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The allegations against her arose from a complaint lodged by Judge President Dunstan Mlambo. This resulted in the tribunal investigating her fitness to hold office.
In the letters issued to JCC and the Chief Justice, Matizirofa and her legal attorneys said there was a rising trend in the legal profession of demonstrating disrespect for courts and the judiciary
Petse said he became suspicious of Mlambo when the matter was removed from the court roll in February 2023.
Machaba’s instructing attorney, Advocate Macgregor Kufa, said the matter was also before the Equality Court and claimed that Mlambo was not assisting in appointing a judge because the matter involved another judge
The Judicial Conduct Tribunal hearings looking into the conduct of suspended Pretoria High Court Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela have been postponed after he was admitted to hospital due to ill health.
The hearings scheduled to look into Judge Maumela’s failure to deliver numerous reserved judgments within a reasonable time began on Monday and were scheduled to proceed up until March 22.
In June 2023, Judge Maumela and Judge Nomonde Mngqibisa-Thusi were suspended by President Cyril Ramaphosa for failing to deliver numerous reserved judgments within a reasonable time.
The State Security Agency and Office of the Inspector-General of Intelligence have distanced itself from the report.
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.
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.
The civil rights organisation AfriForum successfully stopped the government’s intended R50m donation to the Cuban government by the Department of International Relations and Co-operation.
He also argued that according to publicly available information, Zondo scored the lowest points when matched against Justice Mandisa Maya who was recommended for the position by the JSC.
The Women Legal Practice Act, which came into effect in 1923, opened the door and paved the way for women to join the legal fraternity in the country.
According to Judge President Dunstan Mlambo, the now-suspended Judge Makhubele was secretive about her appointment to the board and only confirmed this to him in January 2018.
Judge Makhubele, a former board chairperson of the Passenger Rail Agency of SA, is facing a misconduct investigation which could lead to her impeachment.
State capture inquiry transformed into an instrument to fight ANC factional battles.
Advocate Tebogo Manye accused the organisation of ’failing its members’ and of having been ’infiltrated by hardcore conservatives’.