If the past few years are any indication, 2026 will be another highly consequential and challenging year for the judiciary and the rule of law.
Publishing NDPP candidates’ CVs means little unless past misconduct is confronted openly and decisively The justice department has done something that looks, at first glance,
Freedom Under Law has submitted an objection to Menzi Simelane’s nomination as National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP). On 27 November 2025, the Advisory Panel
Honourable Minister M. Kubayi Chairperson, Advisory Panel for the selection of the National Director of Public Prosecutions Per e-mail: NDPPpanel@justice.gov.za Dear Honourable Minister Kubayi, SUBMISSION
The wave of recent negative publicity for the legal profession is concerning because it takes place against a backdrop where public trust and confidence in
“These appointments are desperately needed at a Court struggling to deal with its ever-increasing workload and to hopefully add intellectual heft to the country’s highest
*** Media interview contact details for all organisations below the statement Freedom Under Law, Defend our Democracy, and CASAC note the conviction of Julius Malema,
“As far as Chief Justices are concerned, part of the problem is that the role has expanded significantly in recent years, particularly since the establishment
Freedom Under Law (FUL) is gravely concerned by the assassination of lawyer Bouwer Van Niekerk. According to media reports, van Niekerk was murdered in his office
Amidst all the political scandals and crises assailing South Africa, the controversy over the Legal Sector Code is in danger of being overlooked, warns Freedom
