Constitution
Expanding inclusivity: Why making SASL an official language matters
Refilwe Moloto spoke to Justice Ministry spokesperson Chrispin Phiri about amending the Constitution to include South African Sign Language as the 12th official...
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Mkhwebane defence lawyer lodges grievances about her impeachment hearing
Bruce Whitfield gets an update on the Public Protector's impeachment inquiry from legal journalist Karyn Maughan.
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Zondo recommendation to amend Constitution not judicial overreach - analyst
Analyst Mike Law says the recommendation that Parliament change the Constitution for the direct election of the president was a 'soft' suggestion from Zondo and not a direct instruction.
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Zondo: Constitution should be changed to allow for direct election of president
This is just one of the far-reaching recommendations contained in volumes five and six of the final report of the State Capture commission of inquiry that he chaired.
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Lindiwe Sisulu called before ANC integrity commission over opinion piece
In the written piece, Lindiwe Sisulu said that the Constitution was not advancing the course of justice and made derogatory comments about black judges in the country.
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Chief Justice candidate Mlambo aims to strengthen independence of judiciary
Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo said that seven pillars underpinned his vision for the judiciary if he was appointed to the top job.
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Ramaphosa: ANC, alliance partners reaffirm support for Constitution, judiciary
According to ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa, the alliance movement reaffirmed its support and distanced itself from narratives that stripped away at its transformative intent and gains.
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Ramaphosa: South Africans must guard against efforts to diminish democracy
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that South Africans needed to protect the Constitution, the democratic state and electoral process from those seeking to weaken democracy and hard-won freedom.
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Casac: Minister Sisulu should be fired for attack on Constitution, judiciary
Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has questioned why poverty was allowed to exist under a globally celebrated constitution while launching an attack on the judiciary and black judges in particular.
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Sisulu will likely have to explain opinion piece to ANC - Besani
The African National Congress (ANC)'s head of presidency Sibongile Besani said that it made no sense to claim that the Constitution had serious shortcomings when it had not been stretched to its fullest capacity.
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Sisulu's attack on judiciary, Constitution about ANC presidency bid - analyst
Last week, Sisulu wrote an article for IOL about what she said was legitimised wrongdoing under the rule of law that had enabled a sea of African poverty in the country, while she used derogatory language referring to the country’s black members of the judiciary.
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Agribusiness welcomes ANC's failure to amend Constitution for land expropriation
The African National Congress (ANC) was dealt a heavy blow when most parties rejected the 18th Constitutional Amendment Bill, with the matter many now believe is water under the bridge.
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Kriegler lashes NPA, SAPS, says SA nowhere near realising ideals of Constitution
Former Justice Johann Kriegler said that the criminal justice system, which should be dealing with the scourge of corruption in South Africa, faced huge challenges.
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South Africans urged to play a role in ensuring constitutional ideals realised
Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola hosted a webinar on Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of the signing into law of the Constitution and International Human Rights Day.
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WATCH LIVE: Webinar on SA celebrating 25th anniversary of the Constitution
Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola is hosting a webinar on Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Constitution being signed into law
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Legislation needed for land restitution even if Constitution is amended - expert
Constitutional law expert Wilmien Wicomb says the state needs to focus on ensuring there's a solid legal mechanism in place to conduct expropriation - an issue that's been before Parliament since at least 2008.
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Lamola: ANC’s failure to garner votes to pass land bill not surprising
ANC MPs were dealt a blow yesterday when the proposed bill failed to pass muster in the National Assembly to allow for the expropriation of land without compensation.
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Ramaphosa calls on SA public to help choose next Chief Justice
The term of the current Chief Justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng, comes to an end on 11 October.
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YONELA DIKO: Mapisa-Nqakula can usher in a new chapter for Parliament
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has been honing her skills as a political force since she was a young woman trying to find her own place in an ANC of larger-than-life comrades, writes Yonela Diko.
