Pressure is rising on the Constitutional Court as political parties and civil society intensify calls for the release of the long-awaited judgment on the Phala Phala matter involving President Cyril Ramaphosa. On Friday, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) added force to the national debate by leading a large march to the Constitutional Court, demanding that… Continue reading EFF Turns Up Heat on Apex Court Over Phala Phala Delay
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The Constitutional Court has Ruled that Men may Legally Adopt their Wives’ Surnames: What’s in a Name?
In a landmark ruling that champions equality, the Constitutional Court has declared that men may legally adopt their wives’ surnames. This decision, which strikes down archaic and discriminatory provisions of the Births and Deaths Registration Act, is rightly celebrated as a victory for human dignity and a blow to patriarchal norms. But to fully appreciate… Continue reading The Constitutional Court has Ruled that Men may Legally Adopt their Wives’ Surnames: What’s in a Name?
ConCourt Rules Men Can Now Take Wives’ Names
In a historic decision on Thursday, the Constitutional Court declared sections of the Births and Deaths Registration Act unconstitutional, opening the way for men in South Africa to assume their wives’ surnames after marriage. The ruling, which confirms a lower court’s finding, is being hailed as a watershed moment for gender equality in the country’s… Continue reading ConCourt Rules Men Can Now Take Wives’ Names
The Gilded Gavel: How Private Funding Shackles Africa’s Beacon Court to Re-colonial Shadows
The Constitutional Court of South Africa stands as a potent symbol of hard-won freedom, a gleaming architectural and jurisprudential rebuke to apartheid’s tyranny. Its rulings on socio-economic rights, dignity and equality promised a rupture from a past where the state – the colonial and apartheid corpus– stood irrevocably alienated from, and hostile to, the Black… Continue reading The Gilded Gavel: How Private Funding Shackles Africa’s Beacon Court to Re-colonial Shadows
No Finality Yet in Please Call Me Clash — ConCourt Remits Case Back to SCA
South Africa’s long-running legal saga over Vodacom’s “Please Call Me” (PCM) innovation reached yet another turning point on Thursday. In a unanimous decision, the Constitutional Court overturned the February 2024 Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruling in favour of Nkosana Makate and sent the case back for a fresh hearing before a different panel of… Continue reading No Finality Yet in Please Call Me Clash — ConCourt Remits Case Back to SCA
RAL and Former CEO Settle Legal Dispute, Withdraw Court Applications
The Limpopo Department of Public Works, Roads, and Infrastructure has announced an out of court settlement between the Roads Agency Limpopo (RAL) and its former CEO, Gabriel Maluleke, ending a bitter legal battle marked by multiple court defeats for the department. In a media statement released on 14 March 2025, the department confirmed that Maluleke… Continue reading RAL and Former CEO Settle Legal Dispute, Withdraw Court Applications
Fetakgomo Tubatse Tender: ConCourt Clips Engineering Company Mphaphuli Consulting’s Wings and Paves SIU’s Way to Recover R76 Million in Overcharges
Mphaphuli Consulting’s efforts to prevent the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) from recovering R76 million from a Limpopo municipality overpaid for electricity services have been dealt a severe blow. The Constitutional Court has refused the engineering company direct access to apply for the reviewing and setting aside of the SIU report, which found Mphaphuli Consulting had… Continue reading Fetakgomo Tubatse Tender: ConCourt Clips Engineering Company Mphaphuli Consulting’s Wings and Paves SIU’s Way to Recover R76 Million in Overcharges
Balancing Interpretation of Legal Principles with Justice
The search for emancipation for scores of South Africans who continue to be denied justice is becoming extremely frustrating, partly due to the courts and conservatism ruling them. The justice system unfairly prioritises those with resources over indigents. This is evident as courts rush to entertain multi-million rand cases involving companies and individuals with political… Continue reading Balancing Interpretation of Legal Principles with Justice