ACTING Chief Justice Raymond Zondo concluded his interview for the position of the Chief Justice on Friday after facing some very tough questions put to him by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) about his relationship with former president Jacob Zuma, including why he didn’t subpoena Arthur Fraser, the former director-general of the State Security Agency (SSA), to testify at the State Capture Commission.
The questions were mainly posed by commissioners Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Julius Malema and Gratitude Magwanishe.
Other candidates interviewed for the positionof Chief Justice included Constitutional Court Judge Mbuyiseli Madlanga, President of the Supreme Court of Appeal Judge Mandisa Maya, and Gauteng Judge President Dunston Mlambo.
This after former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng’s term as the head of South Africa’s judiciary came to an end at the start of October last year.
Members of the panel went back and forth with Zondo on his role in maintaining the stature of
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