Late judgments
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
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
Opinion | 31 March 2025