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From November 2011 to May 2012, Zondo served as an acting judge of the Constitutional Court. He was permanently appointed with effect from September 2012 and is now considered a key member, with
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government administration, stating that "This is the year in which we will turn the tide of corruption in our public institutions". Zondo was appointed as presiding judge for the
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Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State
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Shortly after taking office in 2018, Ramaphosa approved an inquiry into allegations of corruption during the previous
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appointed Zondo as the new Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, effective 1 April.
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appointed Zondo as South Africa's new chief justice with effect from 1 April 2022. He served as acting
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in commercial law, a Master of Laws in labour law, and a Master of Laws in patent law at the
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in 1989 and practised as a partner in Mathe & Zondo Inc. Judge Zondo received a
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from 1 April 2022 until his retirement on 31 August 2024. President
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1 billion, far more than any prior South African judicial inquiry.
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This South African law related biographical article is a
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Index

The Honourable

Chief Justice of South Africa
Cyril Ramaphosa
Mandisa Maya
Mogoeng Mogoeng
Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa
Chief Justice
Mogoeng Mogoeng
Dikgang Moseneke
Zondo Commission
President
Jacob Zuma
Judicial
Constitutional Court of South Africa
Jacob Zuma
Labour Court of South Africa
Thabo Mbeki
North Gauteng High Court
Nelson Mandela
Labour Court of South Africa
Nelson Mandela
University of Zululand
Incumbent
Jacob Zuma
Ixopo
Natal
Union of South Africa
South Africa
Johannesburg

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