Zuma Foundation vows to pursue further legal action after High Court holds Khampepe’s role

JOHANNESBURG - The Jacob Zuma Foundation said that it has noted and is currently studying the judgment delivered in the High Court in Johannesburg.

The Court ruled that Justice Sisi Khampepe will remain Chairperson of the TRC Cases Inquiry after it dismissed a bid to remove her.

Former Presidents Jacob Zuma and Thabo Mbeki brought the application.

President Cyril Ramaphosa did not oppose the move.

Zuma and Mbeki assert Khampepe did not disclose her recommendations on TRC cases referred to the NPA.

She was a Deputy Director of the authority at the time.

They also accuse Khampepe of gross misconduct for sending messages to advocate Ismael Semenya.

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The JG Zuma Foundation says it is currently studying the judgment in detail with its legal team to determine the appropriate course of action.

"We wish to place on record our strong disagreement with the judgment. In our view, the Court has avoided the substantive merits of the recusal application and instead relied on a technicality: namely, that the two former Presidents did not obtain the requisite consent to institute the application," the foundation said.

"This approach has the effect of leaving serious allegations of gross judicial misconduct and possible criminality, entirely unaddressed.

"Equally concerning is the fact that the parties have, to date, not been furnished with a copy of the dissenting judgment of Justice Modiba. The absence of this judgment significantly hampers our ability to conduct meaningful consultations and to fully assess the legal position."

The JG Zuma Foundation further stated that this matter is far from concluded and that it will consider all available legal avenues to ensure that the substantive issues are properly ventilated.

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