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Police van at Zuma’s homestead was on a routine patrol: SAPS

The South African Police Service says the police vehicle that was seemingly turned away from the gate of former president Jacob Zuma’s home, was on a routine patrol. Members of the Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) guarding the gate were seen speaking to an officer after which the vehicle left. This after MKMVA members vowed to prevent the arrest of the former president following the Constitutional Court sentencing […]

1 July 2021

Local

Cosatu to appeal Labour Court ruling over public sector wage increase

Cosatu says it will appeal the ruling by the Labour Appeal Court over the public sector wage increase. Unions applied to the court seeking an enforcement order of Clause 3.3 of the 2018 Wage Agreement. The court however found that the clause is unlawful and the government does not have to hike public servants’ salaries this year. The government had said it did not have the funds to increase public […]

16 December 2020

Local

Hlophe denies meeting judges to influence them to rule in Zuma’s favour

Western Cape Judge President, John Hlophe, has again disputed claims that meetings he had with Constitutional Court judges had been to influence them to rule in former President Jacob Zuma’s favour in a matter before them in 2008. Hlophe has been testifying at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal underway in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg, that’s hearing charges of gross misconduct levelled against him. He is accused of trying to influence […]

9 December 2020

Local

Malema should escape punishment, ConCourt hears in Riot Act application

EFF leader Julius Malema is gunning for a defence in his criminal trial by bringing an application to the Constitutional Court to declare sections of the Riotous Assembly Act unconstitutional. This according to the respondents in the application, the justice and correctional services minister and National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), which was heard on Tuesday. Michael Osborn, who represents the respondents, argued it appeared Malema and the EFF were arguing the […]

19 February 2020

International News

Malawi opposition hails ‘landmark’ ruling annulling poll results

Opposition parties in Malawi have hailed a unanimous ruling by the country's constitutional court which on Monday ordered a new presidential election after annulling the disputed results of last year's presidential vote. The long-awaited decision sparked scenes of celebration among opposition supporters in the capital, Lilongwe, and other parts of the country. The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) had declared President Peter Mutharika the narrow winner of an election in May […]

5 February 2020

Local

A bruising blow for labour brokers

When a job seeker has been absorbed by a company through the services of a labour broker for a period of more than three months, do they become the permanent employee of the company, the labour broker, or both? In this scenario, they become an employee of the company, according to a judgment by the Constitutional Court on Thursday, which changes the mechanics of South Africa’s labour broking system. For […]

27 July 2018

Local

ConCourt grants Mkhwebane direct access to appeal personal costs order

The Constitutional Court has granted Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane direct access to challenge the constitutionality of the personal costs order made against her, her office has said. In February, Mkhwebane was ordered by the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to pay 15% of the legal costs of the South African Reserve Bank's challenge to her Absa/Bankorp report. The report was set aside by the court, as well as her […]

24 July 2018

Local

Spouses married under Muslim law now recognised in Wills Act

In a victory for Muslim women married in polygamous marriages‚ the Constitutional Court confirmed that a section in the Wills Act was unconstitutional. The section failed to recognise the right of a surviving spouse in a polygamous Muslim marriage to the benefits of her deceased husband’s will. The Constitutional Court confirmed the order made by the High Court in Cape Town last year‚ which declared section 2C(1) of the Wills […]

30 June 2018

Local

ConCourt confirms voters have the right to be informed on private political funding

The Constitutional Court has confirmed a ruling by the Western Cape High Court which found that the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) was unconstitutional because it did not provide for the disclosure of information pertaining to the private funding that political parties receive. "It is declared that information on private funding of political parties and independent candidates is essential for the effective exercise of the right to make […]

21 June 2018

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