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JSC recommends three candidates for Eastern Cape court vacancies

Dailydispatch · · 329 words · By Guy Rogers
Judicial appointments and legal expertise
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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The Judicial Service Commission’s recommendations to fill the three vacant positions in the Makhanda and Mthatha high courts have been announced.”
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The web search results mention the JSC recommending candidates for vacancies in the Eastern Cape high court, but the provided evidence does not contain multiple independent sources confirming that the *recommendations have been announced* in the manner stated by the claim. The evidence is limited to web search snippets referencing the recommendations.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Makhanda, also known as Grahamstown, is a town of about 75,000 people in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is situated about 125 kilometres (80 mi) northeast of Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makhanda,_South_Africa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Selby Mfanelo Mbenenge (born 18 March 1961) is the Judge President of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa. He joined the bench as a puisne judge in July 2015 and was elevated t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selby_Mbenenge
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tembeka Nicholas Ngcukaitobi (born 25 December 1976) is a South African lawyer and legal scholar. An advocate of the Johannesburg Bar since August 2010, he gained silk status in February 2020. He is …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tembeka_Ngcukaitobi
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“This follows on the commission’s interviews with nine candidates on Thursday.”
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The web search results mention the JSC recommending candidates, but none of the provided evidence snippets confirm that the commission interviewed exactly nine candidates on Thursday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Speaking during a press conference earlier in the day, Chebukati stated that the meeting would be held on Thursday following several complaints regarding the upcoming polls. He further announced that …
https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/20019-iebc-meet-all-president…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Miami Foundation hosts an online forum this week featuring the three candidates running to represent District 7 on the Miami-Dade County Commission. The forum will stream live on Thursday July 18 …
https://coconutgrovespotlight.com/2024/07/16/election-previe…
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web search NEUTRAL — City commissioners interviewed nine candidates for the open seat, including Koebert, Gretchen Carr, Kenneth Funk, Gary Howe, Caroline Kennedy, Jason Lawrence, Brian McGillivary
https://www.traverseticker.com/news/linda-koebert-named-to-c…
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“The South African Judiciary posted on X on Thursday evening that the commission would be advising President Cyril Ramaphosa to appoint three individuals, namely Adv Sally Ann Collett, Nolubabalo Cengani-Mbakaza and Prof Nomthandazo Ntlama-Makhanya.”
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The evidence provided contains general information about President Ramaphosa and appointments, but none of the web search results or Wikipedia entries confirm the specific details: that the South African Judiciary posted on X on Thursday evening, or that the commission advised appointing Adv Sally Ann Collett, Nolubabalo Cengani-Mbakaza, and Prof Nomthandazo Ntlama-Makhanya.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — General elections were held in South Africa on 8 May 2019 to elect a new President, National Assembly and provincial legislatures in each province. These were the sixth elections held since the end of…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elaine R. Jones (born March 2, 1944) is an American civil rights attorney and activist. She joined the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) in 1970 and in 1993 became the organization's first female directo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) is an ongoing case that was brought before the International Cour…
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“All three women have served as acting judges of the high court, but they have come from very different backgrounds.”
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Two separate web search results state that all three women (Collett, Cengani-Mbakaza, and Ntlama-Makhanya) have served as acting judges of the high court. This corroborates the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Collett, Cengani-Mbakaza and Ntlama-Makhanya praised for courtroom experience and legal insight.However, she seemed to impress the commission with her knowledge of the law and her ability to apply thi…
https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-04-17-jsc-recommends-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Judge Aubrey Phago Ledwaba has been shortlisted for the Gauteng Division of the High Court Judge President post, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) announced on Thursday. Ledwaba’s shortlisting com…
https://iol.co.za/news/politics/2026-01-30-judicial-service-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ms Nolubabalo Cengani-Mbakaza. Adv Sally Ann Collett. Mr Mziwonke Samson Dunywa. Prof Rosaan Krüger.Prof Nomthandazo Patience Ntlama-Makhanya. Mr Aron Sipho Zono. 6. Gauteng Division of the High Court…
https://thebulrushes.com/2026/01/31/judicial-service-commiss…
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“An advocate in private practice for more than 40 years, Collett served as a legal officer for the Independent Electoral Commission during the 1994 democratic elections.”
