'I'm not a judge': Hlophe says there's 'no conflict' in him serving on JSC, praises 'genius' Zuma
'I'm not a judge': Hlophe says there's 'no conflict' in him serving on JSC, praises 'genius' ZumaFormer Western Cape judge president and uMkhonto weSizwe Party leader to Parliament, John Hlophe at the swearing-in ceremony of MK Party members at Goodhope Chamber on 25 June in Cape Town.
Umkhonto we Sizwe Parliamentary leader John Hlophe is adamant that there would"no conflict" in him serving on the Judicial Service Commission as an MP – despite him being found guilty of being unfit to hold office as a judge. "There is no conflict at all. I'm not a judge," Hlophe told SABC journalist Bulelani Phillip on Tuesday, shortly after he and his fellow MK MPs were sworn into office.
"I don't even want to be called a judge, but people still call me a judge. I don't call myself a judge, I call myself Dr Hlophe because I have a doctorate in law. Nobody will take that away from me. Even Cyril Ramaphosa will never take that away from me."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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