Dikgang Moseneke Judge

Dikgang Ernest Moseneke (born 20 December 1947) is the 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. In 2006, he succeeded Justice Richard Goldstone as Chancellor of the University of the Witwatersrand. On 4 November 2013, Moseneke was appointed Acting Chief Justice during the long term leave of Mogoeng Mogoeng.During apartheid Moseneke had been a prisoner on Robben Island. While imprisoned he served on the disciplinary committee of the prisoners' self-governed association football body, Makana F.A.. While on Robben Island he obtained a BA in English and political science, as well as a B.Iuris degree. He later completed an LLB. All three degrees were conferred by the University of South Africa.

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Dikgang Moseneke
Birth dateDecember 20, 1947
Birth place
Pretoria , South Africa
Education
University of South Africa

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