Zuma commends Mogoeng on election as head of African body

The chief justice was elected to the post on Wednesday during the CCJA’s fourth congress in Cape Town, which was held under the theme ‘Strengthening the independence of the judiciary and respect for the rule of law’.

Zuma said in a statement that Mogoeng’s appointment to the “key continental position” demonstrated “confidence and high regard for South Africa’s judiciary in the continent”.

“This is a great honour for our country which happened on the eve of Freedom Day and just a few days before the beginning of Africa Month,” the statement added.

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