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Judiciary spokesperson Nathi Mncube said the directive Judge Gregory Charles Wright put up was intended to test staggered access to the courtroom.

A directive issued by a South Gauteng High Court judge, which stated that female and gender non-conforming people could enter his courtroom while men had to wait outside until called in was merely a once-off experiment on access control, says the judiciary.

Former spy boss Arthur Fraser has objected to the nomination of Raymond Zondo as the next chief justice, saying he is not "fit and proper" to hold the position.



Retired Constitutional Court justices Sisi Khampepe and Chris Jafta have been hailed for their exceptional service to the judiciary.

The latest available Register of Judges’ Interests can be viewed by appointment at the Office of the Chief Justice in Midrand. No laptops, it’s strictly old-school pen and paper.

The government is considering whether to make vaccination against Covid-19 mandatory for all South Africans

Hlophe’s registrar, Lizette Potgieter, told the Sunday Times that the judges who had been allocated to the Mkhwebane case were Hlophe, Elizabeth Baartman and Mokgoatji Dolamo.

Land Claims Court starts project to speed up restitution claims Share Cape Town - The Land Claims Court has begun a project aimed at accelerating land restitution claims, and has urged everyone involved in prosecuting land claims to participate. Judiciary spokesperson Nathi Mncube said: “The Land Claims Court, which is mandated to adjudicate all contested land restitution claims, is unable to adjudicate such claims unless they are referred to it. “The slow rate of processing and of referrin...

Mogoeng to face Judicial Conduct Committee over pro-Israel comments during long leave Share Johannesburg - Outgoing Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng will have to use part of his three-and-a-half months long leave to deal with the Judicial Conduct Committee’s sanction that he apologises for his pro-Israel comments. Chief Justice Mogoeng’s appeal of retired Gauteng Judge President Phineas Mojapelo will be considered by the committee next month at the Constitutional Court. Judge Mojapelo or...

Khampepe steps in for Mogoeng Mogoeng, who has taken "long leave". Mogoeng has taken leave after serving a period of four years of actual service.  The decision by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng to take three-and-a-half months leave is normal judicial procedure and nothing untoward, his office says. In a statement released on Thursday afternoon, Constitutional Court spokesperson Nathi Mncube said Regulation 3 of the Judges Remuneration and Conditions of Employment Act of 2001 provides for judge...