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Attorney General v Aphane

2010
Attorney General v Doo Aphane
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Justice Thomas Masuku Disciplinary Hearing

2011
On 28 June 2011, Justice Masuku was charged with twelve allegations of judicial misconduct.
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Swaziland Coalition of Concerned Civic Organizations Trust v. Elections and Boundaries Commission

2010
Five Swazi organisations formed the Swaziland Coalition of Concerned Civic Organisations Trust (SACCCO) in March 2003. In July 2008, The Trust and Trustees instituted a constitutional challenge to the eligibility requirements of appointments to the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) before the High Court. The case also sought to determine whether a constitutional challenge could be instituted against the King of Swaziland. In their application, the Trust sought several forms of relief, including declarations that the appointments of several of the respondents were unlawful and invalid, that the EBC was unlawfully constituted, and that the EBC had no legal right or power to exclude organisations like SACCCO from providing voter education to the public.
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