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Equality Courts
Cleaner
wins battle over baboon slur - 22 July
A cleaner at a court here has won a David and Goliath battle
against a veteran city magistrate
who called him a baboon. Khayalethu Geleba was on Tuesday awarded
R4 500 by the Equality Court and magistrate Johan Herselman
now faces disciplinary action and possible criminal charges. In
addition to the fine, the Equality Court on Tuesday recommended
that the findings against Herselman be forwarded to the
Magistrate's Commission in Pretoria for a decision on whether to
institute disciplinary action against the magistrate. In addition
the findings must be forwarded to the director of public
prosecutions for a consideration for criminal proceedings.
Bloemfontein chief magistrate Mziwonke Hinxa presided over the
hearing. - IOL
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