IN CONVERSATION WITH MBEKEZELI BENJAMIN

Loading player...
The Constitutional Court has dismissed, with costs, the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) political party.
This comes after , the current leader of the official opposition, the MK Party, in the National Assembly, John Hlophe’s bid to appeal the interim interdict that has barred him from serving on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).
Meanwhile , the court dismissed the application for leave to appeal as no case has been made out for a direct appeal.
Hlophe was barred from the Western Cape High Court sitting in the JSC in September last year pending the main bid to challenge his suitability to serve on the body which appoints and disciplines judicial officers.
The court has since heard the main arguments on the suitability of Hlophe, who has been removed from judicial office, to sit on this body and judgment remains reserved.
17 Apr 2025 English South Africa Entertainment News · Music Interviews

Other recent episodes

IN CONVERSATION WITH MR ROBERT BROOKS

The Music Is A Great Investment (MIAGI) Youth Orchestra has spent the past 25 years transforming the lives of young people from township communities through music, education, and global exposure.   Founded to create access to classical and orchestral music for young South Africans who would otherwise be excluded from…
21 Jan 16 min

IN CONVERSATION WITH LUCY CARLSON (APPLICATION SUPPORT) & GUGU MIYA (CYBER AND INFORMATION AND SECURITY OFFICER)

For virtually every aspect of university life — from academic registration to online classes, email communication, learning platforms, and research — students at the University of the Witwatersrand rely on the Wits ICT (Information and Communications Technology) division.  Wits ICT manages essential digital services, including student email addresses, campus Wi-Fi…
21 Jan 21 min

IN CONVERSATION WITH SR MININATHI BILANKULU (PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CLINICIAN)

As firstyear students arrived on the University of the Witwatersrand campus this week, the Campus Health and Wellness Centre (CHWC) hosted an educational conversation to welcome them and introduce them to key health and wellbeing services available for the year ahead. Wits’s Gateway to Success (GTS) orientation programme — designed…
21 Jan 11 min

IN CONVERSATION WITH GOODENUGH MASHEGO

President Cyril Ramaphosa has approved salary increases for public office- bearers, including ministers, deputy ministers, members of Parliament, premiers and provincial legislators. The increases follow recommendations by the Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office-Bearers and take effect retrospectively from April 2025. While government has defended the move as…
21 Jan 9 min

IN CONVERSATION WITH ZANELE SABELA (COSATU Spokesperson)

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has welcomed a newly gazetted regulation signed by Minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth, that empowers labour inspectors to directly enforce compliance on pension fund contributions. This means employers who deduct pension contributions from workers’ salaries must now ensure those funds…
21 Jan 11 min