Parliament's committee on Justice and Correctional Services recommends the removal of two judges – John Hlophe and Nkola Motata – found guilty of gross misconduct.
Sunday Times/Elizabeth Sejake
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services will recommend to the National Assembly that retired Judge Nkola Motata and suspended Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe be removed from the Bench.
The ANC and DA agreed that both judges, who have been found guilty of gross misconduct by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), should be removed, but EFF MP Busisiwe Mkhwebane, who was found guilty of misconduct by Parliament, opposed their removal.
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