Constitutional Court
EFF Turns Up Heat on Apex Court Over Phala Phala Delay
Pressure is rising on the Constitutional Court as political parties and civil society intensify calls…
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…
ConCourt Rules Men Can Now Take Wives’ Names
In a historic decision on Thursday, the Constitutional Court declared sections of the Births and…
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…
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 SCA judges. Delivering his final judgment before retirement, outgoing Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga found that the SCA had committed procedural errors in handling the…
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 withdrew his High Court application challenging his suspension and the unlawful dissolution of the RAL board by MEC Ernest Rachoene in 2024. In return, RAL…
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 overcharged the Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality when it electrified Sekhukhune villages in 2013 as part of a transversal contract. The Apex Court’s ruling essentially prevents…
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 influence. The rapid response to these litigations conceals the dark side of justice in South Africa: the inefficiency of courts and inaccessibility to courts for…