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A tit for tat ensued during the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) interview for the position of judge president of the competition appeal court when judge Bashier Vally took several verbal swings at judge Norman Manoim who was seeking appointment to the top job.

His third unsuccessful candidacy raises the spectre of a legal review and case law dictates that the JSC can be compelled to give reasons for failing to appoint a qualified candidate

Rammaka Mathopo and Jody Kollapen get the nod for the country's highest court.

Rammaka Mathopo and Jody Kollapen get the nod for the country's highest court.

Speaking during the presentation of the Judiciary's Annual Report for 2020/2021, Zondo said he hoped vacancies on the Bench would be filled soon. There are two vacancies at the Constitutional Court after Justices Sisi Khampepe and Chris Jafta retired this year. Interviews to fill the two positions were first held in April.

Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo says he hopes President Cyril Ramaphosa will finalise the appointment of judges soon.



“We submit that in this case the courts should show caution before encroaching upon the terrain of the national executive in deference and respect to the hallowed principle of separation of powers,” said counsel for minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Rusty Mogagabe SC.

“We submit that in this case the courts should show caution before encroaching upon the terrain of the national executive in deference and respect to the hallowed principle of separation of powers,” said counsel for minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Rusty Mogagabe SC.

Co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s conduct in banning faith-based gatherings must be irrational if she has not given any rational reason for the ban, says Freedom of Religion SA.

Religious groups challenging the earlier ban on faith-based gatherings have argued before the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg that the case is about justification.