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We can't just suspend a judge, says JSC after calls for action against Judge Hlophe | News24

In response to unhappiness about rulings, and other issues, surrounding Western Cape Judge John Hlope, the Judicial Service Commission has made it clear that it falls outside their ambit to suspend judges.

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