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Concourt at 30: A Beacon of Democracy Amid Rising Global Uncertainty by Radio Islam

President Cyril Ramaphosa has likened South Africa's Constitutional Court to the birth certificate of the country. Speaking during his keynote address at an event held to mark 30 years of the existence of the Apex court, Ramaphosa outlined the significant role played by the court in the past three decades. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC Reporter, Canny Maphanga and Mbekezeli Benjamin, Researcher and Advocacy Officer at Judges Matter

President Cyril Ramaphosa will today deliver the keynote address at the 30th anniversary of South Africa's Constitutional Court. The celebration will be held at Constitution Hill in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. The Constitutional Court - established after the 1994 democratic election, serves as the nation's highest court. Elvis Presslin spoke to former Constitutional Judge and social justice activist, Justice Albie Sachs

Civil society groups including Blind SA, SECTION27, and the South African Democratic Teachers Union will today picket outside the Constitutional Court to push for two important laws: the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers' Protection Amendment Bill. The apex court will hear a case regarding the constitutionality of both Bills. The Bills aim to make it easier for everyone especially people with disabilities, teachers, and artists to access and share creative works fairly. Elvis Presslin spoke to BlindSA President, Christo de Klerk

The Constitutional Court recently handed down an order allowing visually impaired people (as well as those with a physical, neurological, intellectual or sensory impairment) accessible formats of material that are copyright-protected. The matter was brought to the apex court by Blind SA, after the Copyright Bill was stalled by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant and unusual stories make the programme inclusive and thought-provoking. Don’t miss the popular World View feature at 7:45am daily. Listen out for #LesterInYourLounge which is an outside broadcast – from the home of a listener in a different part of Cape Town - on the first Wednesday of every month. This show introduces you to interesting Capetonians as well as their favourite communities, habits, local personalities and neighbourhood news. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Good Morning CapeTalk with Lester Kiewit broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/xGkqLbT or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/f9Eeb7i Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just before the Constitutional Court ruled that South Africans can now have citizenship of another country while keeping their SA citizenship, the law prohibited this. A matter that the Democratic Alliance has been seized with in the courts for years. The party was supported by Phillip Plaatjes, a South African citizen who went to South Korea in 2002 to teach English. He then married British citizens, but when he realised his passport had expired, he found out he was no longer a citizen as per the old provision of the act. Now that the court has ruled what becomes the next step? Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Mosa Chabane, the chairperson of the parliament committee on the Home Affairs and African Transformation Movement President Vuyolwethu Zungula

The Constitutional Court will today rule on a law that automatically strips South Africans of their citizenship when they acquire another country's citizenship. Until June 2023, many citizens were unaware that taking up foreign citizenship, other than by birth, could cost them their South African status. The Democratic Alliance challenged the matter in court, arguing that citizens who lost their citizenship were not informed of the need to apply to retain it. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Adrian Roos, DA Spokesperson on Home Affairs

Graeme Raubenheimer is joined by Nabeelah Mia, Head of the Penal Reform and Detention Monitoring Programme at Lawyers for Human Rights, to unpack the Constitutional Court’s landmark ruling that prisoners must be allowed to use personal laptops in their cells for study purposes.  Afternoon Drive with John Maytham is the late afternoon show on CapeTalk. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and international news coupled with the latest in business, sport, traffic and weather. The host’s eclectic interests mean the program often surprises the audience with intriguing book reviews and inspiring interviews profiling artists. A daily highlight is Rapid Fire, just after 5:30pm. CapeTalk fans call in, in an attempt to stump the presenter with their general knowledge questions. Another firm favourite is the humorous Thursday crossing with award-winning journalist Rebecca Davis, called “Plan B”. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Afternoon Drive with John Maytham Listen live – Afternoon Drive with John Maytham is broadcast weekdays between 15:00 and 18:00 (SA Time) https://www.primediaplus.com/station/capetalk Find all the catch-up podcasts here https://www.primediaplus.com/capetalk/afternoon-drive-with-john-maytham/audio-podcasts/afternoon-drive-with-john-maytham/ Subscribe to the CapeTalk daily and weekly newsletters https://www.primediaplus.com/competitions/newsletter-subscription/ Follow us on social media: CapeTalk on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CapeTalk   CapeTalk on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@capetalk   CapeTalk on Instagram: www.instagram.com/capetalkza  CapeTalk on X: www.x.com/CapeTalk  CapeTalk on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Constitutional Court has dismissed, with costs, the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) political party and Dr. John Hlophe's bid to appeal the interim interdict that bars him from serving on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). The court , in an order dated 15 April - refused the application for leave to appeal as "no case has been made out for a direct appeal. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Canny Maphanga

