Zondo slams Sisulu’s comments, says she must withdraw her insults to African judges

ACTING Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has slammed Tourism Lindiwe Sisulu for insulting judges of the Constitutional Court, saying her opinion article lacks facts and proper analysis.  

Sisulu recently wrote an opinion piece in which she said the rule of law does not serve African values and interests.

Zondo said Sisulu has not only insulted the justices of the Constitutional Court, judges of the Supreme Court of Appeal and those in the high courts, but all African judges.

“We do not say even now that we should not be criticised. We accept that we may be criticised but we say criticism should be fair and should have a proper factual basis but this is not criticism,” said Zondo.

“We hope she’ll have the decency to withdraw the insult she has hurled at the African judges … I am not playing into the political gallery. This is probably the worst insult