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All were delivered subsequent to the lodging of Mlambo’s complaint.
“It is troubling that this is not the first time the Judge President has complained about the judge. In the earlier complaints, the judgments were reserved starting from as far back as 2010. This gives the impression that the problem may be recurrent. The potential harm to litigants if the complaint were to be established is quite serious. The matter requires more thorough investigation with more input from the Judge President,” the judges said.
But Judges Mojapelo and Victor said while the complaint painted a picture of judicial misconduct, Judge Maumela’s response painted a picture of a judge struggling over a long time with health problems.Open-minded approach needed Again, the dissenting judges said the excuses the judge had proffered were societal in nature “and may manifest in other spheres of government and in society in general”.Referring to Mngqibisa-Thusi’s belief in African spirituality, the dissenting judges said this was not a problem but a “new challenge”.
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