/ 2 July 2024

Parliament postpones Judicial Services Commission vote after John Hlophe is nominated

The complaint against Judge John Hlophe was the first allegation of an attempt to influence the judiciary from within.
The JSC in 2021 affirmed a finding by the Judicial Conduct Tribunal that Hlophe had committed gross misconduct by raising a pending ruling relating to former president and now MK party leader Jacob Zuma’s arms deal corruption case with two constitutional court justices. File photo

ANC chief whip Mdumiseni Ntuli said more consultation was needed before the legislature elected representatives to the commission

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