Retired judge Siraj Desai. (Photo by Gallo Images / Beeld / Jaco Marais)
The Essa and Fatima Moosa Foundation wants a complaint lodged by the SA Zionist Federation against retired judge Siraj Desai at the Judicial Conduct Committee to be withdrawn.
In defending Desai, the foundation accused the SAZF of trying to use the country s judiciary to advance objectives of the apartheid state of Israel .
The SAZF complaint against Desai followed an interview Desai conducted with an Iranian Youtube channel.
The Essa and Fatima Moosa Foundation has come out in defence of retired judge Siraj Desai, calling on the South Africa Zionist Federation (SAZF) to withdraw a complaint it laid with the Judicial Conduct Committee against him.
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A “politicised” judge – this is how the South African Zionist Federation has described retired Siraj Desai, against whom it has lodged a complaint with the Judicial Conduct Committee, accusing him of conducting himself “well outside the realms of the Judicial Code”.
The controversial homeless shelter camp established at the Strandfontein Sports complex last year PHOTO: Samantha Lee-Jacobs
Saya Pierce-Jones writes that the City of Cape Town s persistent refusal to take accountability for oversights at Strandfontein could be its downfall.
The City had approached the courts following the release of the report last year, to seek an interdict against the SAHRC for spreading misinformation and lies .
What was meant to be a safe shelter for 2 000 of the poorest of the poor during a global pandemic soon turned out to be a living hell for most. Talking to the media through make-shift fences, residents said officials had tricked them into boarding buses, under the guise of getting a Covid-19 check-up, only to be left stranded at the campsite.
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Cape Town - Protocol and President Cyril Ramaphosaâs heavy security detail could not stand in the way of a motherâs determination to get her photo taken with the president.
Mareldia Jacobs was one of the special guests invited on Thursday evening to an iftar or breaking of the fast with the president at Islamia College in Lansdowne.
The event was hosted by her son, the Greater Athlone Parliamentary Constituency Office MP Faiez Jacobs and the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC).
Ramaphosa was the honoured guest, among several other dignitaries and religious leaders including Gift of the Givers founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, retired Western Cape Judge Siraj Desai, Mandla Mandela, former Minister Trevor Manuel and ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte.