Zondo

2022 - 3 - 10

Chief Justice - Mandisa Maya - Raymond Zondo

Appointment of Raymond Zondo as Chief Justice uninspired – EFF ... (Politicsweb)

The EFF rejects the short-sighted, factional and uninspired decision by Cyril Ramaphosa, to appoint Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, as the next Chief ...

The judiciary has been stripped of its integrity, independence and objectivity. From today onwards, justice will depend on what political views one holds, and whether they are aligned with the political views of Zondo and his handlers. He is a weak spirited man, who suffers from the low self-esteem that results in women being paid less than their male counter-parts in this country. His appointment is even more ridiculous, considering that he is only eligible to serve two and a half years at the Constitutional Court, before being forced into retirement. Billions have been spent on a Commission that has only recommended further investigations, after almost half a decade of being instituted. Raymond Zondo has over the past few years imprinted himself as a politically divisive force in South African society.

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Ramaphosa's appointment of Zondo as Chief Justice shows ... (Daily Maverick)

On Thursday, the Presidency announced that Judge Raymond Zondo will be South Africa's next Chief Justice, with Judge Mandisa Maya his deputy.

This is one of the aspects that makes his appointment of Zondo quite remarkable: it amounts to Ramaphosa flexing his presidential muscles in an almost unprecedented way. It appeared that the JSC had Ramaphosa in a bind. Ramaphosa subsequently told journalists that he was surprised that the JSC had gone so far as to recommend its preferred candidate, as he interpreted the JSC’s remit merely to be to confirm or refute that the shortlisted candidates were “suitable” for appointment. After the February Chief Justice interviews, the JSC released a statement indicating that it had recommended Maya as its preferred candidate. Zondo has been acting in the position for the last several months while Ramaphosa’s decision was awaited; he is a widely trusted household name as a result of his work chairing the State Capture Commission; and he takes the post seasoned by 25 years of experience on the Bench. To fill the vacancy left by Zondo as Deputy Chief Justice, Ramaphosa said he intends to nominate Judge Mandisa Maya in that position.

Cyril Rewards Zondo (Independent Online)

The appointment of Justice Raymond Zondo as the country's new Chief Justice has been met with mixed reaction by political parties with the EFF rejecting it ...

Even before the interviews were conducted (by the Judicial Service Commission) the president and those in the president’s corner wanted Zondo to be appointed the Chief Justice at all costs. We encourage him to continue holding organs of state to account and deepening the integrity of our judiciary which is the last bulwark against state malfeasance.” As the head of the judiciary, the Chief Justice is a guardian of our Constitution and the laws adopted by the freely elected representatives of the people. He proved himself to be a person who can stand firm on principles of the Constitution and that he cannot be easily intimidated,” said national spokesperson Dennis Bloem. He conducted himself in a manner that was above reproach, and a credit to the judiciary. He has, over a long and distinguished career, shown himself to be a person of integrity, with the necessary skills and expertise to be fit for purpose as Chief Justice.”

EXCLUSIVE | Zondo on his appointment: Ramaphosa was 'bold ... (News24)

Newly appointed Chief Justice Raymond Zondo says he knew that his work chairing the State Capture Inquiry may put him out of the running as the next leader ...

South Africa: Ramaphosa Exercises Good Governance in ... (AllAfrica.com)

Analysis - President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Raymond Zondo as South Africa's Chief Justice. It is difficult to overstate the importance of this ...

This is one important and concrete expression of the rule of law in action. Almost every seasoned South African commentator lamented the crass way in which Raymond Zondo and Dunston Mlambo were treated. The president has shown strategic independence and held the line against malicious forces.

Zondo named chief justice (Mail and Guardian)

President Cyril Ramaphosa has rejected a recommendation from the JSC that he appoint Supreme Court of Appeal president Mandisa Maya as head of the ...

Zondo is yet to deliver a fourth instalment of his findings on the state capture scandal. “With Zondo assuming the position of chief Justice, the position of deputy chief He added that if, on the evidence, he needed to make findings against Ramaphosa himself in the final instalments of his report on state capture, he would do so without fear that this may harm his prospects of being named by the president as chief justice.

Zondo report softened resistance to private funding for NPA (Mail and Guardian)

The National Prosecuting Authority risks reputational damage if it fails to act and donor money is part of the answer — as long as there was transparency.

The NPA needs to find an extra R1.2-billion in the 2023 medium-term economic framework period, over and above the additional R1.1-billion allocated to it in the February budget, according to a reply Lamola gave to a parliamentary question. In 2005, Nashua gave printers worth about R12 000 to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). It is a banal fact, but one cited by Justice Minister Ronald Lamola by way of saying that donations to the NPA are not a novel idea and that far more substantial support could be leveraged without compromise to its independence.