By Ragheema Mclean Three decades since the dawn of democracy in South Africa, the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) the highest court in the land, which deals with the application and enforcing constitutional matters has performed well in the first 15 years since democracy, but cracks started showing in the second part of the democratic era. This is the view of Professor Emeritus of Public Law and Senior Research Scholar at the […]
The constitutionality of the Electoral Amendment Act will take centre stage at the Constitutional Court on Tuesday. This as the apex court will hear applications from the Independent Candidates Association of South Africa and the One SA Movement on an urgent basis. The Electoral Act was amended to allow for independent candidates to contest elections. The landmark victory of the New Nation Movement in the Constitutional Court paved the way for a […]
The Constitutional Court is expected to hand down judgment on Wednesday on the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act and the AARTO Amendment Act. The Organisation Against Tax Abuse (Outa) has challenged the introduction of a new strict demerit system for traffic infringements. This follows last year’s high court ruling which declared parts of the legislation unconstitutional. Organisation Against Tax Abuse CEO, Wayne Duvenage says, “The state is trying […]
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) says it is applying its mind to the implications of the Constitutional Court judgment in the case involving a request to access certain tax records of former president Jacob Zuma. The request was made in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (Paia) and was declined by Sars on the basis that legislation prohibited it from acting in any other way. On […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has only a day left to meet the February 28 deadline that the Constitutional Court has imposed on him to sign the Electoral Amendment Bill. The Bill provides for independent candidates to also contest elections at both provincial and national levels. The court earlier found that the Electoral Act was unconstitutional because it did not allow independent candidates to also contest for seats in the provincial legislatures and […]
The Constitutional Court is set to rule on the constitutionality of the Executive Ethics Code insofar as it doesn’t require MECs, Deputy Ministers and Cabinet members, to disclose political party donations for their benefit. At the centre of this rule, would be whether or not those who are campaigning for leadership positions within political parties should disclose their donations. African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa has had his CR17 […]
Locals Interviews for two vacancies in the Constitutional Court begin on Monday and are scheduled for the rest of the week. This is the second batch of interviews after the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (Casac) criticised the initial process. After threatening legal action, it reached an agreement with the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to launch a fresh interview process. Seven candidates have been shortlisted: Advocate Alan […]
The Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) application to have the 27 October 2021 local government elections postponed to next year. In a brief outline of the apex court’s majority decision, the order states that the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma's proclamation of 27 October as the election date is unconstitutional, invalid and set aside. This opens the court's ruling that the […]
Former President Jacob Zuma has asked the Constitutional Court to “reconsider” its 15-month sentence against him, citing health concerns among other reasons. Zuma has filed the papers to the apex court on Friday ahead of Sunday’s deadline to hand himself over to a police station in Nkandla or Johannesburg where he has homes. He’s been found guilty of being in contempt of a court ruling that he must appear and […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
