President of the Republic of South Africa and Others v M & G Media Ltd is an important case in South African administrative law. It concerned a report by two senior judges who were asked by the President of the Republic to visit Zimbabwe shortly before its presidential election in 2002. "Surprisingly,"[1] instead of confirming an order to release the report, a majority of the Constitutional Court resorted to section 80 of the Promotion of Access to Information Act[2] (PAIA) and remitted the matter to the High Court for it to examine the report in secret and make a determination.

References

  • President of the Republic of South Africa and Others v M & G Media Limited 2012 (2) SA 50 (CC), on appeal from 2011 (2) SA 1 (SCA); [2011] 3 All SA 56 (SCA); 2011 (4) BCLR 363 (SCA)
  • C. Hoexter Administrative Law in South Africa 2 ed (2012).

Notes

  1. ↑ Hoexter Administrative Law 100.
  2. ↑ Act 2 of 2000.


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