Constitutional court
EFF to introduce Parliamentary process to revoke Riotous Assemblies Act
The EFF scored a victory in the Constitutional Court on Friday after challenging the constitutionality of an aspect of the Riotous Assemblies Act.
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PP wanted to find Ramaphosa liable for wrongdoing at any cost, lawyers argue
This was during their submissions on Thursday at the Constitutional Court as the matter over the CR17 campaign fundraising continues.
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PP seeks ConCourt review of High Court ruling on CR17 funding probe, report
The Constitutional Court is expected to hear arguments which include whether the Public Protector had the scope to investigate the CR17 campaign funding.
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Domestic workers can retrospectively claim workers' compensation, ConCourt rules
The court declared a section of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act unconstitutional to the extent that it excludes domestic workers employed at private households from the definition of 'employee'.
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Budget cuts will cause case backlogs at superior courts, OCJ tells MPs
Chief financial officer, Casper Coetzer, said that the Office of the Chief Justice was facing compulsory budget cuts of R258m in the next financial year and a further cut of R350m in 2023.
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SAHRC: Qwelane matter about constitutionality of Section 10 of Equality Act
The Human Rights Commission has been joined by various organisations to challenge a Supreme Court ruling that upheld the columnist’s appeal of an Equality Court judgment.
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Andile Lungisa set to make ConCourt bid to appeal jail term
Lungisa was handed a two-year jail term in 2018 for the 2016 assault of fellow councillor, Rano Kayser, by smashing a glass jar over his head during a council meeting.
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ConCourt hears arguments justifying why Tshwane Metro was placed under admin
Arguments being heard in the matter before the court have illustrated that, albeit the provincial government made several attempts to remedy the situation in the deadlocked metro, these came to nil.
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Public must be kept informed on Zuma tax claims, Mpofu tells ConCourt
Representing the Office of the Public Protector, advocate Dali Mpofu made submissions to the Constitutional Court on Thursday in a matter probing whether Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane's powers to subpoena extended to taxpayer information.
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ConCourt hears arguments for fathers to have right to register birth of child
Currently, Section 10 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act states that a child born to an unmarried couple automatically receives the mother's surname.
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Motsoaledi: Not possible to change Electoral Act without changing Constitution
Parliament’s Home Affairs portfolio committee was briefed on a number of scenarios for overhauling electoral legislation in the wake of the Constitutional Court’s June ruling that declared the Electoral Act unconstitutional.
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Hanekom ready to move on after Zuma says 'sorry'
Zuma tweeted last year that Hanekom was a known enemy agent after it emerged that the former tourism minister had met with opposition parties in a bid to oust Zuma as president.
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OMRY MAKGOALE: The ConCourt's Electoral Act decision will show MPs who's boss
The groundbreaking Electoral Act declaration will help voted in MPs remember that between party HQ and the public, us voters are the decision makers.
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DA denied direct access to ConCourt to challenge lockdown regulations
The court has ruled that it's not in the interests of justice to hear the matter.
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Lesufi to approach ConCourt to challenge Orania’s Afrikaans-only town status
Lesufi has called for the Orania to be reviewed, saying it didn’t symbolise inclusivity and democracy.
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Concerns raised over time period set for Parly to amend electoral laws
The Constitutional Court gave Parliament exactly two years to fix the anomaly forbidding independent candidates from standing for Parliament.
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ANC's Majodina says ConCourt overreached with Electoral Act directive
ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina said she was not attacking the judiciary but felt that the time allowed to Parliament to deal with such a complex issue was unfair.
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ConCourt ruling on Electoral Act means parties will have to shape up - NNM
The Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that the Electoral Act was unconstitutional to the extent that it required South Africans to only contest the polls through the membership of political parties.
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ConCourt: Electoral Act strips citizens of right not to join a political party
The court ruled on Thursday morning that the act needed to be reviewed over the next 24 months to ensure that independent candidates could stand for election.
