Today's Mail & Guardian is one of a number of South African media outlets covering criticism of an e-mail sent on behalf of South Africa's chief justice, Mogoeng Mogoeng, to chief judges around the country urging them to attend a leadership conference presented by American evangelist and motivational speaker John C. Maxwell. Apparently none of the invited judges in fact attended the conference (which involved an attendance fee), but calls are being made for the Judicial Service Commission to censure Mogoeng. Mogoeng is is a lay preacher at the Winners Chapel International Church, and his appointment last year as chief justice was controversial because of his apparent views on homosexuality and the role of women. (See prior posting.)
UPDATE: SAPA reports (3/18) that the Heads of Courts say they have full confidence in Mogoeng.
