President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended Western Cape judge president John Hlophe, almost 15 years after all the then justices of the Constitutional Court laid a complaint of judicial misconduct against him.

The presidency said on Wednesday the suspension was “in effect immediately”, but was “on condition that Hlophe completes all part-heard matters and reserved judgments”...

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