Op-eds 2025: a pivotal year for South Africa's judiciary amid scandals and reform efforts 6 min 0 By Mbekezeli Benjamin
Maverick News Eleven things we learnt about SA's leader of the opposition John Hlophe from his memoir 5 min 7 By Rebecca Davis
Maverick News JSC forges ahead despite Hlophe’s brinkmanship, with three judges winning appeal court nod 4 min 5 By Rebecca Davis
Op-eds Constitutional Court woes must be top of Chief Justice Mandisa Maya’s agenda 6 min 1 By Pierre de Vos
South Africa Mandisa in Dangerland — new Chief Justice’s in-tray contains existential threats to the judiciary 4 min 6 By Stephen Grootes
Maverick News SA’s feminist and anti-corruption Chief Justice hailed as he hangs up his green robes 7 min 12 By Ferial Haffajee
Op-eds Still too few women in judicial leadership positions, despite big strides in past 30 years 8 min 0 By Genevieve Maujean and Mbekezeli Benjamin
Maverick News Zondo wants judicial independence strengthened before he retires 4 min 0 By Victoria O’Regan
Maverick News President Ramaphosa appoints ‘trailblazer’ Mandisa Maya as SA’s first female Chief Justice 3 min 6 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
South Africa Judge Mandisa Maya will be SA’s first female Chief Justice – but is anyone paying attention? 4 min 25 By Rebecca Davis
Op-eds JSC interviews — a week that may well decide the next decade for South Africa’s judiciary 7 min 7 By Mbekezeli Benjamin
Maverick News Ramaphosa defends Zondo appointment despite dismal showing in JSC process 6 min 28 By Dianne Hawker
Maverick News Zuma’s bid to set aside Raymond Zondo’s appointment as Chief Justice is a legal nonsense 5 min 11 By Pierre de Vos
Maverick News Groundhog Day — Zuma (yet again) insists that Billy Downer must not prosecute him in Arms Deal corruption trial 5 min 4 By Des Erasmus
South Africa Appointment of Mandisa Maya as deputy chief justice ‘a beacon of hope for young women’ 3 min 0 By Karabo Mafolo
South Africa Judge Mandisa Maya’s support of Afrikaans in her mother tongue, isiXhosa, a pioneering moment 3 min 2 By Marianne Thamm
South Africa Mandisa Maya set to become SA’s first female Deputy Chief Justice 3 min 0 By Karabo Mafolo
South Africa Zuma defence ponders approaching ConCourt after SCA dismisses ‘special plea’ in arms deal graft case 4 min 9 By Des Erasmus