Quote of the week
Regard must be had to the higher standard of conduct expected from public officials, and the number of falsehoods that have been put forward by the Public Protector in the course of the litigation. This conduct included the numerous “misstatements”, like misrepresenting, under oath, her reliance on evidence of economic experts in drawing up the report, failing to provide a complete record, ordered and indexed, so that the contents thereof could be determined, failing to disclose material meetings and then obfuscating the reasons for them and the reasons why they had not been previously disclosed, and generally failing to provide the court with a frank and candid account of her conduct in preparing the report. The punitive aspect of the costs order therefore stands.
Public Protector v South African Reserve Bank (CCT107/18) [2019] ZACC 29 (22 July 2019)
14 Women shortlisted by JSC for judcial positions
SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES FOR JUDICIAL POSITIONS
On 21 November 2012, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) published advertisements in the media calling for nominations of interested persons to fill 11 vacancies in the various superior courts. On 23 February 2013, the JSC met and compiled a short list of candidates to be interviewed at its sitting to be held in Cape Town on 08-12 April 2013 as follows:
- Supreme Court of Appeal (Two vacancies)
Judge C M Plasket
Judge H K Saldulker
Judge N P Willis
- Eastern Cape High Court (Bhisho)(one vacancy)
Ms X B Bacela
Adv C T S Cossie
Adv E Crouse
Mr P P Majeke
Ms B Ndzondo
- Competition Appeal Court (Judge President) (One vacancy)
Judge President D M Davis
- Competition Appeal Court (One vacancy))
The JSC decided to defer this vacancy to its October 2013 Sitting.
- Electoral Court (One vacancy)
Ms S Chesiwe
Adv M J Maluleke
- North and South Gauteng High Court (Deputy Judge President) (One vacancy)
Judge A P Ledwaba
Judge L M Molopa-Sethosa
Judge C Pretorius
- North and South Gauteng High Court (Four vacancies)
Adv A J Bam SC
Ms W Hughes
Ms N V Khumalo
Mr B A Mashile
Ms D S Molefe
Ms S S Mphahlele
Mr V R S N Nkosi
Ms L Windell
Adv G C Wright SC
In total, the JSC has shortlisted 23 candidates of which 14 are women. The shortlisted candidates will be notified of the date, time and venue of the interviews in due course.
Issued by the Judicial Service Commission
Enq: Adv D Ntsebeza SC 0824672490 and Mr C P Fourie 0828811737
26 February 2013
