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In hot water: Judge Nana Makhubele at the Judiciary Conduct Tribunal hearing in Joburg this week over complaints relating to her conduct while at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa. (Papi Morake/ Gallo Images)
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A torrid week for the judiciary

Calls for two judges accused of crime to step aside while a third appears before Judicial Conduct Tribunal on a complaint of impeachable misconduct

  • Emsie Ferreira
8 min read
Eastern Cape judge president, Selby Mbenenge. (Judges Matter)
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Judges in the spotlight for alleged serious wrongdoing

Call for Eastern Cape judge president to step aside over sexual harassment and hearings begin in misconduct charges against Gauteng judge Makhubele

  • Emsie Ferreira
7 min read
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Gumede graft trial likely to begin only in July next year

The state has added racketeering to the charges faced by the former eThekwini mayor and 21 others, but logistics are likely to delay their trial until mid-2022

  • Emsie Ferreira
3 min read
Retired judge Chiman Patel could still be replaced by KwaZulu-Natal deputy judge president Achmat Jappie
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Jappie set to replace Patel despite his off-the-cuff comment

The KZN judge received the nod to become the province’s judge president despite his jest that he charmed potential female competitors.

  • Glynnis Underhill
5 min read
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Rattray killer sentenced to 25 years in prison

The fifth man arrested for the murder of historian David Rattray was sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Friday morning. Zwelihle Mtshali…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read