{
  "id": 14678331,
  "title": "Eight candidates shortlisted for three Western Cape High Court vacancies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/eight-candidates-shortlisted-for-three-western-cape-high-court",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T11:07:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capetimes/news/2026-10-15-eight-candidates-shortlisted-for-three-western-cape-high-court-vacancies/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has recommended three senior advocates, Michael Janisch SC, Ashley Kantor SC and Zuko Mapoma, for appointment to the Western Cape High Court following interviews for judicial vacancies. Eight candidates were initially in the running for the positions, including Dr Michelle Fiona Adams, Elzanne Mureen Jonker, Professor Fareed Moosa, Sharon Mthimunye and Stanley Christopher O’Brien SC. Janisch, Kantor and Mapoma were selected based on their extensive legal experience and notable contributions to high-profile cases, with Janisch recently representing Absa Bank in a corporate tax battle and Kantor participating in a significant urban development case. Mapoma, who served as the legal officer for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), brings decades of legal, corporate and public-sector experience to his recommendation.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/palestinian-farmers-petition-high-court-over-three-years-of-blocked",
        "published": "2026-10-15T12:20:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}