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South Africa’s chief justice on the ropes

South Africa’s chief justice on the ropes

AFRICA MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH Africa’s chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng is in the middle of battle to protect his credibility. Mogoeng yesterday announced that he has lodged an appeal against a historic ruling, by the Judicial Conduct Committee (JCC), which ordered him to apologise for his pro-Israel comment made during an event held in June last year. In an unprecedented move, the JCC, chaired by retired Deputy Judge President Phineas Mojapelo, ordered Mogoeng to retract his comments and make a public apology. The JCC provided a draft of the apology and ordered Mogoeng to read and to publicly release it. The…
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