Pleas for leniency and a chance to prove herself were fruitless for acting judge Livhuwani Vuma on Wednesday as the Judicial Service Commission elected not to recommend her for one of 10 vacant positions as a Gauteng high court judge.
“Maybe if I can confirm that yes I met the parties at Spur but to say that I refused is not correct. I did not refuse to go to the [court],” she replied.
I can't even imagine a court taking place at a place that sells alcohol. From Spur it goes straight into a shebeenAt that point, the respondent had not been served with notice of the lingering urgent matter, she said. “But most unfortunately, there was a function at that time and when I invited them to Spur, I meant no disrespect to them. I never imposed on them that the matter should be held at or entertained at Spur. I appreciate the poor judgment on my part but it was never intended in any way to be an act of disrespect, be it to the judiciary or to the parties,” she added.
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