I have a lot of respect for this man.
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo
A single chairperson, listening attentively & probing witnesses and lawyers for:
๐น๏ธ four years (+430 days)
๐น๏ธ 280 witnesses
๐น๏ธ sat over weekends & often late into the night
๐น๏ธ postponed his private & family life
๐น๏ธ produced a 5,500-page report
๐น๏ธ over 8 streams
๐น๏ธ over 50 people now in court & thousands of assets confiscated and sold, billions of rands recovered
The towering judge still returned to the bench, continued to preside over the Concourt, and penned judgments.
Unprecedented.
Not even Madlanga, Khampepe, Nkabinde, Seriti or Ngoepe could do this. They need a team