Judicial Governance in South Africa
This paper discusses the current position regarding the governance of the judiciary in South Africa. It identifies criticisms of the current system and areas in which reform appears to be needed.
This paper discusses the current position regarding the governance of the judiciary in South Africa. It identifies criticisms of the current system and areas in which reform appears to be needed.
Addressing crucial judicial governance issues is an important step towards the establishment of a single, effective and fully independent judiciary.
The OCJ was established as a standalone national government department to provide administrative support to the Chief Justice and the rest of the judiciary. It was meant to take care of all the administrative functions.
Chief Justice Mogoeng has raised concerns around the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine. We discuss why his statements are dangerous.
The last round of JSC interviews took place from the 7 – 11 October 2019. On Tuesday 8 October, Mr Daniel Thulare, the Cape Town Chief Magistrate, was interviewed for a position on the Western Cape High Court bench. During the interviews he was questioned by the Chief Justice regarding comments he had made during […]
Here is our overview of some of the highlights from the JSC Interviews and other judicial developments during the year of 2018. April 2018 JSC interviews At the April round of interviews the JSC interviewed nine candidates for the Supreme Court of Appeal. This included interviewing Judge President Betty Molemela who was duly nominated to […]