“Of Good Report”: Film and Publications Appeals Tribunal judgment
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Founding document of Awethu! A People’s Platform for Social Justice
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Dear Advocate: I am writing to you in your capacity as advocates and officers of the court. My chief anxiety is to enlist your assistance in pursuing a professional misconduct complaint against Jeremy...
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Details of Request to Public Protector to investigate alleged breaches to the Executive Members Ethics Code by President Jacob Zuma Pierre de Vos 1. Introduction 1.1 In terms of section 6 of the...
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View ArticleComplete judgment of Dennis Davis in vote of no confidence case
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View ArticleJudgment: Bheki Cele loses defamation claim against Sowetan
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Advocates for Transformation Annual General Meeting Dinner 6 July 2013 Cape Town The Duty to Transform ( Mogoeng Mogoeng – Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa) Advocate Ntsebeza SC,...
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CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT ADOPTED IN TERMS OF SECTION 12 OF THE JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION ACT, 1994 (Act No 9 OF 1994) PREAMBLE Whereas─ 1) the supremacy of the Constitution, the rule of law,...
View ArticleFull document: Film and Publications Board reasons for banning Of Good Report
Full document – Film and Publication Board bans Of Good Report by CityPress
View ArticleTranscript: Chief Justice Mogoeng on the Rule of Law in South Africa
Transcript The Rule of Law in South Africa: Measuring Judicial Performance and Meeting Standards The Hon. Mogoeng Mogoeng Chief Justice of South Africa Chair: Suella Fernandes Chair of Trustees, Africa...
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