Remembering Justice Yvonne Mokgoro: Trailblazer of South African Judiciary

Mokgoro was involved in an accident near Kimberly in the Northern Cape on April 2023, which left her severely injured

She served on the ConCourt bench from 1994 until 2009 and was also involved in the probe into the 2012 stampede at the University of JohannesburgThe first black female judge in the Constitutional Court, Justice Yvonne Mokgoro, has passed away. Images: Stock Image and PHILIP LITTLETON/AFPJustice Yvonne Mokgoro reportedly died in a hospital in Johannesburg on 9 May 2024.

Mokgoro was a Constitutional Court judge from the dawn of democracy in 1994 until she completed her 15-year term in 2009. After she departed from the bench, the judge became the chairperson of an independent panel of experts investigating the 2012 stampede at the University of Johannesburg. An“Oh, mama Yvonne the first female judge at ConCourt. When it was time for role model essays at primary school, I always wrote about her. She inspired me greatly. May your beautiful soul rest in peace mama .

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