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Two separate web search results confirm that Adv Sally Ann Collett served as a legal officer for the Independent Electoral Commission during the 1994 democratic elections. This corroborates the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — During the 1994 democratic elections, Collett served as a legal officer for the Independent Electoral Commission and represented clients before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). She was a…
https://www.judgesmatter.co.za/sally-ann-collett/
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web search NEUTRAL — All three women have served as acting judges of the high court, but they have come from very different backgrounds. An advocate in private practice for more than 40 years, Collett served as a legal of…
https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-04-17-jsc-recommends…
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web search NEUTRAL — 5.4. The candidate represented poor pensioners, disabled individuals and social grant beneficiaries who had been denied access to social grants. 5.5. The candidate served as a legal officer for the In…
https://gcbsa.co.za/jscdocs/2026+March/23.+Adv+Sally+Ann+Col…
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“She also represented clients before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.”
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Two separate web search results confirm that Adv Sally Ann Collett represented clients before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). This corroborates the claim.
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https://www.zhihu.com/question/65520382
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web search NEUTRAL — Adventure Rider
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https://www.zhihu.com/question/566620050
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“Cengani-Mbakaza went straight from acquiring her law degree to working as a prosecutor and state advocate, cutting her teeth on criminal litigation and thereafter rising through the magistracy.”
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Two separate web search results confirm that Nolubabalo Cengani-Mbakaza transitioned from law school to working as a prosecutor and state advocate, gaining experience in criminal litigation. This corroborates the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nolubabalo Cengani-Mbakaza quickly transitioned from law school to a prosecutor and state advocate, gaining experience in criminal litigation.
https://www.theherald.co.za/news/2026-04-17-jsc-recommends-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nolubabalo Cengani-Mbakaza: Advocate specialising in family law.She served as an attorney, state advocate, and executive at the Public Protector’s office. Notable case: South African Legal Practice Co…
https://centralnews.co.za/jsc-shortlists-candidates-for-judi…
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web search NEUTRAL — East London high court acting judge Nolubabalo Cengani-Mbakaza sentenced the 39-year-old man to an additional five years’ imprisonment for kidnapping the woman from her home in Reeston, in East London…
https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2025-08-01-parolee-jail…
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“According to Judges Matter, one of her prominent cases was Mbalane v Mbalane and Others, involving a family dispute over the attempted exhumation of a child’s body.”
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Two separate web search results cite 'Judges Matter' and confirm that one of her prominent cases was Mbalane v Mbalane and Others, involving a family dispute over the attempted exhumation of a child’s body. This corroborates the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — According to Judges Matter, one of her prominent cases was Mbalane v Mbalane and Others, involving a family dispute over the attempted exhumation of a child’s body.
https://www.businessday.co.za/news/2026-04-17-jsc-recommends…
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web search NEUTRAL — (Президент - глава государства и избирается всенародным голосованием.) 3. **The President is involved in the work of the legislative and judicial branches of power.** (Президент участвует в работе зак…
https://www.euroki.org/koza/are-these-statements-true-or-fal…
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“Prominent Fort Hare public law Ntlama-Makhanya comes from a background as an academic and has never practised as an attorney or an advocate.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries to confirm or deny the claim that Prof Nomthandazo Ntlama-Makhanya has a background solely as an academic and has never practiced as an attorney or an advocate.
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“She spoke forcefully during her interview on Thursday about her judgment in the 2023 Madibeng municipality land occupation case.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries to confirm or deny the claim that Prof Nomthandazo Ntlama-Makhanya spoke about her judgment in the 2023 Madibeng municipality land occupation case during her interview on Thursday.
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“She explained that while the court could not support the illegal seizure of land, which was in this case designated for low-cost housing, the state had to provide a decent emergency alternative for the destitute land claimants.”
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