THE advocate who prosecuted Julius Malema on behalf of the ANC at his disciplinary inquiry was asked on Wednesday about whether his appointment as a judge would create a perception that the judiciary was being captured by the ANC. Gcina Malindi SC — a Delmas triallist and former president of the National Association of Democratic Lawyers — is one of just two black senior counsel in years who have made themselves available for judicial appointment to the Gauteng High Court. The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is seeking to fill six vacancies on the busiest divisions of the high court, in Johannesburg and Pretoria. Malindi, who was imprisoned for terrorism and sabotage as an activist for the United Democratic Front in the 1980s, was a long-standing member and branch chairman of the ANC. He was on the national team of prosecutors appointed by the ANC to pursue misconduct charges against members. During his interview, commissioner and DA member Hendrik Schmidt said he had never seen a...
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