Afrikaner lobby group AfriForum has criticised South African judges for ruling that the "Kill the Boer" chant is not hate speech, accusing them of being ideologically biased. This after the apex court THIS WEEK refused AfriForum's bid for leave to appeal the "Kill the boer" judgment, which found that the chant did not constitute Hate Speech and dismissed the application saying it bears no reasonable prospects of success. In August, 2022 – the Equality Court ruled in favour of the Economic Freedom Fighters, stating that the song did not constitute Hate Speech. The "Kill the boer, Kill the farmer" chant, which EFF leader Julius Malema continues to sing, was used by Elon Musk to justify US accusations that South Africa is allegedly violating the human rights of some groups in the country. The opposition DA has also weighed in the debate saying the chant has no place in SA society, regardless of any legal ruling on its constitutionality. To weigh in on the matter Bongiwe Zwane spoke to political analyst, Sandile Swana.

Tshidi Madia in for Clement Manyathela and the listeners debate the relevance of this chant following the Constitutional court dismissing AfriForum's application for leave to appeal the 'Kill the boer' ruling. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Judgement has been reserved in the constitutional challenge by two married couples where the husbands wish to assume the surnames of their wives. The applicants had successfully challenged the legislation in the Free State High Court after the male spouses could not change their surnames after marriage. One husband sought to take his wife's surname, while the other sought to hyphenate his surname to include the wiVes surname, but the system didn't allow for a man to assume the surname of his wife. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Canny Maphanga

John Maytham speaks with News24 legal journalist Karyn Maughan about the Constitutional Court’s review of the Western Cape government’s 2015 sale of the Tafelberg school property in Sea Point.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Maytham speaks to JJ Van der Walt, legal counsel for employment law at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr – to unpack what happens when employees reach retirement age, in light of the ConCourt judgement.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Maytham speaks to lead attorney and Head of the Law Centre at Ndifuna Ukwazi, Disha Govender about the outcome of their eight-year court battle representing the residents of Bromwell Street against the City of Cape Town. The Constitutional Court has declared the City’s housing programme as unconstitutional and declared that the City provide housing within close proximity of Woodstock within six months.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Armand Bam, Head of Social Impact and Senior Lecturer at Stellenbosch Business School and former Executive Director of The League of Friends of the Blind. They discuss the Constitutional Court once again having to step in to confirm the rights of the blind and visually impaired. The government has been tasked with amending laws which trample on the rights of the blind but has not yet given the green light to the new version.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Constitutional Court will today hear an application from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) challenging the National Assembly's decision not to adopt the Independent Panel's Report on the Phala Phala scandal. The EFF argues that the decision was irrational and unlawful, violating constitutional provisions. The case follows the National Assembly's rejection of the Report in December 2022, with the ANC using its majority vote to block the referral to an impeachment inquiry.  For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Andrew Goldberg, legal analyst from Goldberg Attorneys Incorporated

Vodacom 'Please call me' service inventor Nkosana Makate is confident his case is solid and that the ConCourt will bring the R9.4m matter to finality.

Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Kevin Winter, researcher at the Future Water Institute and Senior Lecturer in Environmental & Geographical Science at UCT, about the true state of South Africa's water supply and quality. This after Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina told parliament there is no water crisis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is taking its fight for enforceable recommendations to the Constitutional Court, following a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling that its directives are not legally binding. Although the Appeals Court acknowledged the importance of respecting and following the Commission's findings, it emphasized that they require a court order to carry legal weight. This legal challenge stems from a dispute over water access, where the Commission ruled in favour of farm occupiers and instructed farm owners to restore access. However, the farm owners' refusal to comply has sparked a battle over the Commission's authority. For expert analysis on this significant case, Elvis Presslin spoke to Si-thuthu-kile Mkhize, Senior Attorney at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies, CALS at Wits

Romains 8.28 DESCRIPTION: Quand les souffrances et les épreuves viennent dans notre vie, comme il est difficile de garder la foi et la joie chrétienne. Nous avons besoin de regarder à la vérité et de la chérir de tout notre cœur. Ce matin nous verrons que Dieu dans sa grâce incompréhensible, prend tout ce qui nous arrive et le fait concourir à notre bien pour sa gloire. Nos épreuves ne sont pas dans les mains du hasard, mais d’un Dieu parfait qui a prévu chaque détails de notre existence. PLAN: 1) Toutes choses… (Quoi?) 2) Concourt au bien... (Comment?) 3) De ceux qui aiment Dieu... (Pour qui?) Prédicateur : Daniel Méthot-Pinel Textes Complémentaires : Romain 8 et Psaumes 103

