Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng failed to find the humour when Eastern Cape deputy judge president tried to light-heartedly brush off allegations that judges in some courts arrived at work at 11am. Deputy judge president Zamani Nhlangulela was being interviewed for the judge president position. "I don’t have that experience of judges arriving in court at 11‚" Nhlangulela told the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) which is conducting the interviews. "I only have two eyes. If only I had 10 eyes‚ I would know so now I am relying on being told‚" he said‚ adding that he hadn’t been informed of such a problem. Another commissioner said the issue had been reported in the media but Nhlangulela maintained that he had never received complaints based on this, and claimed he was doing his best to resolve all issues in the courts and he was happy with his progress: "Personally I am happy. Even if you don’t give me credit‚ I am happy. I can sleep at night with my family." A seemingly displeased Mo...
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