For more than a decade, concerns have been raised about the scarcity of candidates for positions at the top court. The Judicial Service Commission (JSC)
The ruling arose because former judge Anton van Zyl had retired when complaints were lodged against him and the JCC disagreed over whether or not
Remarks by Retired Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal Azhar Cachalia, Chair of the Freedom Under Law Board at the Annual Bar Dinner of
That our transition to democracy was flawed cannot be disputed. That much still needs to be done to fundamentally change the lives of those who
The Gauteng provincial government department’s failure to comply with court orders should be of concern to anyone who cares about our constitutional democracy and the
by Judith February and Chris Oxtoby. So much of South African politics, and indeed public life generally, plays out in the courts that it becomes
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.
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
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
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
