South Africa: Would-Be Constitutional Judges Withdraw Applications

Cape Town — Two of the six judges who are candidates for appointment to the Constitutional Court - Supreme Court of Appeal Judge Chris Jafta and Grahamstown High Court Judge Frank Kroon - withdrew their applications at the last minute yesterday.

The judges are entangled in the controversy surrounding Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe and the Constitutional Court.

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