YOU would imagine, wouldn’t you, that once the court battles over a land claim were sorted and an award was made returning the land to the people who originally lived on it, their legal troubles would be over. Surely this …Share this:Click to share on Twitter...
WHEN Lesotho appointed an impeachment inquiry into that country’s top judge, Michael Ramodibedi, citing alleged fraud and other serious misconduct, it seemed the standing of the judiciary in this region could sink no lower.…Share this:Click to share on Twitter...
Chief Justice of Namibia, Peter Shivute, has offered the help of the Southern African Chief Justices Forum to resolve the Swazi judicial crisis. Shivute issued the offer in his capacity as chair of that forum, as the crisis in Swaziland …Share this:Click to...
WHEN Somali pirates captured the vessel Asphalt Venture off the coast of Mombassa during September 2010, no-one could have foreseen the far-reaching human and legal dramas that would result. These have spanned the globe, and, with further legal action scheduled...
Lawyers say South Africa should not be supporting a planned new regional court that ‘disregards the human rights of individuals’. IN a move of crucial importance for human rights in southern Africa, lawyers are challenging Pretoria’s attempts to join with...
REGULATIONS the chief justice has used to compel retired judges into disclosing their financial interests have been found unconstitutional. This follows a case heard in the high court earlier this week, brought by retired former deputy president of the Supreme...
