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Tholie Madala, the Glossary

Tholakele Hope "Tholie" Madala (13 July 1937 – 25 August 2010) was a judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa between October 1994 and October 2008.^[1]

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Judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
People from Kokstad

Advocate

An advocate is a professional in the field of law.

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Affirmative action (also sometimes called reservations, alternative access, positive discrimination or positive action in various countries' laws and policies) refers to a set of policies and practices within a government or organization seeking to benefit marginalized groups.

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Albie Sachs

Albert "Albie" Louis Sachs is a South African lawyer, activist, writer, and former judge appointed to the first Constitutional Court of South Africa by Nelson Mandela. Tholie Madala and Albie Sachs are 20th-century South African judges, 20th-century South African lawyers, 21st-century South African judges and judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

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Alice, South Africa

Alice is a small town in Eastern Cape, South Africa that is named after Princess Alice, the daughter of the British Queen Victoria.

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Anglican Church of Southern Africa

The Anglican Church of Southern Africa, known until 2006 as the Church of the Province of Southern Africa, is the province of the Anglican Communion in the southern part of Africa.

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Anglican Diocese of Mthatha

The Diocese of Mthatha is a diocese of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

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Apartheid

Apartheid (especially South African English) was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s.

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Arthur Chaskalson

Arthur Chaskalson SCOB, (24 November 1931 – 1 December 2012) was President of the Constitutional Court of South Africa from 1994 to 2001 and Chief Justice of South Africa from 2001 to 2005. Tholie Madala and Arthur Chaskalson are 20th-century South African judges, 21st-century South African judges and judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

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Articled clerk

Articled clerk is a title used in Commonwealth countries for one who is studying to be an accountant or a lawyer.

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Attorneys in South Africa

In South Africa,, lssa.org.za Attorneys are lawyers who provide legal advice and representation to clients, aiding individuals and businesses in their legal dealings, and as required, handling related correspondence and writing up contracts.

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Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin baccalaureus artium, baccalaureus in artibus, or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines.

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Bachelor of Laws

A Bachelor of Laws (Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B) is an undergraduate law degree offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree and serves as the first professional qualification for legal practitioners.

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Belinda van Heerden

Belinda Jane van Heerden (born 30 September 1959) is a retired South African judge who served on the Supreme Court of Appeal between 2004 and 2013. Tholie Madala and Belinda van Heerden are 21st-century South African judges.

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Bess Nkabinde

Baaitse Elizabeth "Bess" Nkabinde-Mmono (born 15 May 1959) is a South African retired judge who served in the Constitutional Court of South Africa from January 2006 to December 2017. Tholie Madala and Bess Nkabinde are 21st-century South African judges and judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

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Cape Province

The Province of the Cape of Good Hope (Provinsie Kaap die Goeie Hoop), commonly referred to as the Cape Province (Kaapprovinsie) and colloquially as The Cape (Die Kaap), was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa.

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Chapter Two of the Constitution of South Africa

Chapter Two of the Constitution of South Africa contains the Bill of Rights, a human rights charter that protects the civil, political and socio-economic rights of all people in South Africa.

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Constitution Hill, Johannesburg

The Constitution Hill precinct is the seat of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

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Constitutional Court of South Africa

The Constitutional Court of South Africa is a supreme constitutional court established by the Constitution of South Africa, and is the apex court in the South African judicial system, with general jurisdiction.

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Dikgang Moseneke

Dikgang Ernest Moseneke OLG (born 20 December 1947) is a South African jurist and former Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa. Tholie Madala and Dikgang Moseneke are judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

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Dumisa Ntsebeza

Dumisa Buhle Ntsebeza (born 31 October 1949) is a South African lawyer and political activist. Tholie Madala and Dumisa Ntsebeza are 20th-century South African lawyers.

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Eastern Cape

The Eastern Cape (iMpuma-Kapa; Oos-Kaap) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa.

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Eastern Cape Division

The Eastern Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa is a superior court of law with general jurisdiction over the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

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Edwin Cameron

Edwin Cameron (born 15 February 1953 in Pretoria) is a retired judge who served as a Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. Tholie Madala and Edwin Cameron are 20th-century South African judges, 20th-century South African lawyers, 21st-century South African judges and judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

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Interim Constitution (South Africa)

The Interim Constitution was the fundamental law of South Africa from during the first non-racial general election on 27 April 1994 until it was superseded by the final constitution on 4 February 1997.

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International human rights law

International human rights law (IHRL) is the body of international law designed to promote human rights on social, regional, and domestic levels.

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John Didcott

John Mowbray Didcott (14 August 1931 – 20 October 1998) was a South African judge who served in the Constitutional Court of South Africa from February 1995 until his death in October 1998. Tholie Madala and John Didcott are 20th-century South African judges, 20th-century South African lawyers, judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and south African Senior Counsel.

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Judge

A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges.

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Kate O'Regan

Catherine "Kate" O'Regan (born 17 September 1957) is a former judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. Tholie Madala and Kate O'Regan are 20th-century South African judges, 20th-century South African lawyers, 21st-century South African judges and judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

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Kokstad

Kokstad is a town in the Harry Gwala District Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.

