“As the chief justice is still on long leave as made known on 06 May 2021, and by application of the relevant legislation, namely Section 4 (2) (b) of the Superior Courts Act, 2013, the deputy chief justice will exercise the powers or perform the functions of the chief justice as the acting chief justice,” Judiciary Spokesperson said.
Raymond Zondo is currently the chairperson of the commission of inquiry into state capture in South Africa. The inquiry was recently granted another extension by the High Court, giving it 3 more months to complete its 3-year-long investigation.
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