Daily Maverick

DM is much better if you are signed in...

Enter your email below and we will send you a mail with a link or one-time pin to login

Sign in with OAuth

Get Support DM Shop Support DM

Chief Justice

Raymond Zondo — 'Judges might have no choice but to take executive to court over judicial independence'

South Africa

Raymond Zondo — 'Judges might have no choice but to take executive to court over judicial independence'

By Dianne Hawker

Constitutional Court woes must be top of Chief Justice Mandisa Maya’s agenda

Op-eds

Constitutional Court woes must be top of Chief Justice Mandisa Maya’s agenda

By Pierre de Vos

Mandisa in Dangerland — new Chief Justice’s in-tray contains existential threats to the judiciary

South Africa

Mandisa in Dangerland — new Chief Justice’s in-tray contains existential threats to the judiciary

By Stephen Grootes

SA’s feminist and anti-corruption Chief Justice hailed as he hangs up his green robes

Maverick News

SA’s feminist and anti-corruption Chief Justice hailed as he hangs up his green robes

By Ferial Haffajee

Zondo — ‘we need mechanisms to prevent State Capture happening again’

Maverick News

Zondo — ‘we need mechanisms to prevent State Capture happening again’

By Raymond Zondo

Zondo wants judicial independence strengthened before he retires

Maverick News

Zondo wants judicial independence strengthened before he retires

By Victoria O’Regan

President Ramaphosa appoints ‘trailblazer’ Mandisa Maya as SA’s first female Chief Justice

South Africa

President Ramaphosa appoints ‘trailblazer’ Mandisa Maya as SA’s first female Chief Justice

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Fix the JSC rather than banning John Hlophe from serving on it

South Africa

Fix the JSC rather than banning John Hlophe from serving on it

By Pierre de Vos

Seven post-election crisis points that may face South Africa

Politics

Seven post-election crisis points that may face South Africa

By Ray Hartley and Greg Mills

Judge Mandisa Maya will be SA’s first female Chief Justice – but is anyone paying attention?

South Africa

Judge Mandisa Maya will be SA’s first female Chief Justice – but is anyone paying attention?

By Rebecca Davis

JSC interviews — a week that may well decide the next decade for South Africa’s judiciary

Op-eds

JSC interviews — a week that may well decide the next decade for South Africa’s judiciary

By Mbekezeli Benjamin

An argument for redefining presidential powers in South Africa

South Africa

An argument for redefining presidential powers in South Africa

By Stephen Grootes