Dianne Hawker

The Constitutional Court ruled in a unified judgment against Public Defender Busisiwe Mkhwebani in three cases related to her suspension. The court has also placed a personal costs order on Makhibani in connection with the case she has brought before the court, which means she will pay part of the total court fees in her … Read more

Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya, who wrote the judgment, read out the verdict during a virtual court session. “In this unanimous judgment, this court finds that there is a rationale for the prosecutor’s prudential suspension, which is beneficial to her and her office because it allows her to focus her attention on her defense in … Read more