While the behaviour of certain Judicial Service Commission (JCS) members during the Chief Justice interviews was sharply criticised, it may be that they created the perfect situation for President Cyril Ramaphosa to make the appointment he wanted all along, Raymond Zondo. While the behaviour of.
Although the debate about whether the country is ready for a woman chief justice is absurd and misogynistic, the answer is a resounding yes and it is long overdue
Human rights lawyer Mbekezeli Benjamin said a framework and rules of procedure would provide guidance in the appointment of judges in terms of candidates being asked the right type of questions. He was a panelist during a webinar organized by the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office and Hanns Seidel Foundation which discussed controversial recent Judicial Services Commission (JSC) interviews.
The final shortlisted candidate for Chief Justice, Judge Raymond Zondo, was freed from the JSC hot seat after a 12-hour session. It was yet another troubling interview, as Zondo faced pot-shots from commissioners clearly opposed to his candidacy as a result of his work on State Capture.