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Special Treatment for the Powerful? AfriForum’s Court Shortcut Under Scrutiny

Leave a Comment / Legal, Politics, Real Story / By Reyno De Beer / 12 Jul 2025 / AfriForum, Cyril Ramaphosa, Dean Macpherson, Expropriation Act, Hurter Spies, Ledwaba DJP, LFN, Liberty Fighters, Reyno De Beer

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.

A Liberty Fighters Network Real Story: How the Courts Became the State’s Chessboard, and Our Fight to Remind Them Who Pays for the Pieces

2 Comments / Legal, Real Story / By Reyno De Beer / 14 Jun 2025 / case management, court order, Ledwaba DJP, LFN, Liberty Fighters, Reyno De Beer, SAHPRA, Werksmans

What started as an urgent case to stop court staff from quietly rewriting judges’ rulings has now turned into a masterclass in delay tactics — conveniently choreographed to suit the likes of the South African Reserve Bank and SAHPRA. While we, the public, are told to wait patiently until 28 October 2025, the very institutions under fire get to call the shots — even when they’re not the Respondents! Apparently, when Werksmans Attorneys whisper to the Registrar, court orders can magically fix themselves. But if I — as a self-represented “layperson” — dare to question it? I’m treated like I snuck into the judge’s chambers with a Sharpie and a dream.

This isn’t just about our case. It’s about a justice system that seems to work better for those who sign the cheques than for those who carry the Constitution. But we’re not going anywhere. Not today, not in October, not ever. The people are watching — and so are we.