constitutional court

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    ConCourt ruling on copyright good news for blind people

    ConCourt ruling on copyright good news for blind people The Constitutional Court has come to the aid of blind and visually impaired people. On Friday, the court handed down an interim order which again gives them legal protection to convert copyright-protected works into accessible formats...
  2. Hanno Labuschagne

    Vodafone denied access to court in Vodacom-Makate battle

    Vodafone denied access to court in Vodacom-Makate battle Vodafone has been denied access to the court in Vodacom's continued legal battle against Please Call Me idea-man Kenneth Nkosana Makate. Sunday Times reports that the Constitutional Court found the UK-based telecoms company, which owns...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Vodacom calculations show Supreme Court wants it to pay Makate between R29 billion and R63 billion

    Vodacom calculations show Supreme Court wants it to pay Makate between R29 billion and R63 billion The Supreme Court of Appeal ruling in favour of Kenneth Nkosana Makate effectively ordered Vodacom to pay him between R29 billion and R63 billion. This is according to estimates in Vodacom’s...
  4. Jan

    Government drops law forcing Eskom and other SOCs to use 100% black-owned suppliers

    Eskom no longer forced to use 100% black-owned suppliers Eskom, Denel, Transnet, and other state-owned companies (SOCs) can no longer disqualify suppliers from consideration for tenders if they don't meet black economic empowerment (BEE) criteria. Sunday newspaper Rapport reports that finance...
  5. Jan

    ConCourt sets date for Outa's case against Aarto

    Constitutional Court sets date for case against new traffic fine and demerit system laws The Constitutional Court of South Africa has set 15 November 2022 as the date on which it will hear the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse's (Outa) case against the country's new traffic laws. It will consider...
  6. Jan

    Constitutional Court sides with E-tv in analogue TV and spectrum fight

    Constitutional Court delays South Africa's analogue TV switch-off — and essential mobile network capacity The Constitutional Court has ruled that South Africa may not switch off its analogue TV signals on 30 June 2022. In a unanimous judgement in favour of E-tv in the latest battle over South...
  7. BusinessTech

    SA court may be forced to decide who suffered more under Apartheid

    SA court may be forced to decide who suffered more under Apartheid The Constitutional Court is set to hear a crucial case on Wednesday (18 November) regarding employment equity policies in South Africa - which could leave racial minorities out in the dust.
  8. Kevin Lancaster

    Zuma stole money SMS: democracy is the winner

    Zuma stole money SMS: democracy is the winner Democracy and the right to freedom of speech were the true winners in a court battle over an SMS stating President Jacob Zuma “stole” taxpayers’ money
  9. Kevin Lancaster

    DA allowed to say Zuma stole money: Con Court

    DA allowed to say Zuma stole money: Con Court The DA was within it rights when it said in an SMS that President Jacob Zuma had stolen money, the Constitutional Court ruled on Monday
  10. Kevin Lancaster

    Constitutional Court to hear DA SMS appeal

    Constitutional Court to hear DA SMS appeal The Constitutional Court will hear an appeal on Thursday against an Electoral Court judgment that an sms sent to voters, stating that President Jacob Zuma stole public money to build his Nkandla home, was based on false information
  11. jes

    Dina Pule under fire from Constitutional Court

    Dina Pule under fire from Constitutional Court Former communications minister Dina Pule has been taken to task by the Constitutional Court for failing to meet a court deadline
  12. J

    E-tolling interim order pushed aside

    E-toll interim order set aside The Constitutional Court has set aside the interim order on e-tolls, which temporarily halted Sanral’s plans with the e-tolling system
  13. QuintonB

    E-toll ruling expected Thursday (20 September)

    E-tolls: ConCourt ruling expected 20 September Gauteng motorists will hear on Thursday whether e-tolling will go ahead, when the Constitutional Court is expected to decide whether to overturn an interim interdict preventing e-tolling.
  14. J

    E-toll battle is not between state and public

    State not fighting public: Minister The Transport Minister Ben Martins has emphasised that the e-toll debacle is not a dispute between the public and the state
  15. J

    E-toll judgement reserved by Constitutional Court

    E-toll judgement reserved ConCourt reserves the judgement of the e-toll case after Wednesday’s (15 August) hearing
  16. QuintonB

    E-toll interdict reasoning questioned in ConCourt

    E-toll interdict “vague”, ConCourt hears Reasons given by the High Court in Pretoria for granting an interim interdict against e-tolling were vague and unclear, the Constitutional Court heard on Wednesday.
  17. J

    E-toll battle heads to ConCourt

    E-toll battle: ConCourt is all ears The Constitution Court will begin hearing OUTA’s arguments for preventing the implementation of the e-toll system
  18. jes

    FW De Klerk says the Concourt is likely to reject info bill

    FW De Klerk says the Concourt is likely to reject info bill It is unlikely the Constitutional Court will approve the Protection of Information Bill in its current form, according to former president FW de Klerk.
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