Dikgang Moseneke
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Dikgang Ernest Moseneke is the current Deputy Chief Justice
of the Republic of South Africa
. He was appointed to the bench in 2002 by Thabo Mbeki
, and was elevated as Deputy Chief Justice in 2005 by Thabo Mbeki
.
During apartheid Moseneke had been a prisoner on Robben Island
. Whilst imprisoned he served on the disciplinary committee of the prisoners' self-governed association football body, Makana F.A.
.
Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa
The Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa is a judge in the Constitutional Court of South Africa and the second-highest judicial post in the Republic of South Africa, after the Chief Justice...
of the Republic of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. He was appointed to the bench in 2002 by Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki is a South African politician who served two terms as the second post-apartheid President of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008. He is also the brother of Moeletsi Mbeki...
, and was elevated as Deputy Chief Justice in 2005 by Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki is a South African politician who served two terms as the second post-apartheid President of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008. He is also the brother of Moeletsi Mbeki...
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During apartheid Moseneke had been a prisoner on Robben Island
Robben Island
Robben Island is an island in Table Bay, 6.9 km west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, South Africa. The name is Dutch for "seal island". Robben Island is roughly oval in shape, 3.3 km long north-south, and 1.9 km wide, with an area of 5.07 km². It is flat and only a...
. Whilst imprisoned he served on the disciplinary committee of the prisoners' self-governed association football body, Makana F.A.
Makana F.A.
Makana Football Association was a sporting body formed by political prisoners on Robben Island, South Africa who organised football leagues for fellow inmates. Formed in 1966, the association ran a league until 1973, adhering strictly to the Laws of the Game, the FIFA rulebook being one of the few...
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