The former president’s lawyers say in a letter to the Constitutional Court that police had informed them that they would make an arrest on Wednesday. Former president Jacob Zuma made an eleventh-hour appeal on Wednesday night to stop his…
Deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo has taken on the role of acting chief justice. This was announced by the office of the chief justice on Friday. The switch is due to the appointment of Sisi Khampepe as acting chief justice coming to an…
TANIA BROUGHTON Originally published on GroundUp The Constitutional Court last week overturned a clause in a will written 119 years ago, which specified that only male descendants could inherit the family’s farms and properties. At the…
One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane believes it is better to lose the school academic year than to lose lives. Maimane, together with his One South Africa movement, is appealing against a judgment of the full bench of the North Gauteng…
The Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled that the Electoral Act was unconstitutional — opening the door for independent candidates to stand for national and provincial elections in SA. The application, challenging the constitutionality…
The Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed an application by former DA leader Mmusi Maimane’s One South Africa Movement to halt the reopening of schools. Maimane said earlier this week the One South Africa Movement had asked the apex…
The Constitutional Court has dismissed a civil society body’s application to have President Cyril Ramaphosa’s lockdown declared unconstitutional. Ramaphosa declared a 21-day lockdown last week in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19.…
Constitutional Court hears argument on Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act The department of employment & labour is ready to pay compensation for injuries, illness and death at work to domestic workers, the department…
By ERNEST MABUZA The Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act (Rica) violates the right to privacy in a number of areas — and for that reason it is unconstitutional. This was the…
Private wills – as opposed to charitable trusts – are considered sacrosanct, not only in South Africa but the world over. As long as a person is of “sound mind” and not financially responsible for any minor children, they are legally…
Parents no longer have a defence if they are accused of assault for smacking their children at home. The Constitutional Court on Wednesday upheld an earlier ruling by the High Court to do away with the common-law defence of reasonable…
Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Kenneth Makate, who is challenging a R47m settlement offer in a court case, is hoping to extract more than R10bn from Vodacom. However, he conceded on Monday that should the court rule in favour of Vodacom,…
An amount of R50,266 has been pledged so far to cover the cost of public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s legal fees. A group calling itself Democracy in Action said: “This is humbling because it comes from ordinary South Africans. We are…
The Constitutional Court said on Monday that public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s conduct in the Bankorp-Absa bailout matter fell far short of the high standards required of her office. The majority of the Constitutional Court dismissed…
Controversial former minister and ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) president Bathabile Dlamini has resigned as an MP. This was confirmed by the office of the ANC chief whip. Dlamini is the seventh former minister to resign as an MP after not…
