Heindrich Wyngaard

The Cape Forum strongly opposes the potential appointment of former Western Cape Judge president and MK parliamentary leader, John Hlophe to the Judicial Service Commission. They label the nomination a dishonour to the legal system. They criticise Hlophe's attempts to influence judicial decisions favouring former president Jacob Zuma. The forum’s Heindrich Wyngaard warns that Hlophe's appointment, alongside EFF nominee Julius Malema, could threaten the judiciary’s integrity: