Garekwe’s sudden rise

Garekwe PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Garekwe PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

By now, the appointment of Tapologo Mercy Garekwe as Justice of the Court of Appeal is stale news. We congratulate her heartily. What, however, could be interesting and exciting news is tracking and trying to make sense of her meteoric rise.

This is not to say she may not have the right credentials to assume such a high and demanding judicial post. But obviously such a big jump within a short space of time is nothing short of a miracle. Not so long ago Justice Garekwe together with others faced suspension from carrying out their judicial functions for alleged charges of misconduct and bringing the judiciary into disrepute.

The suspension was, however, subsequently lifted. Her story is one of rising from the ashes of suspension to being elevated to the top post. How come that against this backdrop of suspension that all of a sudden she has been found worthy and even preferred ahead of her seniors? Even Garekwe herself would be the first to admit that her elevation looks like some microwave engineered promotion, coming before its time. She is relatively new to the bench and it would not be totally wrong for one to think that she is still settling, learning the ropes and finding her feet. Indeed her appointment might have set tongues wagging for many years to come.

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