CASAC’s ConCourt Bid To Remove Julius Malema From JSC Fuelled By Racism, Says EFF

EFF leader Julius Malema said on Thursday that attempts by Council for Advancement of the SA Constitution (CASAC) to remove him from the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) were motivated by racism orchestrated by a powerful ‘Indian cabal’.

On Thursday, the council launched an application in the High Court in Johannesburg to challenge the constitutionality of the Judicial Services Commission (JSC)’s recent interview process for the country’s top judges

The council is unhappy with the recent interview process to shortlist five candidates for the Constitutional Court bench.

The council said the “personal attacks” by JSC commissioner, Julius Malema, on Judge Dhaya Pillay, for her friendship with Public Enterprise minister Pravin Gordhan, showed that party political considerations and political agendas are at play.

Briefing the media on Thursday, Malema said the EFF has briefed its own lawyers to join in the Constitutional Court case initiated by CASAC.

“We view the campaign