JSC can't recommend enough candidates, so ConCourt won't get long-awaited new justice

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JSC can't recommend enough candidates, so ConCourt won't get long-awaited new justice

Drowning in appeal applications and yet to deliver a judgment this year, experts have warned that the Constitutional Court is in crisis - but, despite that, it won't be getting a much-needed new permanent justice any time soon.

On Tuesday afternoon, the Judicial Service Commission concluded that it could not, as is required by the Constitution, recommend four suitable candidates to fill a single vacancy at the apex court.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism.

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