Late judgments
Concourt rules on constructive dismissal after 18 months
Employee cannot succeed in constructive dismissal claim because he anticipates that working conditions will become intolerable
Law | 25 February 2026
Tardy judges late on hundreds of judgments
Some judgments have been outstanding for four years
Brief | 15 October 2025
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
News | 14 October 2025
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”
Law | 25 September 2025
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
Law | 28 July 2025
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
News | 26 June 2025
Judge delivers judgment — after 12 years
Retired judge Anton Van Zyl gave no reasons for the delay
Law | 26 April 2025
Gauteng High Court civil cases must now go through mediation before trial
Directive aims to ease backlogs
Law | 24 April 2025