The disciplinary hearing of suspended KZN regional court president Eric Sibusiso Nzimande has again hit a snag after two officers appointed to lead evidence against him asked to be withdrawn from the case.
Cape Town - The disciplinary hearing of suspended KwaZulu-Natal regional court president Eric Sibusiso Nzimande has again hit a snag after two officers appointed to lead evidence against him asked to be withdrawn from the case.
He said at the time the initial charge sheet containing 50 counts of misconduct was personally served on him in September 2018. “In the process in getting the officer to lead evidence to be trial ready one of the officer to lead evidence, regional magistrate Johannesburg, indicated that he will be leaving the judiciary to go on pension during 2022 and the matter will not be finalised by the time he leaves.Lamola also said the remaining officer to lead evidence, also requested to be withdrawn.
“That responsibility alone is certainly not a one-man-task and definitely requires a minimum of two persons to prepare for the leading of the evidence.” The minister also said the Magistrate Commission has approached the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development to facilitate the appointment of new people to lead evidence.In his 2018 report to Parliament, then minister of justice and correctional services Michael Masutha said Nzimande, who was 59 at the time, had served in the lower courts as a regional magistrate since July 2000 and was appointed the regional court president in June 2011.
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