Late judgments

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Tardy judges late on hundreds of judgments

Some judgments have been outstanding for four years

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Brief | 15 October 2025

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Judge hands down ruling three years late

For most of that time there was no record of it in the official report that tracks late judgments

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News | 14 October 2025

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Judge scolds EFF for repeatedly wasting courts’ time

“The laxity with which the EFF acted is unexplained … the extreme urgency was entirely self-created and unwarranted, it inconvenienced the court, the participating party and other litigants”

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Law | 25 September 2025

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Hundreds of judgments are still late

And the late judgments list is also late

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Brief | 29 July 2025

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KZN judge faces tribunal over late judgment – after 12 years

A Judicial Conduct Tribunal will only now hear a complaint against Judge Jacqueline Henriques who failed to deliver a judgment in 2013

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Law | 28 July 2025

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Late judgments have increased. Here’s what’s being done to fix the problem

The Chief Justice plans a full rollout of Court Online for civil matters by 2026 to reduce backlogs

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News | 26 June 2025

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Judge delivers judgment — after 12 years

Retired judge Anton Van Zyl gave no reasons for the delay

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Law | 26 April 2025

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Gauteng High Court civil cases must now go through mediation before trial

Directive aims to ease backlogs

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Law | 24 April 2025

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JSC must urgently fill vacant posts and hold judges to account

This week the Judicial Services Commission will hold interviews for judges and decide on two important disciplinary matters

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Opinion | 31 March 2025