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KwaZulu-Natal Division

The KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court of South Africa is a superior court of law with general jurisdiction over the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

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Laurie Ackermann

Lourens Wepener Hugo "Laurie" Ackermann (14 January 1934 – 25 May 2024) was a South African retired judge who served on the Constitutional Court of South Africa from 1994 to 2004. Tholie Madala and Laurie Ackermann are 20th-century South African judges, 20th-century South African lawyers, 21st-century South African judges, judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and south African Senior Counsel.

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Legal aid

Legal aid is the provision of assistance to people who are unable to afford legal representation and access to the court system.

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Lovedale (South Africa)

Lovedale, also known as the Lovedale Missionary Institute was a mission station and educational institute in the Victoria East division of the Cape Province, South Africa (now in Eastern Cape Province).

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Mthatha

Mthatha;, alternatively rendered Umtata, is the main town of the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality in Eastern Cape province of South Africa and the capital of OR Tambo District Municipality.

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Natal (province)

The Province of Natal, commonly called Natal, was a province of South Africa from May 1910 until May 1994.

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Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist, politician, and statesman who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. Tholie Madala and Nelson Mandela are 20th-century South African lawyers and university of Fort Hare alumni.

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Pietermaritzburg

Pietermaritzburg is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa after Durban.

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Pius Langa

Pius Nkonzo Langa SCOB (25 March 1939 – 24 July 2013) was Chief Justice of South Africa from June 2005 to October 2009. Tholie Madala and Pius Langa are 20th-century South African judges, 20th-century South African lawyers, 21st-century South African judges, judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and south African Senior Counsel.

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Political prisoner

A political prisoner is someone imprisoned for their political activity.

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Private law

Private law is that part of a civil law legal system which is part of the that involves relationships between individuals, such as the law of contracts and torts (as it is called in the common law), and the law of obligations (as it is called in civil legal systems).

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S v Makwanyane

S v Makwanyane and Another (CCT 3/94) was a landmark 1995 judgement of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

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Sandile Ngcobo

Sandile Ngcobo (born 1 March 1953) is a retired South African judge who was the Chief Justice of South Africa from October 2009 to August 2011. Tholie Madala and Sandile Ngcobo are 20th-century South African judges, 20th-century South African lawyers, 21st-century South African judges, judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and university of Natal alumni.

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Satchwell v President of the Republic of South Africa

Satchwell v President of the Republic of South Africa and Another is a 2002 decision of the Constitutional Court of South Africa which determined that the same-sex life partner of a judge was entitled to the same financial benefits available to the opposite-sex spouse of a judge.

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Section Nine of the Constitution of South Africa

Section Nine of the Constitution of South Africa guarantees equality before the law and freedom from discrimination to the people of South Africa.

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Senior counsel

The title of Senior Counsel or State Counsel (post-nominal letters: SC) is given to a senior lawyer in some countries that were formerly part of the British Empire.

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Soobramoney v Minister of Health, KwaZulu-Natal

Soobramoney v Minister of Health, KwaZulu-Natal is an important judgement of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, delivered in 1997, and the first in which the court had to adjudicate on the universal constitutional right to medical treatment as against the problem of an under-resourced health care system.

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South African History Project

The South African History Project (2001-2004) was established and initiated by Professor Kader Asmal, former Minister of Education in South Africa.

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Supreme Court of South Africa

The Supreme Court of South Africa was a superior court of law in South Africa from 1910 to 1997.

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Tokenism

Tokenism is the practice of making only a perfunctory or symbolic effort to be inclusive to members of minority groups, especially by recruiting people from underrepresented groups in order to give the appearance of racial or gender equality within a workplace or educational context.

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Transkei

Transkei (meaning the area beyond the river Kei), officially the Republic of Transkei (iRiphabliki yeTranskei), was an unrecognised state in the southeastern region of South Africa from 1976 to 1994.

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Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a Linux distribution derived from Debian and composed mostly of free and open-source software.

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Union of South Africa

The Union of South Africa (Unie van Zuid-Afrika; Unie van Suid-Afrika) was the historical predecessor to the present-day Republic of South Africa.

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University of Fort Hare

The University of Fort Hare (Universiteit van Fort Hare) is a public university in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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University of Natal

The University of Natal was a university in the former South African province Natal which later became KwaZulu-Natal.

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University of Transkei

The University of Transkei was a university in Umtata in the former bantustan of Transkei in South Africa.

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Yvonne Mokgoro

Jennifer Yvonne Mokgoro GOB (19 October 1950 – 9 May 2024) was a South African jurist who served on the Constitutional Court of South Africa from October 1994 to October 2009. Tholie Madala and Yvonne Mokgoro are 20th-century South African judges, 21st-century South African judges and judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

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Zak Yacoob

Zakeria Mohammed "Zak" Yacoob (born 3 March 1948) is a retired South African judge who served in the Constitutional Court of South Africa from February 1998 to January 2013. Tholie Madala and Zak Yacoob are 20th-century South African judges, 20th-century South African lawyers, 21st-century South African judges, human rights lawyers, judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and south African Senior Counsel.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tholie_Madala

Also known as Tholakele, Tholakele Madala, Tholie.

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Judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa

People from Kokstad

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