Opinion

Judges' free speech curbed so that others might have it

07 March 2021 - 00:00

By Sunday Times Editorial

Chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng is known for shooting from the hip, often infusing his eccentric views with biblical authority. His remarks about the Covid-19 vaccine were pilloried for their ignorance as much as for the poor example set by a person in high office.

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