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Judge President John Hlophe's lawyer says Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng appears to have been influenced by a 'deeply spiritual relationship' with Deputy Judge President Patricia Goliath.The chief justice's recommendation "does not accord with the elementary principles of the Constitution", attorney Barnabas Xulu wrote.The Judicial Service Commission confirmed the letter has been forwarded to the deputy…

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's application for leave to appeal the Estina dairy farm judgment has been dismissed by the Supreme Court of Appeal.The court ruled there is no reasonable prospect of success in an appeal.In December, the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria dismissed the leave to appeal, saying Mkhwebane failed to make…

Judge Dunstan Mlambo. (Sarel van der Walt) The DA has described a judgment on the government's use of transformation criteria when providing relief as a "step back for non-racialism". The party intends to appeal.The court dismissed the DA's bid to stop the minister of small business development to stop using BBBEE status, race, gender, age…

Strict hygiene protocols have been implemented at schools to ensure they minimise the risk of contracting the coronavirus. A teachers' union has filed papers to appeal a judgment in its bid to halt the reopening of schools.The High Court previously struck the case off the roll due to a lack of urgency.The union wants schools…

The DA is to appeal the rejection of a Promotion of Access to Information Act application to access provincial stats on Covid-19.The party says the application has been rejected on spurious grounds.It says the data is important to understand preparedness for the infection peak and to hold the government accountable.The DA is expected to launch…