Parliament his unhappy over the delayed disciplinary processes that allow suspended magistrates to continue earning their salaries for years.
Pretoria Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair remains suspended after being charged for allegedly receiving Bosasa bribes.Parliament has expressed frustration over the prolonged disciplinary processes that allow suspended magistrates to continue earning their salaries for years.
She explained that the Magistrates Commission has struggled to secure an available judge to oversee disciplinary hearings within a reasonable timeframe.Manaka told MPs that Nair remains provisionally suspended, with his disciplinary inquiry scheduled to resume on 27 January 2025. She noted that former deputy justice minister John Jeffery testified in Nzimande’s hearing last month.Nzimande, who was suspended in October 2018, faces allegations of soliciting bribes totaling over R230 000 from attorneys he recommended to the deputy justice minister for acting magistrate positions.
However, Mkansi’s disciplinary inquiry has been repeatedly delayed, with the magistrate frequently filing court applications to interdict the process, compounded by the retirement of a presiding officer.“He wrote back to the commission and advised the commission that at least on one occasion he was not the cause of the delay.
She said the Magistrate’s Commission on 3 October recommended to the Minister that the magistrate be removed from office and for a report to be submitted to Parliament on the matter.
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