Unterhalter SCA snub: JSC transcripts show Malema targeted top judge with claims of 'subtle' racism
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo and Supreme Court of Appeal Deputy President Xola Petse backed the appointment of Judge David Unterhalter to the SCA, but were seemingly drowned out by baseless racism claims made against the top judge by EFF leader Julius Malema.
Redacted transcripts of the closed Judicial Service Commission deliberations that preceded the latest controversial snubbing of Unterhalter, despite the SCA's desperate need for skilled judges, reveal that Malema did not have any evidence to substantiate his racism accusations against the judge.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism.
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