constitutional court

CPS and Sassa ordered to continue paying grants

Sassa and Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) must continue paying social grants until another entity which can do so is found, the Constitutional Court ruled on Friday. The declaration of the invalidity of the previous contract between the SA Social Security Agency and CPS would be suspended for 12 months, Justice Johan[…]

Read »

ConCourt to hand down Sassa judgment

The Constitutional Court will hand down the much anticipated judgment in the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) matter on Friday. The judgment is expected to be handed down at 10:00. On Wednesday the court heard an application by the Black Sash for an order that it exercise supervisory jurisdiction[…]

Read »

Sassa to file court papers on grant payment crisis

The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) will on Thursday file papers with the Constitutional Court with proposals on the payment of welfare grants from April, spokesperson Paseka Letsatsi said. “We will file papers before the close of business tomorrow,” Letsatsi said. He said the embattled agency would put forward[…]

Read »

Zimbabwe’s top court throws out case against Mugabe

Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court dismissed a case against President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday lodged by an activist who accused the aging leader of violating the southern African country’s supreme law during protests last year. The case was the first time a private citizen has asked the court to decide whether actions[…]

Read »

Zuma, Masutha to respond to ICC court challenge

The High Court in Pretoria is expected to hear arguments from government on Tuesday on reasons for wanting to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Representatives for President Jacob Zuma, Justice Minister Michael Masutha, the National Assembly speaker, the chair of the National Council of Provinces as well as[…]

Read »

It’s not over yet for Zuma

There is still hope for President Jacob Zuma when it comes to the DA’s court case to have the decision to drop corruption charges against him overturned. On Friday, the DA announced that the Constitutional Court had dismissed an application by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for leave to appeal[…]

Read »

Hewitt has 7 days to hand himself over

Former tennis champion and convicted rapist Bob Hewitt must hand himself over to police within seven days following the Constitutional Court’s dismissal of his appeal. His lawyer Johan Engelbrecht told News24 on Tuesday that although he had not seen the order himself, his junior had told him the court dismissed[…]

Read »

‘Perpetrators guilty of sex crimes escaping’

Long-buried incidents by sexual predators who abused children could come out to haunt the perpetrators – years after they committed such offences. An ambitious Constitutional Court application could potentially change the law around indecent and sexual assault, opening the floodgates for victims of child abuse to pursue criminal charges against[…]

Read »

We want to study Nkandla judgment: ANC

The ANC is set to study the damning Constitutional Court judgement on the binding nature of the powers of the Public Protector, and the conduct of the president and National Assembly. ANC spokesperson Zizi Kodwa said in a statement that the party had noted the unanimous judgment. “The African National[…]

Read »
WhatsApp WhatsApp us
Wait a sec, saving restore vars.