Even the court’s own critics and annual reports acknowledge that prolonged delays erode public confidence, yet this matter now stands at more than four times the prescribed period

While regarded as a bold step, questions remained about whether judges and magistrates will embrace its implementation

The policy prohibits consensual sexual intimacy in court buildings and discourages romantic relationships between members of the judiciary

The judicial conduct tribunal’s outcome could reshape women’s rights, workplace safety and equality in South Africa’s male-dominated judiciary

The commission selected an outsider over five local candidates to steady a division long headed by John Hlophe

The commission is interviewing candidates to replace John Hlophe as judge president of a division long riven with tension

John Hlophe was impeached for trying to sway two apex court justices to decide applications linked to the arms deal in Jacob Zuma’s favour