Qinisile Mabuza

Qinisile Mabuza is a Liswati judge, and was the first female judge appointed in Eswatini. She was also the first female attorney when she was appointed in 1978.

Quotes

• I commend the achievement by stakeholders in passing into law the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence (SODV) Act adding that it was encouraging to see Magistrate Courts actively applying it.
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• A critical achievement is the passing into law of the SODV Act .The Magistrate Courts are actively applying it and this is immensely commendable.
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• I sat alone and opened the door to women married in community of property to register immovable property in their own names but the Supreme Court disagreed and said as per Ramodibedi’s ruling that women were not ready to manage their own affairs and instead decided that women married in community of property could jointly register immovable property with their husbands. For years the Deeds Office was registering in the husbands names only.
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• The role of the Judiciary is to uphold the rule of law. This includes respecting, upholding and enforcing the fundamental rights and freedoms that are enshrined in Chapter 3 of the constitution.
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• Is it possible for you to call me tomorrow? I’m busy writing a judgement.
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• It’s true that I applied for the position as Judge of the Supreme Court, however I was not considered. At the moment, I haven’t received any rejection letter explaining why my application was not successful.
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