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Storm dies down: Former judge John Hlophe, who was impeached in February last year, has resigned from the Judicial Service Commission. Photo: Luba Lesolle/Getty Images

JSC gets on with its work as Hlophe storm blows over

The commission has kept up a brisk pace in marathon interviews where there has been less politics and more judicial philosophy

  • Emsie Ferreira
9 min read
Judge Mahendra Chetty was grilled by the ANC’s Kenny Mmoiemang on his ruling denying the party an interdict barring the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party from using the warrior and spear as its logo.

ANC commissioner on Judicial Service Commission corners judge on MK logo ruling

Kenny Mmoiemang told Judge Maheendra Chetty that following the common law would have led him to a different conclusion

  • Emsie Ferreira
10 min read
Former president Jacob Zuma in the Pietermaritzburg High Court. (Rogan Ward/AFP)

Trial judge explains why Zuma’s tilt at Downer is doomed

The former president will proceed to seek leave to appeal, potentially delaying his arms deal trial further

  • Emsie Ferreira
6 min read
Former president Jacob Zuma in the Pietermaritzburg High Court. (Rogan Ward/AFP)

Downer says Zuma’s latest attack on him is a repeat of past ones

The former president is again seeking the prosecutor’s removal from the arms deal trial, in doing so reviving old claims he leaked information to the media

  • Emsie Ferreira
7 min read