Maggs, once again, I really do hope you are right.

Let us have a formal wager on Froneman’s fate.

And I hereby promise to withdraw my reactionary racial nationalism thesis if Froneman is appointed.
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DN says:
October 5, 2009 at 20:46 pm

Maggs, once again, I really do hope you are right.

Let us have a formal wager on Froneman’s fate.

And I hereby promise to withdraw my reactionary racial nationalism thesis if Froneman is appointed.
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Either Michael and DN are the same person or there’s the Singapore judge thingy again.

(Dworky help with the big word).

Get ready to withdraw!

Let us have a formal wager on Froneman’s fate.

And I hereby promise to withdraw my reactionary racial nationalism thesis if Froneman is appointed.

I suspect our country needs some respite from the Hlophe matter – appointing Jaftha will not help.

As long as Hlophe is on the bench, this matter and the associated agony will be prolonged – and that will not auger well for the Zuma administration.

So “political solutions” to the rescue.

Deeply disappointed

I was waiting for the sleazebag to be roasted.

Did you enjoy 3rd Degree?

Deborah was in her element! Haven’t seen her so cool and collected … was a pleasure to watch!

I sincerely hope that you are right. In any event, the composition of the judiciary should just ‘broadly’ reflect the racial and gender demographics, not ‘totally’. I think that all three ladies and Froneman will make it to the CC Bench. With Froneman out of the EC, there would be room for more affirmative action there, which is also needed. To appoint Jaftha would only mean to give Hlophe a foothold to influence the decisions of the CC (in the light of their friendly relationship and the impunity of the previous attempt to influence the CC), and I think Pres Zuma (at least his advisers) would be very careful before selecting him. Mogoeng had one or two tiffs with the SCA, the one on jurisdiction, the other on failing to recuse while his wife argued the matter on appeal for the state. He also has no experience in CC matters. I do not think he’ll make it. Zondo, I also do not think would make the way to that Bench. So, the three ladies and Froneman.

I also hope that your prediction about Hlophe is correct. He is not supposed to adjudicate any matter at all in this country. But, I don’t think he’ll resign, giving up his tenure. Perhaps he should just be relieved from active duty (golden handshake – JP’s pay for life!) to save his face and tenure. That way he can still drive a Porche (though probably no longer from Government supplies) and make, sell and drink his wine.

You’re on.

I will even add an annex in your favour that the FUL application will not be heard, that Hlophe will retire before then.

p.s. I am not suggesting that we are free from reactionary racial nationalism, rather that our President is materially beyond that.

Let us have a formal wager on Froneman’s fate.

And I hereby promise to withdraw my reactionary racial nationalism thesis if Froneman is appointed.