Zondo pays tribute to former chief justice Mogoeng - During his watch the judiciary proved itself the proud guardian of the constitution, Zondo said, as Mogoeng slipped into retirement after a tumultuous decade
as having fought with courage to protect the independence of the judiciary through some of the most trying moments in South Africa’s fledgling democracy.
“He served this country as chief justice during some of the most difficult times in our constitutional democracy and was able to lead the judiciary with courage, integrity and wisdom,” Mogoeng said. “Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng began his term of office at a time when many people doubted whether he was the right person for the job and yet it did not take him long to prove that, indeed, he was up to the challenges of the job,” Zondo said. Moreover, Zondo said, he became a popular chief justice, who spoke out firmly against corruption.
The court found that Zuma had failed in his constitutional duty by flouting the directives of the public protector and held that the president was compelled to pay back some of the public money unlawfully used for improvements to his home in the KwaZulu-Natal hamlet.
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