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27 May 2012
                       
 
 
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01 Jul 2011
 
 
 
 
South Africa’s judiciary favourable towards media freedom
Media Law
South Africa’s judicial branch has been favourable toward media freedom, if previous judgments from recent court cases involving the media are anything to go by; however, there is concern with...
 
 
17 Feb 2011
 
Verdict Still Out on South African Judicial Independence Versus Accountability
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
After years of tense deliberations between the South African judiciary and the government, the process of defining South Africa’s first enforceable regulations concerning judicial ethics is...
 
 
23 Sep 2009
 
FFPlus: Statement by Corne Mulder, Freedom Fron Plus Spokesperson, welcoming the exclusion of John Hlope from shortlist (23/09/2009)
Statements

"The Freedom Front Plus welcomes the fact that the Cape Judge President, John Hlope, was not included in the shortlist of candidates to be considered for appointment to the Constitutional Court....

 
 
16 Sep 2009
 
Challenges to the Rule of Law in South Africa
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Since May 2008 South Africans have watched an unseemly and often confusing legal wrangle between what appear to be sectional interests in the legal profession. Initially the matter centered on...
 
 
06 Sep 2009
 
NILC: Statement by Rev. Ray Mcauley; National Interfaith Leadership Council National Convenor; on the Judge Kriegler-JSC Matter (06/09/2009)
Statements


The unfolding events within the country's judicial system,
particularly the brewing legal battle by the Freedom Under Law, headed by
the retired Constitution Court Judge, against...

 
 
30 Aug 2009
 
Cope: Statement by the Congress of the People on the JSC's findings on JP John Hlophe (30/08/2009)
Statements

The Congress of the People is deeply concerned about the finding of the JSC in the matter of the alleged behaviour of Judge John Hlope.

Like the fixing of the case against the now State...

 
 
02 Jun 2008
 
 
 
Daily podcast – June 2, 2008
Multimedia
In today's podcast: a South African-designed, battery-operated passenger car is to be unveiled early next year, diesel will be 73% higher year-on-year next Wednesday when prices increase by...
 
 
18 Jun 2003
 
De Lange continues row with top judge
News
Johnny de Lange, the outspoken chairperson of Parliament's justice portfolio committee, yesterday poured more fuel on the fire in his row with some of the country's top judges.
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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