Hlophe, who became the first judge in the country’s history to be impeached, was elected to serve on the JSC, a body that appoint judges
'The clear intention of these organisations is to flood the courts and to waste the resources of the MK party.'
The Western Cape High Court in Cape Town heard urgent applications on Thursday brought by the Democratic Alliance , Freedom Under Law , and Corruption Watch. “The clear intention of these organisations is to flood the courts and to waste the resources of the MK party in an attempt to shift our focus from the task of liberating Africans, the poor and marginalised. There can be no legal basis for the court to reverse a decision democratically taken by the elected representatives of the people of South Africa.
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