Lester Kiewit speaks to Bernadette “Burny” Enever, who has finally won her case against former employer Barloworld, for her unfair dismissal in 2022, after she had tested positive for Cannabis, despite the employers not being able to prove that her work was impaired. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Constitutional Court has rejected Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi's appeal against a Pretoria High Court ruling that found the termination of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) unlawful due to a lack of fair consultation. The High Court faulted the department for failing to follow proper procedures in ending the permit program, which permits over 178,000 Zimbabweans to live and work in South Africa. The Helen Suzman Foundation contested Motsoaledi's decision to discontinue the ZEPs last April. for reaction on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Dr Vusumuzi Sibanda, the president of the African Diaspora Global Network 

This Friday the first seating of the 7th administration will be taking place and yet today the MK party has launched an urgent application at the Constitutional Court to overturn the 2024 national and provincial elections, in an unprecedented legal challenge that hands SA's democratic institutions their biggest test yet. What the possibilities are that the parliamentary seating will take place? What impact does this application has on this seating?  Thabiso Goba, EWN Reporter, joins to tell us more about the MK application to concourt.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2024 SA Elections heat up: ConCourt bars Jacob Zuma from Parliament, MK Party unfazed by Radio Islam

The MK Party say the Constitutional Court Judgment declaring former President Jacob Zuma ineligible for Parliament does not deter it. The Apex court ruled Zuma's 15-month prison sentence for contempt of court disqualified him from running for parliament in next week's general election. MK Party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela says the party is working towards a two-thirds majority in order to amend South Africa's constitution for Zuma to return to power. Elvis Presslin spoke to political analyst, Tessa Dooms

The Constitutional Court has found that former President and leader of the Mkhonto weSizwe Party Jacob Zuma is not eligible to stand for elections as a member of parliament. This as Zuma is the first candidate on the MK party list of members to go to the National Assembly after the upcoming elections. The matter was sent to the Electoral Court which concluded that Zuma's 15-month sentence for contempt couldn't be appealed and, thus, didn't meet the criteria of a "sentence" under Section 47(1)(e) of the Constitution. Elvis Presslin spoke to Legal Expert Melusi Xulu from Donda Attorneys before the judgement was delivered ... 

In the Constitutional Court, former President Jacob Zuma is continuing with his fight to remain on the ballot during the upcoming elections. John Maytham speaks to Bernadette Wicks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Civil society calls on all to respect the outcome of the ConCourt decision. EWN speaks with supporters and MK political principles outside the court.The case against 21-year-old Bafana Mahungela, the boy accused of killing Joburg killer Kirsten Kluyts, is back in court.ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa is leading a campaign in Pretoria, Atteridgeville, tomorrow to garner party support. He is expected to visit Nkomo Village Mall, a local high school and a door-to-door.Latest from George. 44 people unaccounted for, eight deceased. 16 of the 37 retrieved are in critical condition in hospital.Thousands of Equal Education members will be marching to Parliament to demand the prioritisation and realisation of equal and quality education for all learners in the lead-up to the national elections..SPORTS WRAP.Spreading good news with Brent Lindeque. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Maytham speaks to legal analyst Melusi Xulu ahead of tomorrow's concourt hearing which will decide on the eligibility to contest elections by  former president Jacob Zuma. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professor Marthinus van Staden, from Wits School of Law, specializes in Labour Law and Jurisprudence. He joins John to consider a Constitutional Court ruling supporting Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) in a case involving the retrenchment of 400 employees after a merger. Despite objections, the Court upheld CCBA's decision, finding no legal basis to overturn it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The ConCourt has dismissed a challenge to the Electoral Amendment Act brought by BOSA, Rivonia Circle.The IEC introduces principles and guidelines for using digital and social media in African elections. Sixteen (16) African Electoral Management Bodies (EMB) hosting elections this year will attend the launch and socialisation of the principles and guidelines for using digital and social media in African elections.The Department of Water and Sanitation calls on public members to send their written submissions and to make their voices heard on the amended National Water Act (NWA) and Water Services Act (WSA) by the 1st of March 2024.President Cyril Ramaphosa has, in terms of Section 174(3) of the Constitution, embarked on a process of consultation with the leaders of political parties represented in Parliament and the Judicial Service Commission to convey his nomination of Judge Mandisa Muriel Lindelwa Maya as Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sasfin's David Shapiro takes up through the day's market moves, PGMs under pressure, developments around China, the rand manipulation case heading to the ConCourt, and AB InBev. SAfm Market Update - Podcasts and live stream

