Opinion
It’s hard to see the wisdom of the chief justice inserting himself so blatantly in the political terrain
06 October 2019 - 00:00
It has to be said loud and clear and without any equivocation that the judiciary should not in any way be involved in the cut and thrust of politics or mudslinging of any sort. To fulfil its role as an independent arbiter in a rumbustious democracy such as we have, the institution has to be ring-fenced or quarantined from such conflicts...
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