Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma has appointed new judges to the high court, labour court and the electoral court, the Presidency said on Sunday.
Spokesman Mac Maharaj said advocate Igna Tersia Stretch, SC was appointed as judge of the Eastern Cape High Court, Bisho, with effect from December 2.
Segopotje Sheila Mphahlele was appointed as a judge of the High Court in Johannesburg, with effect from December 2;
* advocate Albertus Johannes Bam, SC, as a judge of the North Gauteng High Court Pretoria, with effect from December 2,
* advocate Maria Mabel Jansen, SC, as a judge of the High Court in Johannesburg, with effect from December 2,
* advocate Nicoline Janse Van Nieuwenhuizen, SC, as a judge of the High Court in Pretoria, with effect from December 2,
Somaganthie Naidoo was appointed as a judge of the Free State High Court, Bloemfontein, with effect from January 1, 2014; and Nolwazi Penelope Boqwana as a judge of the Western Cape High Court, Cape Town, with effect from December 2.
“The President has also in terms of Section 153(1)(b) of the Labour Relations Act, 1995... appointed Mr Justice Pule Lazarus Tlaletsi, a Judge of the Northern Cape High Court, as deputy judge president of the Labour Court, with effect from December 2.”
Sungaree Pather was appointed as a member of the Electoral Court for a period of four years, with effect from December 2. - Sapa