Open Secrets has challenged both the South African Presidency and the US government to make public details of the mysterious cargo of the Russian vessel Lady R which docked in Simon’s Town in December 2022.
The Johannesburg High Court has dismissed an application that would have allowed retired judges facing complaints of misconduct not to be held accountable.
In 2020, Open Secrets and Shadow World Investigations laid a complaint with the Chief Justice to refer Judge Willie Seriti and Judge Hendrick Musi to the JSC. This was over their alleged failure to investigate the Arms Deal during the Seriti Commission. The complaint also asked the Chief Justice to consider whether their actions constituted criminal misconduct and, if so, to refer the matter to the NPA for further action. In 2021 Seriti and Musi brought an application to declare the definition of “Judge” in the Judicial Services Commission Act as unconstitutional. The act allows retired judges to be held accountable for their conduct while they were in active service. That application was dismissed in the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg yesterday. Open Secrets lawyer Luthando Vilakazi weighs in.
Open Secrets and Shadow World Investigations welcomes the judgment delivered by the South Gauteng High Court which confirms that judges must be held accountable for their conduct while in active service, even after their retirement.
In an important victory for accountability and the integrity of the judiciary-The South Gauteng High Court has ruled that judges must be held accountable for their conduct while in active service, even after their retirement.
Open Secrets went to court yesterday to oppose the application of Judge Willie Seriti and Judge Hendrick Musi that seeks to give immunity to retired judges from accountability
The joint submission by Open Secrets and Shadow World Investigations to the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. The recommendations outlined in the submission are made based on the crucial role that corporations played in the capture and looting of state institutions. In making these recommendations, the overall objective is to ensure that history is…
Cape Talk | 17 June 2021 Refilwe speaks to Atilla Kisla International criminal justice lawyer at Southern Africa Litigation Centre.
Cape Talk | 17 June 2021 The Gauteng High Court has ruled that the names of companies and entities exporting arms and weapons to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, must now be made known, as these weapons are being used to carry out human atrocities in Yemen.The case was brought by the trustees of the…
Open Secrets and Shadow World Investigations submit complaint to the Judicial Conduct Committee of the JSC.