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Constitutional Court: where are the judgments?

We are now into the second quarter of 2024, and the Constitutional Court has yet to hand down any judgments.

[Event] Hybrid Webinar: Impeaching Judges: Constitutional Milestone or Admission of Failure?

Invitation to hybrid event on topic: Impeaching Judges: Constitutional Milestone or Admission of Failure? 4 April 2024 6pm

DGRU and Judges Matter submission ahead of the April 2024 JSC session

Twice every year, Judges Matter – as part of the Democratic Governance and Rights Unit (DGRU), a research unit at the University of Cape Town – submits its assessment of the Judicial Service Commission on judicial appointments and judicial misconduct cases.

Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela and Judge Nomonde Mngqibisa-Thusi Judicial Conduct Tribunals

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is cracking down on judges who don’t deliver their judgments timeously, with the complaint against Judges Maumela and Mngqibisa-Thusi serving as a case in point.

[MEDIA STATEMENT] #UNITEBEHIND AGAINST JUDGE T A N MAKHUBELE

Posted: 8th March 2024
By: JudgesMatter
Category: Conduct / Opinions / Press releases
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Judicial Conduct Tribunal to conduct hearings on the complaint lodged by #UniteBehind against Judge T A N Makhubele

[MEDIA STATEMENT] PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA AFFIRMS REMOVAL OF JUDGES HLOPHE AND MOTATA

MEDIA STATEMENT TO ALL MEDIA/NEWS EDITORS WEDNESDAY, 06 MARCH 2024 PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA AFFIRMS REMOVAL OF JUDGES HLOPHE AND MOTATA President Cyril Ramaphosa has in accordance with section 177 (1) and (2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa which states that “ A judge may be removed from office […]

[MEDIA STATEMENT] Judicial conduct tribunal Mlambo against Maumela

[MEDIA STATMENT] Judicial Conduct Tribunal to conduct hearings on the complaint lodged by Judge President D Mlambo against Judge T A Maumela

The Importance Of Hlophe And Motata’s Impeachment Vote For Judicial Accountability

With the final leg of the Hlophe and Motata now looming in Parliament, we explore the origins of these complaints, and why the impeachment vote is significant.

[UPDATE] Statements On Complaint Against Eastern Cape High Court Judge President Mbenenge

JSC statement and Judges Matter’s response to the JSC decision regarding the suspension of Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge whilst under investigation for sexual harassment.

A leadership transition, impeachments and election matters — issues facing the judiciary in 2024

Posted: 8th January 2024
By: JudgesMatter
Category: Conduct / Opinions / State of the Judiciary
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In 2024, South Africa’s judiciary will face a historic leadership transition. Possibly three of the top four positions in the judicial hierarchy will have new incumbents. This will be the most rapid change in judicial leadership since 1994.

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