CHR Surprised at Mogoeng’s Nomination

The Centre for Human Rights (CHR) at the University of Pretoria is ‘seriously’ questioning President Jacob Zuma's nomination of Constitutional Court Judge Mogoeng Mogoeng to be the new chief justice.

In a press statement, CHR argues that compared to his predecessors in the post-1994 era - chief justices Arthur Chaskalson, Pius Langa, and Sandile Ngcobo, whose appointments reflected their considerable academic and intellectual stature established by illustrious careers prior to or as members of the court, the basis for Justice Mogoeng's nomination is ‘startlingly unclear’.

The organisation further states that, "There is in our view a lack of evidence to assure South Africans that the best possible candidate has been nominated to serve as our chief justice - a position that he will hold, if appointed, for the next decade."

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