Order, the judiciary and the rule of law
[Source: Business Day – Editorial.]
In the past few days, Pietermaritzburg high court judge Dhayanithie Pillay has come under increasing fire from politicians angered by her issuing a warrant of arrest for former president Jacob Zuma. Read more
[Source: Politicsweb by Judge Azhar Cachalia.]
The following are comments by Supreme Court of Appeal Judge Azhar Cachalia to a Helen Suzman Foundation roundtable on the independence and accountability of the judiciary, held in Cape Town on 4 December 2019. The full report, from which they are extracted, can be read here. Read more
[Source: Politicsweb by William Saunderson-Meyer.]
When the Judge President of the Western Cape is accused by his deputy of gross misconduct, one has a serious, but containable, provincial crisis. Read more
[Source: Daily Maverick by Pierre de Vos.]
Last week Western Cape Deputy Judge President Patricia Goliath lodged a complaint with the Judicial Service Commission, containing explosive allegations against Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe. Read more