Three months after two men were found guilty of the murder of SA National Defence Force official Phumza Skade, one of them has been sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment, while the other has since died.
The two men guilty of the murder of SA National Defence Force (SANDF) official, Phumza Skade, will soon learn their fate, as sentencing proceedings are expected to get under way in the Gqeberha high court on Friday.
Advocates for Transformation has informed its members that Kameshni Pillay SC and Siphokazi Poswa-Lerotholi SC will alternatively represent it at the JSC after advocate Dali Mpofu's term ended.
Judicial watchdog group Judges Matter human rights lawyer and researcher Mbekezeli Benjamin has welcomed the review by lobby group Advocates for Transformation (AFT) that led to Advocate Dali Mpofu's replacement by Kameshni Pillay SC and Siphokazi Poswa-Lerotholi SC as AFT's representatives at the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). Judges Matter is a civil society organisation that monitors the appointment of judges, their discipline for misconduct, and the governance system of the judiciary in South Africa.