JUSTICE MALALA | Malema, Mpofu’s deplorable behaviour poisoned JSC hearings
Their unsubstantiated claims against and nonsensical questions of four extremely capable jurists spat on justice
06 February 2022 - 17:31
Five years ago I travelled to Mangaung to interview president of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) justice Mandisa Maya. My colleague Ziniko Mhlaba (the producer of my television show at the time) and I were silent when we drove back to Johannesburg. We could not speak. We were too wowed by the judge’s wit, wisdom, humanity and brilliance. Her deep thinking about the role of the judiciary in a polarised society such as ours, her commitment to preserving the dignity of the judiciary in trying times, stood out...
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