NEWS ANALYSIS: Mogoeng Mogoeng owes it to the judiciary to avoid political comments
Chief justice must consider the wider consequences of his utterances for the credibility of the courts
29 June 2020 - 05:05
Chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng’s proclivity for public speaking has put him and the judiciary in a bind after he seemed to publicly support Israel, contradicting SA’s official foreign policy on one of the most contested political issues in the world.
It caused such a stir that the ANC, in an extraordinary statement never seen before, called on National Assembly speaker Thandi Modise to hold high-level talks with Mogoeng about his political comments.
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