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Namibia: Impeached judge itching to take on South African president – News

Namibia: Impeached judge itching to take on South African president – News

Africa Links 24 with BBC
Published on 2024-07-19 08:29:43

In a sign of the seismic political changes in South Africa, John Hlophe, a once-celebrated judge whose career ended ignominiously with his impeachment just five months ago, has been parachuted into parliament to lead the official opposition.

Dr Hlophe is expected to be in full flight on Friday, when he will open the debate in response to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech on Thursday, setting out his new coalition government’s plans to tackle South Africa’s myriad problems –…

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