Mbuyiseli Madlanga expected to make final ConCourt judgement
The acting deputy chief justice leaves after serving 17 years on the bench.
Acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga. Picture: Katlego Jiyane/EWN.
JOHANNESBURG - With Acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga expected to mark his last day on the Constitutional Court bench, his final judgement will be the much-anticipated battle between Vodacom and Nkosana Makate.
Madlanga leaves after serving 17 years on the bench.
The acting chief justice will complete his duties at the apex court to take on the task of chairing the Judicial Commission of Inquiry investigating the explosive allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
After a career of a total of 17 years on the bench, Madlanga will hang his robes on Thursday in the Constitutional Court. The court will have a special ceremony in his honour as he says his goodbyes.
Madlanga’s career on the bench started at the Mthatha High Court in 1996 when he was appointed judge at the young age of 34, making him the youngest judge at the time.
In 2001, Madlanga left the bench and returned to the bar as senior counsel but he would eventually return as a judge and was ultimately appointed to the Constitutional Court in 2013.
On Thursday, Madlanga will deliver his final judgement involving Vodacom and Please Call Me’s Nkosana Makate.
The telecommunications giant is challenging the Supreme Court’s ruling that said it should pay Makate between R29 and R53 billion instead of its R47 million offer.