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Judiciary

Three Pretoria High Court officials suspended following fraudulent documents probe

South Africa

Three Pretoria High Court officials suspended following fraudulent documents probe

by: Bheki C. Simelane

‘Silence of the sacrificial lamb’ — Judge Mushtak Parker sinks own case by clamming up

South Africa, Maverick News

‘Silence of the sacrificial lamb’ — Judge Mushtak Parker sinks own case by clamming up

by: Marianne Thamm

Dying to be heard — gloomy picture of the slow pace of South African courts

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

Dying to be heard — gloomy picture of the slow pace of South African courts

by: Sithuthukile Mkhize and Mazi Choshane

Stain of impeachment should not impede Hlophe’s suitability to sit in judgment of judges, court hears

Maverick News

Stain of impeachment should not impede Hlophe’s suitability to sit in judgment of judges, court hears

by: Marianne Thamm

2025: a pivotal year for South Africa's judiciary amid scandals and reform efforts

Op-eds

2025: a pivotal year for South Africa's judiciary amid scandals and reform efforts

by: Mbekezeli Benjamin

Eleven things we learnt about SA's leader of the opposition John Hlophe from his memoir

Maverick News

Eleven things we learnt about SA's leader of the opposition John Hlophe from his memoir

by: Rebecca Davis

Ghana’s judiciary must act fast to regain public trust — here are the reforms that are needed

Op-eds

Ghana’s judiciary must act fast to regain public trust — here are the reforms that are needed

by: Enoch Randy Aikins for ISS Today

Reforming the JSC to ensure a strengthened judiciary must be a top national priority

Op-eds

Reforming the JSC to ensure a strengthened judiciary must be a top national priority

by: Ann Bernstein

Shortage of judges is severely hampering delivery of justice in Gauteng’s high courts

Business Maverick, South Africa

Shortage of judges is severely hampering delivery of justice in Gauteng’s high courts

by: Alison Tilley

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

Judge guilty of misconduct, but gets away with slap-on-the-wrist letter of apology

South Africa, Maverick News

Judge guilty of misconduct, but gets away with slap-on-the-wrist letter of apology

by: Tania Broughton

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