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Jacob Zuma Contempt Of Court
Jacob Zuma, the former President of South Africa, was imprisoned on 7 July 2021 following a finding by the Constitutional Court of South Africa that he was guilty of contempt of court. The charges originated in Zuma's refusal to provide testimony to Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo's judicial commission of inquiry into alleged state capture. During 2021, the Constitutional Court handed down three related decisions. In ''Secretary of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State v Zuma'' (known as ''Zuma I''), the Zondo Commission applied urgently for a court order compelling Zuma to comply with the commission's summons and provide evidence before it. Zuma declined to oppose the application, and the Constitutional Court granted the order on 28 January 2021. The unanimous judgment, a straightforward application of the Commissions Act, 1947, was written by Justice Chris Jafta. However, Zum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Zuma
Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (; born 12 April 1942) is a South African politician who served as the fourth president of South Africa from 2009 to 2018. He is also referred to by his initials JZ and clan names Nxamalala and Msholozi. Zuma was a former anti-apartheid activist, member of uMkhonto weSizwe, and president of the African National Congress (ANC) from 2007 to 2017. He is also the father-in-law of Eswatini king, Mswati III, as of 2024.Zuma’s daughter marrying polygamous king ‘for love’ ''BBC'', 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2025 Zuma was born in the rural region of Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal, Nkandla, which is now part of the KwaZulu-Natal province and the centre of Zuma's support base. He joined the ANC at the age of 17 in 1959 and spent ten years in Maximum Security Prison, Robb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Functus Officio
refers to an officer or agency whose mandate has expired, due to either the arrival of an expiry date or an agency having accomplished the purpose for which it was created. When used to describe a court, it can refer to one whose duty or authority has come to an end: "Once a court has passed a valid sentence after a lawful hearing, it becomes and cannot reopen the case." Relationship to doctrine of ' is thus bound up with the doctrine of , which prevents (in the absence of statutory authority) the re-opening of a matter before the same court, tribunal or other statutory actor that rendered the final decision. There are many exceptions; for instance, where a statute authorizes variations of the original decision, the decision maker may revisit his or her previous decision. Common examples include legal competency hearings, parole board hearings and family law proceedings. There is an important difference between and ': the former refers to the end of a case, while the latt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Victor
Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Old Iranian. It has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages. It became less popular between the 16th and 18th century, but became more common again after this period, becoming the second-most popular female name in the United States in 1903. Since this time, it has become less common, but was still the ninth-most common name for women of all ages in the United States as of the 1990 census. Margaret has many diminutive forms in many languages, including Daisy, Greta, Gretchen, Maggie, Madge, Maisie, Marge, Margie, Margo, Margot, Marnie, Meg, Megan, Molly, Peggy, and Rita. Etymology Margaret is derived via French () and Latin () from (), via Persian ''murwārīd'', meaning "pearl". Margarita (given name) traces the etymology further as مروارید, ''morvārīd'' in modern Persian, derived from S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rammaka Mathopo
Rammaka Steven Mathopo (born 28 January 1963) is a judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. Before his elevation to that court in January 2022, he served in the Supreme Court of Appeal between June 2015 and December 2021. He was formerly a judge of the Gauteng High Court from January 2006 to May 2015, and he practised as an attorney for 17 years before then. Early life and education Mathopo was born on 28 January 1963 in the region that later became Gauteng. He was one of 11 siblings. He matriculated at Mokomene High School in Botlokwa Ga-Ramokgopa, north of Polokwane in present-day Limpopo, and completed a BProc at the University of the North in 1985. He was a member of the Azanian Students' Organisation, an anti-apartheid group. Legal practice Mathopo served his articles at SC Mhinga Attorneys between 1985 and 1989, when he was admitted as an attorney. Thereafter he opened his own practice, Mathopo Attorneys, where he practised until 2006. During that time, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zukisa Tshiqi
Zukisa Laura Lumka Tshiqi (; born 11 January 1961) is a South African judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. She formerly served in the Supreme Court of Appeal from December 2009 until October 2019, when President Cyril Ramaphosa elevated her to the Constitutional Court. She was a practising attorney until she was first appointed to the bench in the Gauteng High Court in 2005. Early life and education Tshiqi was born on 11 January 1961 in Cefane, a rural area near Ngcobo in Eastern Cape. She was one of eight children and her father was a farmer. She attended Cefane Primary School and matriculated in 1979 at Blythswood High School in Nqamakwe. Thereafter she went on the University of Fort Hare but was forced to drop out due to a lack of funds. After her marriage, she moved to Johannesburg, where she enrolled in the University of the Witwatersrand. She graduated with a BProc in 1989, completing her degree while her husband was detained for a political offence and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nonkosi Mhlantla
Nonkosi Zoliswa Mhlantla (born 2 May 1964) is a South African judge of the Constitutional Court. Elevated to that court in December 2015, she was formerly a judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal between December 2008 and November 2015. She entered legal practice as an attorney in her hometown, Port Elizabeth, and joined the bench in June 2002, becoming the first woman ever to be appointed to the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa. Early life and career Mhlantla was born on 2 May 1964 in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. She grew up in the Port Elizabeth townships of KwaZakhele and New Brighton. In 1982, she matriculated at Kenneth Masekela High School in KwaThema, a township outside Springs in the former Transvaal, and she went on to the University of the North, where she completed a BProc in 1987. Between 1990 and 2002, she practised as an attorney in Port Elizabeth, running her own firm named N. Mhlantla & Associates. As a junior attorney, she hand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Majiedt
