The Judicial Services Commission has recommended judge Thoba Poyo-Dlwati be appointed judge president of KwaZulu-Natal.
If the recommendation is approved by President Cyril Ramaphosa, she will become the first permanently-appointed woman judge president in the country.She was appointed as a judge eight years ago and, for the past six months, has been acting as the deputy judge president in the division.She said she was a “born leader” and during her six months in the deputy job, she had “led by example”.
During the earlier interview of present acting judge president Isaac Madondo, concerns were raised about the fact he would retire in a year. Madondo also suffered a reputation crisis when in April this year, as the sole contender for the leadership position, he was not recommended for appointment because of alleged “homophobic comments” in a Christian book he self-published.
He suggested the JSC would be “cutting its throat to spite its face” — “kicking out an experienced driver and putting in a learner” and “taking the food out of the pot before time” — by not recommending him for the position.
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