MK which is now the official opposition in parliament led by the former judge John Hlophe has been weak in its responses in Parliament...

John Hlophe: former Western Cape Chief Justice and first judge to be stripped of his title in democratic South Africa...

' John Hlophe from the MK Party with its 58 seats is leading the Progressive Caucus which has a total of 102 seats in the 400-seat National Assembly...

But others such as Zuma's daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla Vivian Reddy and the impeached Judge John Hlophe are all new...

When their preferred candidate controversial Justice John Hlophe Judge President of the Western Cape Division of the High Court was eliminated from the running during the screening process Malema and Mpofu pushed for Maya on the grounds that she is seen as a 'neutral'...

Judiciary and criminal justice system The judiciary with one notable exception – oft-sanctioned Judge John Hlophe – have remained united in the push for reform...

It has taken 13 years for the Judicial Conduct Tribunal of the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) to recommend the impeachment of Western Cape Judge President Justice John Hlophe for gross misconduct and violation of the constitution which he swore to uphold (AC Vol 62 No 7 Ramaphosa rallies ANC against the Zuma-Magashule axis)...

Apart from his political opponents Ramaphosa is being increasingly hobbled in achieving his goals by John Hlophe who as Judge President of the Western Cape presides over key trials and has a major say in allocating and transferring judges...

One of Zuma's close allies Judge John Hlophe Western Cape Judge-President is embroiled in a controversy with the 13 Constitutional Court judges who allege that he improperly attempted to influence them to rule in favour of Zuma when the president brought the case to the court relating to the constitutionality of the raids by the defunct Scorpions investigative unit on his residence...

His preference is for his ally Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe who has been accused of improperly trying to influence judges to vote in favour of Zuma...