On 30 June 2015 a"Mrs Gumede", an acting regional court magistrate, lodged a formal complaint involving corruption and sexual harassment against Eric Nzimande, Regional Court President in Kwazulu-Natal. Nine years later the misconduct inquiry against Nzimande still has not been finalised.
Nzimande pleaded not guilty to all the charges of misconduct against him. During the preliminary investigation conducted by the Magistrates Commission, reliable evidence was obtained indicating that the allegations against Nzimande were of a serious nature. Having considered the existing evidence against him, the Commission resolved to charge Nzimande with misconduct, and recommend his suspension. In October 2018, the Minister of Justice provisionally suspended Nzimande.
In his interview in February 2022 during the process for appointing the Chief Justice, Justice Raymond Zondo said"I simply make the point that to the extent that there may have been a concern by any of the other candidates, particularly those who might be in leadership positions within the judiciary, to the extent that there might have been concerns that there is no policy, sexual harassment policy and maternity leave, I would simply say they must raise these things in the heads of courts...
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
Misconduct Inquiry Regional Court President Corruption Sexual Harassment Allegations Magistrate Delay
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