This briefing note seeks to provide a short overview of significant events in the preceding month, relating to Freedom Under Law’s work on the judiciary and the rule of law. The note aims to provide a short overview of key issues, with links to underlying documents and articles where they are available. It is not […]
Ramaphosa is given to inaction, but the reshuffle, which sees Thembi Simelane and Mmamoloko Kubayi swapping portfolios, makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, writes Judith February. Last week, former Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Thembi Simelane, attended the 14th International Congress of Justice Ministers in Rome without a hint of shame or irony. All the
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Freedom Under Law notes with concern the President’s latest cabinet reshuffle which has seen Minister Thembi Simelane move to the Human Settlements portfolio and Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi to Justice and Constitutional Development. The reshuffle is baffling given the serious allegations which remain regarding Ms Simelane’s probity. No matter the ministry she heads up, her credibility will
This briefing note seeks to provide a short overview of significant events in the preceding month, relating to Freedom Under Law’s work on the judiciary and the rule of law. The note aims to provide a short overview of key issues, with links to underlying documents and articles where they are available. It is not
The second annual Freedom Under Law and Stellenbosch University’s Department of Journalism annual lecture took place in Cape Town on 11 November 2024. The lecture was delivered by the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Ms Shamila Batohi, and was titled “Strengthening the Rule of Law: Challenges and Opportunities for the NPA.” Batohi emphasised the need for
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This briefing note seeks to provide a short overview of significant events in the preceding month, relating to Freedom Under Law’s work on the judiciary and the rule of law. The note aims to provide a short overview of key issues, with links to underlying documents and articles where they are available. It is not
by Chris Oxtoby and Judith February. On 24 October, the Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC), consisting of Chief Justice Mandisa Maya (who was Deputy Chief Justice at the time the complaint was handled) and justices Jeremiah Shongwe and Halima Saldulker, handed down a decision upholding a complaint by former Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe against
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Freedom Under Law notes decision to interdict Dr Hlophe from participating in the Judicial Service Commission Freedom Under Law notes the decision of the Western Cape High Court to interdict Dr John Hlophe from participating in the activities of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), pending a final decision on challenges to the designation of Dr
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by Judith February & Chris Oxtoby In late August, a joint investigation by Daily Maverick and News24 reported that Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Thembi Simelane had received a loan of over R500 000 from a company that had brokered unlawful investments into the since-collapsed VBS Mutual Bank by the Polokwane Municipality, at a time
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This briefing note seeks to provide a short overview of significant events in the preceding month, relating to Freedom Under Law’s work on the judiciary and the rule of law. The note aims to provide a short overview of key issues, with links to underlying documents and articles where they are available. It is not
