{"id":7576,"date":"2021-04-01T19:13:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T19:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?p=7576"},"modified":"2021-04-01T17:11:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T17:11:42","slug":"chief-justice-mogoeng-mogoeng-resigns-from-ukzn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/chief-justice-mogoeng-mogoeng-resigns-from-ukzn","title":{"rendered":"Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng resigns from UKZN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Durban &#8211; The country&#8217;s embattled Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, who is under immense pressure to withdraw and apologise for pro-Israel remarks he made during a webinar hosted by the Jerusalem Post in June last year, has resigned as chancellor of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN).<\/p>\n<p>There has been no reason given for the sudden resignation, which comes when the Chief Justice is appealing a ruling of the Judicial Conduct Committee which ordered him to apologise for the pro-Israel remarks, which were seen to be insensitive to the suffering of the people of Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>Announcing the resignation of Mogoeng Mogoeng, the university said he performed all his duties, which included conferring academic degrees, diplomas and certificates during graduation ceremonies, and his last in-person graduation was in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChief Justice Mogoeng has, however, advised the chair of the council and the vice-chancellor of his withdrawal from the position,\u201d the university said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The Durban university said the vacant position of chancellor would be held by Professor Nana Poku, the current vice-chancellor. This would happen while the university engages in processes to elect a new chancellor by June this year.<\/p>\n<p>Mogoeng&#8217;s pro-Israel remarks were: \u201cI\u2019m under an obligation as a Christian to love Israel, to pray for the peace of Jerusalem, which actually means the peace of Israel. And I cannot as a Christian do anything other than love and pray for Israel because I know hatred for Israel by me and for my nation will, can, only attract unprecedented curses upon our nation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>They have divided some non-governmental organisations in the country.<\/p>\n<p>On Mogoeng\u2019s side is the South African Zionist Federation, while prominently on the other side is Africa 4 Palestine (formerly BDS South Africa), which advocates for the global isolation of the state of Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The unfazed Mogoeng is currently appealing the March 4, 2021 ruling of the Judicial Conduct Committee.<\/p>\n<p>[email protected]<\/p>\n<p><b>Political Bureau<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. Durban &#8211; The country&#8217;s embattled Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, who is under immense pressure to withdraw and apologise for pro-Israel remarks he made during a webinar hosted by the Jerusalem Post in June last year, has resigned as chancellor of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). 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