Ramaphosa last month invited South Africans to nominate “suitably qualified” candidates for the position, saying the move was intended to promote transparency and enable public participation in the recruiting for the chief justice position.
Despite 25 people being suggested to become SA's next chief justice, just eight met the criteria for the critical post.
This is according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, who officially released the names of the eight-strong shortlist on Monday. They are:Supreme Court of Appeal president justice Mandisa Maya;former Cape Town city manager Dr Wallace Mgoqi; The nomination process closed at midnight on Friday.response to the call for public participation, 148 submissions, which consisted of 25 names, were made, with some individuals featuring in more than one submission.
any additional documentation that the person nominating the candidate for chief justice deems relevant. The nominations panel, chaired by judge Navanethem Pillay, assessed and scrutinised all submissions, said the statement. The presidency has now invited South Africans to submit in writing any objections they may have regarding the nominees to [email protected] and [email protected] by 5pm on Friday October 15.panel would consider objections before submitting a shortlist of three to five names to Ramaphosa.
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