includes SARB and FSCA Regulatory Instruments.
Children below the amended minimum age of criminal capacity may no longer be arrested or charged and may also not be prosecuted for the commission of a criminal offence.
Most people know that they need a Will, but statistics show that one of South Africans’ major weaknesses is procrastination.