CASE DISCUSSION: WHEN GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS FAIL: SOUTH AFRICAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION AND OTHERS V THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE AND OTHERS
The recent ruling of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and Others v The Democratic Alliance and Others, which upheld the decision of the Western Cape High Court and dismissed the SABC’s appeal on behalf of its Chief Operating Officer (COO) Hlaudi Motsoeneng and the Minister of Communications, is a welcome one. This is because it serves to cement the authority of the office of the Public Protector, as well as those of other Chapter 9 institutions.
The matter commenced in the Western Cape High Court as a result of the publicised irregular appointment of the COO into his current position and the ensuing investigation into the same, as well as maladministration of the national broadcaster by the Minister of Communications.
The Centre for Constitutional Rights (the CFCR) welcomes a decision by the North Gauteng High Court to deny the State leave to appeal its earlier full-bench judgment in the 
The Centre for Constitutional Rights (the CFCR) welcomes the recently concluded meeting between the Chief Justice as head of the Judiciary and the President as head of State. The meeting, at the request of the Chief Justice, Heads of Court and senior Judges of all Divisions, aimed to address the unwarranted attacks by some politicians on the Judiciary, but also the government’s apparent disregard for court orders.
On 29 July the Centre for Constitutional Rights (CFCR) and the School of Public Leadership (SPL) at Stellenbosch University (SU) supported by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS), hosted the third in a series of breakfast discussions for 2015. The aim of these discussions is to create a platform for conversation about the Constitution and good public leadership.
The Centre for Constitutional Rights (the CFCR) welcomes Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng’s intervention in relation to the recent spate of 
THE CONSTITUTION AND GOOD PUBLIC LEADERSHIP: BREAKFAST DISCUSSION SERIES 2015
The Centre for Constitutional Rights (the CFCR) notes with great concern the increasing attacks on the independence, impartiality, dignity and effectiveness of the courts by senior members of the African National Congress (ANC) and its alliance partners.
The Centre for Constitutional Rights (the CFCR) welcomes the comprehensive explanation handed down by Justice Dunstan Mlambo, Judge President of the Gauteng Division of the High Court, on behalf of a full bench of the North Gauteng High Court. In its judgment, the Court explained the reasons for its earlier ruling in which it held that the South African government’s failure to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir – in accordance with its international obligations –