Electoral amendment act | Xiluva acknowledges Concourt's ruling by Radio Islam

The Constitutional Court handed down judgments today (Monday) that set important rules for independent candidates in next year's national election. Michael Louis, the chair of the Independent Candidates Association (ICA), was there. In this interview, he takes BizNews through the judgments and explains their implications.  He predicts a scenario where an independent candidate needs to get 90,000 votes for a seat, but gets 67,000 votes and doesn't get elected as a Member of Parliament, while a political party with 43,000 votes will get a seat. He says the big challenge now is that independent candidates will have to “really pick up the muster to prove their strength”. And he vows that ICA is going out “full steam to identify great leaders in all the provinces and then equip and train them to become independent candidates and politicians”. He already has 29 independent candidates “of very high profile” wanting to stand. - Chris Steyn Sign up for your early morning brew of the BizNews Insider to keep you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here.

  Thabo speaks to Mmusi Maimane, Build One SA Leader about the highly anticipated judgement on election laws which is set to have a massive impact on the 2024 national elections.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Constitutional Court has given Parliament 24 months to amend a section of the Divorce Act to allow divorced spouses to claim from their exes even if they were married out of community of property. On Legal Matters, we talk to Elmarie Erasmus, a director at Clark's Attorneys, about  this recent decision by the concourt and to get a better understanding of what it means and how it would be applied going forward. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  Clement speaks to Mbekezeli Benjamin, a Researcher at Judges Matter about senior lawyers and legal academics to be considered for direct appointments at the Constitutional Court over the long-standing practice of judges being the preferred candidates.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Will Zuma have to return to jail after the Concourt ruling? by Radio Islam

Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, MEC for Health and Wellness in Gauteng, shared more information about the fingerprint system, which will address the province's unclaimed and unidentified bodies in hospital and mortuaries in the province.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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EWN reporter Bernadette Wicks sheds more light on what the Concourt says.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Constitutional Court has dismissed OUTA's legal challenge in terms of the validity of the AARTO Act., which means that the demerit system in terms of traffic offences will take effect. The corruption fighting watchdog in the meantime says that government will have a hard time upholding the lawfulness of this system. Business Day TV unpacked the judgement with Stefanie Fick, Executive director of the Accountability division at OUTA

On the Kwantu Feature, we talk about the Constitutional Court judgement in the legal challenge to the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act. This act has been judged as unconstitutional with the recommendation that parliament should re-enact the stature in a manner consistent with the constitution. Constance Mogale, national co-ordinator for the Alliance for Rural Democracy, joins to explain why the took the matter to court and what their concerns are regarding this piece of legislature.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Ayesha Motala Research Officer at The Land and Accountability Research Centre (LARC) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's three years since the Constitutional Court instructed Parliament to approve a new Electoral Act that will transform SA's polity and encourage its best citizens to become MPs. Political parties, including president Cyril Ramaphosa, want none of it, and have applied ‘Stalingrad' tactics to delay the end of a system which prevents independents from standing for election to Parliament. Dr Michael Louis's One SA Movement is leading a group of 77 civic society bodies working to replace what was always supposed to be a temporary system. They are determined to overcome the stalling and change the system before the 2024 National Election. Dr Louis explains how to Alec Hogg of BizNews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest:  Cormac Cullinan is an Environmental Lawyer at Cullinan and Associates, and he joins John as one of the respondents in a Constitutional Court decision that marks the first-time that environmentalists have successfully invoked the SLAPP suit defense.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Legal Matters we talk to Advocate Modidima Mannye, admitted advocate of the High Court South Africa, about the Concourt's decision on the question of whether section 24(2)(b) of the Legal Practice Act (LPA) is unconstitutional because it restricted all foreign nationals who have not been granted permanent resident status from being admitted as legal practitioners, regardless of their circumstances. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  Professor of Political Science in UNISA Dirk Kotze is in conversation with Thabo Mdluli about the electoral amendment bill. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clement is joined by the Spokesperson for the Public Protector, Oupa Segalwe to talk about the Public Protector's report released yesterday about the Controversial SMS by Ismail Abramjee See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.