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Makhubele decision shows best and worst of SA
Judicial Conduct Tribunal finding against judge shows vital role of activists in holding public officials accountable
The decision (https://groundup.org.za/article/makhubele-guilty-gross-misconduct/) by the Judicial Conduct Tribunal against judge Nana Makhubele marks a new chapter in a long story, one which highlights both the best and the worst of SA as it emerges from the shadow of state capture.
The tribunal, chaired by retired KwaZulu-Natal judge president Achmat Jappie, found that Makhubele was guilty of gross misconduct on two grounds: first because she had accepted an appointment as chair of the board of the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) while she was a judge; and second, because while she chaired the board she had facilitated a large questionable payment to the Siyaya group of companies...
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