The Constitutional Court is battling. Here’s what can be done to fix it
GroundUp | 19.05.2026 20:00
Non-profit organisation Freedom Under Law (FUL) has warned that South Africa’s Constitutional Court is overwhelmed and facing a deepening institutional crisis. Backlogs are mounting and rulings are increasingly being handed down late. This is in part because the court is dealing with floods of appeals, as litigants turn to the court as their “last roll of the dice”. The court’s constitutional role, as a guardian of the rule of law, is under threat.
