Fewer politicians should be involved in choosing judges, says Helen Suzman Foundation

With the body recommending judges as one of the sites of attempts to politicise the judiciary, a proposal to have fewer political appointees on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is before Parliament's Joint Constitutional Review Committee.

The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) is proposing an amendment to Section 178 of the Constitution, which would see fewer MPs and presidential appointees on the JSC.

The foundation delivered a presentation to the CRC on Friday on their proposal, which was first submitted in 2021.