Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said an independent judiciary would be able to solve problems such as load shedding and dilapidated court buildings more effectively.Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has called for full independence from the executive. nZondo was speaking during the third and final day of the 2023 Judges Conference.
In the past two days, the judiciary has examined issues such as maintaining its independence and shielding judges from harm.Zondo also issued a challenge to the Ramaphosa administration to complete the work that Zuma had started by making the judiciary fully independent.
Zuma established the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) through a proclamation in 2010. However, the department still relies heavily on the Department of Justice, which oversees the administration of court buildings and holds budgets for appointments of judges and magistrates. Judges have been advocating for the OCJ to become fully independent and before his appointment as Chief Justice, Zondo said he would prioritise making the office fully independent.
“The Office of the Chief Justice is one of the institutions that we have created over the last years to ensure that members of the public have a place to go. Under apartheid there was no such body. I want to take this opportunity to thank all judges who give up their time to make sure this committee operates,” Zondo said.
“[The OCJ] was established by President Zuma. This was a very important step on our journey to a complete institutional independence as the judiciary. And we must take this opportunity to express our appreciation that President Zuma during his term established this institution. It now remains for those who came after him to take this project for the institutional independence of the judiciary further.
Source: eNCA
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