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President panel names 8 nominees for position of Chief Justice

President panel names 8 nominees for position of Chief Justice

From the Presidents Office: Chief Justice nominations update President Cyril Ramaphosa wishes to thank members of the public for responding to his invitation to participate in the process of nominating the next Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa. The process began on 16 September 2021 when President Cyril Ramaphosa called on South Africans […]

Judges Matter praises judicial independence and condemns unfair criticism and threats against judges in South Africa

Judges Matter praises judicial independence and condemns unfair criticism and threats against judges in South Africa

The judicial watchdog calls for greater public understanding of the role of the judiciary and protection for judges In the last few weeks, the judiciary in South Africa has come under intense scrutiny from the media and the public in general. This is partly as a result of the high-profile cases that have come before […]

JCC Media Statement: Judge Goliath against Judge Salie- Hlophe

JCC Media Statement: Judge Goliath against Judge Salie- Hlophe

Judicial Conduct Committee 9 March 2020 MEDIA STATEMENT DEPUTY CHIEF JUSTICE’S DECISION ON THE COMPLAINT BY DEPUTY JUDGE PRESIDENT P GOLIATH AGAINST JUDGE G SALIE-HLOPHE It is hereby made known that after considering the complaint lodged by Deputy Judge President P Goliath against Judge G Salie-Hlophe, the Deputy Chief Justice was satisfied in terms of […]

JCC Media statement: Hlophe, Goliath and Salie-Hlophe complaints

JCC Media statement: Hlophe, Goliath and Salie-Hlophe complaints

Official Media statement: Update on progress in the handling of the complaints involving Judge-President JM Hlophe, Deputy Judge-President P Goliath and Judge G Salie-Hlophe With regard to the complaints lodged with the Judicial Conduct Committee involving Justice P Goliath, Deputy Judge-President of the Western Cape Division of the High Court, Justice JM Hlophe, the Judge-President […]

Western Cape High Court Official Statement: Goliath vs Hlophe

Western Cape High Court Official Statement: Goliath vs Hlophe

Media statement by Judges of the Western Cape Division of the High Court Allegations and certain counter-allegations arising from the complaint made by Goliath DJP against Hlophe JP are in the public domain. For as long as the allegations remain unresolved, the confidence which the public is entitled to place in the integrity of the […]

JSC official statement: Goliath DJP vs Hlophe JP and Salie-Hlophe

Statement on the complaint lodged by Goliath DJP against Hlophe JP and Salie-Hlophe J The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has noted the complaint lodged by Goliath DJP against Hlophe JP and Salie-Hlophe J, all of the Western Cape Division of the High Court, that was regrettably leaked to the media.  Subsequent to lodging the complaint […]