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Can the Electoral Court withstand the pressures of the elections?

Posted: 2nd May 2024
By: JudgesMatter
Category: Opinions
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We scrutinise the performance and capacity of South Africa’s Electoral Court, particularly inthe lead up to the 2024 Elections in May.

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.

Can electoral democracy survive the pandemic?

In an election year, it is very troubling that only two of the five positions on the Electoral Court are currently filled.

Sifiso Msomi’s questions in the October 2019 interviews

How commissioner Sifiso Msomi’s questions in the October 2019 interviews brought the issue of the JSC criteria into sharp focus The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) interviews candidates for the judicial posts available across South Africa and following those interviews the JSC makes recommendations to the President for appointment to the bench. Judges Matter has previously […]

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Can the Electoral Court withstand the pressures of the elections?

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

Can electoral democracy survive the pandemic?

Sifiso Msomi’s questions in the October 2019 interviews