{"id":19631,"date":"2024-03-20T16:05:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T14:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/?p=19631"},"modified":"2024-03-20T16:48:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T14:48:10","slug":"its-damaging-yires-react-as-meyiwa-judge-questions-seriousness-of-black-lawyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2024\/03\/20\/its-damaging-yires-react-as-meyiwa-judge-questions-seriousness-of-black-lawyers\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt\u2019s damaging,&#8221; Yires react as Meyiwa judge questions seriousness of black lawyers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Judge2-770x495.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Judge2-770x495.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Judge2-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Judge2.jpg 852w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the back of the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial today, young people have slammed Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng\u2019s comments about black lawyers as damaging to the profession.<\/p>\n<p>Defense lawyer, Thulani Mngomezulu, received a scolding from the judge after failing to attend court proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s understood the lawyer had been attending to a separate matter, and requested that evidence be led in his absence.<\/p>\n<p>However, Mokgoatlheng appeared visibly frustrated at the suggestion, questioning the seriousness of some black lawyers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs this how lawyers, black lawyers, maybe we should just tell the truth\u2026is this how black lawyers behave,\u201d the judge said as he addressed the courtroom.<\/p>\n<p>Yires say Mokgoatlheng\u2019s comments have given ammunition to those who may want to discredit black professionals.<\/p>\n<p>They added that the remarks were particularly hurtful, coming from one of their own.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"qtmplayer-playlist-large\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"qtmplayer-playlist\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"qtmplayer-trackitem qtmplayer-track-inpage\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Judge2-100x100.jpg\" alt=\"cover\">\t\t<span \t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-cover=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Judge2-370x370.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-file=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/VXI.wav\n6578580\naudio\/wav\n\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-title=\"\u201cIt\u2019s damaging,&#8221; Yires react as Meyiwa judge questions seriousness of black lawyers\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-artist=\"Lindiwe Mabena\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-link=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2024\/03\/20\/its-damaging-yires-react-as-meyiwa-judge-questions-seriousness-of-black-lawyers\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-icon=\"file_download\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-qtmplayer-type=\"track\"\n\t\t\t class=\"qtmplayer-play qtmplayer-link-sec qtmplayer-play-btn\"><i class='material-icons' aria-label=\"Play\">play_arrow<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"qtmplayer-tit\">\u201cIt\u2019s damaging,&#8221; Yires react as Meyiwa judge questions seriousness of black lawyers<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"qtmplayer-art\">Lindiwe Mabena<\/span>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\n<p>Five men are currently on trial for the Bafana Bafana captains murder.<\/p>\n<p>The celebrated footballer was gunned down at his girlfriend, singer Kelly Khumalo\u2019s home in October 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The matter resumes on Friday when a new witness will take to the stand. <strong>Written by Naomi Kobbie<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the back of the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial today, young people have slammed Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng\u2019s comments about black lawyers as damaging to the profession. 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