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South Africa’s Constitutional Court stands out as one of the few government institutions that have ... Despite this, but also because of it, the court faces challenges from outside and from ...
As the Constitutional Court steers its future it must avoid becoming a faraway fortress or an exclusive carriage of legal ...
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday paid tribute to South Africa’s Constitutional Court, calling it “a national treasure” and “a living monument to justice” as it marked its 30th anniversary on the ...
In the meantime, he said, many South Africans including people such as retired Constitutional Court Judge Zac Yacoob and Spotlight Editor Marcus Low, struggled to access books to learn.
Judicial governance and court administration will be placed under the authority of the judiciary itself, enabling it to ...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun has expressed happiness with the Constitutional Court of South Africa for fearless adjudication, judicial independence and unwavering ...
The hearing in these ‘Referral proceedings’ was significant as it was only the second time in South Africa’s history that the President triggered an exceptional constitutional mechanism to refer a ...
Maya, 60, previously served as the judge president of the Supreme Court of Appeal, the second-highest court in South Africa, before her promotion to the Constitutional Court.
On 7 May 2025, the Constitutional Court of South Africa handed down judgment in Blind SA v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others [2025] ZACC 9 (‘Blind SA II’). The judgment read-in an ...
Also within steps of the former prisons is the Constitutional Court. Known as South Africa's highest court (much like the United States' Supreme Court), the Constitutional Court was founded after ...
The Egyptian Embassy in Pretoria has organized a meeting via teleconferencing, bringing together Chairman of the Supreme Constitutional Court's (SCC) Body of Commissioners Emad Tarek El-Bishri, and ...