Special Treatment for the Powerful? AfriForum’s Court Shortcut Under Scrutiny
Liberty Fighters Network has uncovered what appears to be preferential treatment in AfriForum’s challenge to the Expropriation Act. Despite no record of a properly lodged application or enrolment on the urgent court roll, Deputy Judge President Ledwaba issued an order transferring AfriForum’s case to Cape Town — while thousands of ordinary litigants wait years for justice. On 12 July 2025, we formally placed AfriForum and the State Attorney on terms to prove this process was lawful by 15 July 2025, failing which we will escalate the matter to the Judicial Service Commission, the Legal Practice Council, and apply for rescission of the order. This is about more than one case — it is about whether South Africans can trust that our courts treat everyone equally.