Steven Arnold Majiedt (born 18 December 1960) is a South African judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. He joined the Constitutional Court in October 2019 as an appointee of President Cyril Ramaphosa. Formerly a practicing advocate, he served in the Supreme Court of Appeal from 2010 to 2019 and in the Northern Cape High Court from 2000 to 2010. Born in the Northern Cape, Majiedt attended the University of the Western Cape and practiced law in Cape Town between 1984 and 1995. He gained his legal reputation serving as junior counsel on public law matters concerning apartheid legislation. After the end of apartheid, he was Provincial State Law Adviser to Premier Manne Dipico's government in the Northern Cape between 1996 and 2000 and then practiced briefly in chambers in Kimberley before he was appointed to the High Court of South Africa later in 2000. During his nine years' service on the Supreme Court of Appeal, Majiedt acted in the Constitutional Court in 2014 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madlanga J
Mbuyiseli Russel Madlanga (born 27 March 1962) is a judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, currently serving as Acting Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa following the elevation of Mandisa Maya to Chief Justice. He joined the bench on 1 August 2013 on the appointment of President Jacob Zuma. Formerly an advocate in the Eastern Cape, he first served as a judge in the Transkei Division between 1996 and 2001. Early life Madlanga was born in 1962 in Njijini village, Mount Frere, to a family of the amaBhaca. He attended Lekete High School in Acornhoek. His father, a teacher, encouraged him to apply for a bursary to read law at the University of Transkei, where he completed a BJuris in 1981 in an atmosphere of growing social unrest. During his final year he began working in a magistrate's office, though he was close friends with African National Congress activists under investigation by his colleagues. In 1985 he moved to Grahamstown, then in a state of "complete c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khampepe J
Sisi Virginia Khampepe (born 8 January 1957) is a retired South African judge who served in the Constitutional Court of South Africa between October 2009 and October 2021. Formerly a prominent labour lawyer, she joined the bench in December 2000 as a judge of the Transvaal Provincial Division. She was also a member of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Born in Soweto, Khampepe entered legal practice as a fellow of the Legal Resources Centre before she gained admission as an attorney in 1985. For a decade thereafter, she ran her own firm in Johannesburg, primarily representing employees and trade unions in labour law matters. Between 1995 and 1998, she served at the appointment of President Nelson Mandela as a member of the post-apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and from 1998 to 1999 she was a director in the National Prosecuting Authority. In December 2000, President Thabo Mbeki appointed her as a judge of the High Court of South Africa, and he additionally a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jafta J
Christopher Nyaole Jafta (born 1959) is a retired South African judge who served in the Constitutional Court of South Africa from October 2009 to October 2021. Formerly an academic and practising advocate in the Transkei, he joined the bench in November 1999 as a judge of the Transkei Division. Thereafter he served in the Supreme Court of Appeal from November 2004 to October 2009. Jafta was born in the present-day Matatiele, Eastern Cape, and began his legal career as a civil servant in the Transkei bantustan from 1983 to 1988, including as a magistrate from 1986 to 1988. Between 1988 and 1992, he taught commercial law and constitutional law at the University of Transkei, his alma mater, and thereafter he practised as an advocate in Mthatha until he joined the High Court bench in 1999. He rose rapidly through the judicial ranks and was elevated to the Constitutional Court in 2009 on the appointment of President Jacob Zuma. During his 12-year term in the apex court, he was reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recusal
Recusal is the legal process by which a judge, juror, or other adjudicator steps aside from participating in a case due to potential bias, conflict of interest, or appearance of impropriety. This practice is fundamental to ensuring fairness and impartiality in legal proceedings, preserving the integrity of the judiciary, and maintaining public confidence in the legal system. Historical and modern legal frameworks outline specific grounds for recusal, such as personal or financial conflicts of interest, prior involvement in a case, or demonstrated bias. Applicable statutes or canons of ethics may provide standards for recusal in a given proceeding or matter. Providing that the judge or decision-maker must be free from disabling conflicts of interest makes the fairness of the proceedings less likely to be questioned, and more likely that there is due process. Recusal laws and guidelines are established in various legal systems worldwide, including the United States, where they are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Ramaphosa
Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa (born 17 November 1952) is a South African businessman and politician serving as the 5th and current President of South Africa since 2018. A former Anti-Apartheid Movement, anti-apartheid activist and trade union leader, Ramaphosa is also the president of the African National Congress (ANC). Ramaphosa rose to national prominence as secretary general of South Africa's biggest and most powerful trade union, the National Union of Mineworkers (South Africa), National Union of Mineworkers. 48th National Conference of the African National Congress, In 1991, he was elected ANC secretary general under ANC president Nelson Mandela and became the ANC's chief negotiator during the Negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa, negotiations that ended apartheid. He was elected chairperson of the Constitutional Assembly after the country's 1994 South African general election, first fully democratic elections in 1994 and some observers believed that he was Mandela's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
