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Chief Justice faces backlash as demands for his axing grows

By Iqbal Jassat South Africa's Chief Justice Mogeong Mogeong has come under intense fire for publically expressing his love for Israel. His pro-Israeli comments on an online platform hosted by the Jerusalem Post have come under severe attack from numerous human rights organizations, legal minds as well as the governing party, the African National Congress. One of his former colleagues who is professor of law at Howard Law School, Ziyad Motala, […]

27 June 2020

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The media must not be held hostage by the pro-Israel lobby

OPINION by Iqbal Jassat Has President Jacob Zuma ever considered replacing his official spokesperson with David Saks of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies? Perhaps he should, for the two to share an apparent desire to muzzle the media. Zuma has many reasons to do so, and thus avoid media coverage of his corrupt administration. Fortunately, his government’s efforts to impose constraints on the media have not succeeded due […]

7 November 2016

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Chief Justice faces backlash as demands for his axing grows

The media must not be held hostage by the pro-Israel lobby

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