


The State of the Judiciary and Judicial Governance unveiled: A necessary reality check
- Posted: 1st December 2023
- By: JudgesMatter
- Category: Opinions / State of the Judiciary
- Comment: 0
Addressing crucial judicial governance issues is an important step towards the establishment of a single, effective and fully independent judiciary.
[Media Statement] Judges Matter welcomes the decision to recommend the removal from office of Judges Motata and Hlophe.
- Posted: 23rd November 2023
- By: JudgesMatter
- Category: Conduct / Opinions / Press releases
- Comment: 0
Judges Matter welcomes the majority decision of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional to recommend to the National Assembly that retired Judge Nkola Motata and suspended Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe be removed from office as judges.
Gender analysis of the JSC October Interviews: transformation or well-dressed Misogynoir?
- Posted: 1st November 2023
- By: JudgesMatter
- Category: Opinions
- Comment: 0
Can we say that we are really dedicated to transformation if black women must choose between individual ambition, or staying in one position as it fills the quota of having more black women as heads of courts?
[Media Statement] Judges Matter condemns Julius Malema’s comments against Magistrate Twanet Olivier
- Posted: 23rd October 2023
- By: JudgesMatter
- Category: Magistrates / Opinions / Press releases
- Comment: 0
Judges Matter condemns, in the strongest terms, the comments made by EFF leader, Mr Julius Malema, accusing Magistrate Twanet Olivier of corruption and incompetence without any substantiation.
The role and importance of the Labour Court
- Posted: 29th September 2023
- By: JudgesMatter
- Category: Opinions
- Comment: 0
The Labour Court sits at the nerve centre of South Africa’s labour dispute resolution system. Despite its importance, the Labour Court has faced several challenges in recent years.
Preview of the JSC October 2023
- Posted: 29th September 2023
- By: JudgesMatter
- Category: Opinions
- Comment: 0
What to expect at the October 2023 JSC interviews including the impact of the new criteria and what to do about the misconduct cases.

