WATCH LIVE: JSC interviews Justice Madlanga for Chief Justice post

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is conducting interviews in Sandton, Johannesburg for the country’s next chief justice and head of the judiciary.

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Four candidates shortlisted by President Cyril Ramaphosa are set to be grilled for the chief justice post, with Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga being the first candidate to sit on the hot seat on Tuesday.

Madlanga, acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo and Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) President Mandisa Maya were shortlisted by the president.

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WATCH LIVE: Chief Justice interviews

The head of the judiciary post was left vacant after former chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng retired in October last year. He completed 12 years as a justice of the apex court and completed 10 years as chief justice in September 2021.

Back in 2021, Zondo said under Mogoeng’s stewardship, the judiciary – as an arm of state – took strides to vigorously protect its independence and prove itself as the guardian of the Constitution.

“Through his outstanding leadership, chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng greatly enhanced the standing of the judiciary in our country,” Zondo said in a statement.

Additional reporting by Thapelo Lekabe.

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