Raymond Zondo is a well-known man in the whole of Mzanzi.
He was thrown into the limelight when the commission commenced its work.
Many people will also remember him from his personal story, a moving and encouraging one at that.
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He has risen to become the deputy chief justice of the state despite his poor background.
There is a lot more to the resilient man as explained in the text below.
Apart from what makes him popular, there is a lot more to him than meets the eye.
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Here are interesting facts about him that you may want to know.
Early life and education
From his story, Zondo was raised in a disadvantaged background.
He sailed through school because of well-wishers and the bursaries that he received.
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He was able to get through university in the same manner.
He attended and matriculated from theSt.
Mary’s seminary at Ixopo.
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Family and relationship
Zondo is a married man.
Together with his wife, the two are blessed with 4 children.
Zondo was the 3rd of 9 siblings.
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All this was revealed in a YouTube interview when he was being interrogated for the deputy chief justice position.
Professional and career progression
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo did not start at the helm.
He was a clerk working under the now late Mrs Victoria Mxenge in her Durban law firm.
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He practised law for a few years before his appointment as a judge.
In addition to this, he was a part-time arbitrator and mediator.
This was also called the Goldstone Commission.
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It was given the mandate of investigating the violence that took place in South Africa in the early 1990s.
He resigned from this post later when he was appointed as a judge.
By November 1997, Judge Raymond Zondo was confirmed as the judge of the same court.
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Justice Zondo was also working in several important committees that were established by the Heads of Courts.
Some of these included:
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This went on up to the 31st May 2012.
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Apart from his official role, the judge has also written several articles.
The commission was formed by Cyril Ramaphosa’s government back in August 2018.
This has since challenged the judge who is now very successful.
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This translates to R2.54-million per year.
Going by this, chances are that he has an impressive net worth.
His salary is a major contributor to his worth.
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Raymond Zondo has quite a story.
She has a Bachelor of Commerce & IT from the University of Nairobi and joined Briefly.co.za in November 2019.
The writer completed a Google News Initiate Course.
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