John Hlophe, seen here in 2009, was accused of trying to influence judges at the country's top court In a historic move, South Africa's parliament ... justices in 2008 to see if they would support ...

This inquiry was in terms of section 17 of the Judicial Services Commission Act which governs inquiries ... before then Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya and Judges Chris Jafta, Halima Saldulker ...

In a sign of the seismic political changes in South Africa ... space. See him perform on Friday," Dr Hlophe's lawyer Barnabas Xulu told the BBC. Dr Hlophe's dramatic fall as a judge - and meteoric ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) A judge in South Africa on Monday convicted Bob Hewitt, a former Grand Slam tennis champion, of raping and sexually assaulting three girls whom he had been coaching. The assaults ...