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In My Own Liberator, Dikgang Moseneke pays homage to the many people and places that have helped to define and shape him. In tracing his ancestry, the influence on both his maternal and paternal sides is evident in the values they imbued in their children – the importance of family, the value of hard work and education, an uncompromising moral code, compassion for those less fortunate and unflinching refusal to accept an unjust political regime or acknowledge its oppressive laws.

As a young activist in the Pan-Africanist Congress, at the tender age of fifteen, Moseneke was arrested, detained and, in 1963, sentenced to ten years on Robben Island for participating in anti-apartheid activities. Physical incarceration, harsh conditions and inhumane treatment could not imprison the political prisoners’ minds, however, and for many the Island became a school not only in politics but an opportunity for dedicated study, formal and informal. It set the young Moseneke on a path towards a law degree that would provide the bedrock for a long and fruitful legal career and see him serve his country in the highest court.

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Deputy Chief Justice Moseneke retires

By Nomfundo Manyathi-Jele

The Deputy Chief Justice, Dikgang Moseneke has retired from the Bench of the Constitutional Court. On 20 May, a special sitting was held at the Constitutional Court where Justice Moseneke delivered his final judgment (Federation of Governing Bodies for South African Schools v Member of the Executive Council for Education, Gauteng and Another (unreported case no CCT209/15, 20-5-2016) (Moseneke DCJ)) to mark his retirement.

Included in the guests that attended the special sitting were former presidents, Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe; human rights lawyer, George Bizos; and various representatives from different legal entities.

Former presidents, Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe, recently attended the special sitting at the Constitutional Court, which marked Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke’s retirement.

Who is Justice Moseneke?

According to the Constitutional Court website, Justice Moseneke was born in Pretoria in December 1947. He attended primary and secondary school in Pretoria. At the age of 15, while in standard eight, Justice Moseneke was arrested, detained and convicted of participating in anti-Apartheid activity and was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment, which he served on Robben Islan