Corruption Watch (CW) welcomes the judgment handed down yesterday, 2 June 2025, by the Western Cape High Court on the unconstitutionality of the designation of its impeached former judge president Dr Mandlakayise John Hlophe to the Judicial Services Commission (JSC). The matter relates to the National Assembly’s (NA) decision on 9 July 2024 to designate Read more >
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CORRUPTION NEWS
Impeached former judge president of the Western Cape High Court and member of Parliament for the Mkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP), Dr John Hlophe, will not be part of the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) after the same court ruled on 2 June 2025 that Parliament’s decision to designate him to the body was unconstitutional. Three related Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
“The judiciary is the temple of justice, and in most cases, it is the last hope of the common man.” Prof John-Mark Iyi, director of the African Centre for Transnational Criminal Justice (ACTCJ) at the University of the Western Cape, used these words to introduce a recent webinar discussing the complex task of combating corruption Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
27 September 2024 Corruption Watch (CW) welcomes the judgment handed down today, 27 September 2024, by the full bench of the Western Cape High Court in the matter of Corruption Watch v Speaker of the National Assembly and others. Three related applications were brought by CW, the DA, and Freedom Under Law. The High Court Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Image: Polity The parliamentary Judicial Services Commission (JSC) interviews for magistrates and judges, an important annual event in the judiciary’s calendar for the month of October, will take place without impeached judge and MK Party parliamentary leader Dr John Hlophe. This after the Western Cape High Court on Friday granted applicants in the matter calling Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
By Moepeng Valencia Talane Politics is the gift that keeps giving, at least for the sake of a robust news cycle and every journalist interested in South Africa’s current affairs. This year, certainly after the May elections that brought about big changes in the dynamic in government and in Parliament, we are not short of Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
The function of the Judicial Service Commission is to select fit and proper persons for appointment as judges and to investigate complaints about judicial officers. It also advises government on any matters relating to the judiciary or to the administration of justice. The commission has been in the news recently owing to Parliament’s nomination of Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
As Parliament set out on its work of constituting committees to shadow the different cabinet portfolios announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday 30 June 2024, two committees are noticeably missing from the list. The National Assembly (NA) has to date established 30 of the committees, out of 32 portfolios, as part of its processes. Read more >
CW VOICES
Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA By Moepeng Valencia Talane – CW Voices Never before has South Africa seen the impeachment of a judge over gross misconduct, and yet in February, two such processes were completed. Then we saw the Speaker of Parliament not only resigning from office before the end of her term, but also arrested and arraigned Read more >