{
  "id": 19511659,
  "title": "Didiza lacks power to seek Malema’s removal from JSC, court hears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/didiza-lacks-power-to-seek-malemas-removal-from-jsc-court-hears",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T15:32:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/didiza-lacks-power-to-seek-malemas-removal-from-jsc-court-hears/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza lacks the authority to request the removal of EFF leader Julius Malema from the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), a court is hearing. The Helen Suzman Foundation wants the Western Cape High Court to invalidate Didiza's April decision not to let the House assess Malema's eligibility for JSC designation. The foundation contends that Malema has been attacking the judiciary for over seven years, even though he is part of the body that decides on judicial officer appointments. Advocate Kameel Premhid argued that Didiza cannot bring the matter of Malema's removal before the National Assembly. He emphasized that as a Speaker operating under statute, Didiza is constrained by rules she must follow. If her actions are deemed insufficient, the proper course of action is to challenge the rules in court.",
  "summary": "The foundation argues that Malema has, for years, launched sustained attacks on the judiciary.",
  "key_points": [
    "National Assembly Speaker Didiza lacks authority to request Malema's removal from JSC.",
    "EFF leader Julius Malema has attacked judiciary for over seven years.",
    "Speaker Didiza constrained by statute, must follow rules in court challenge."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}