Academic and former Constitutional Court Justice Yvonne Mokgoro has died. Image: Supplied.
One of the first black female members of the judiciary in the country’s first democratic government Yvonne Mokgoro has died.
Academic and former Constitutional Court Justice Yvonne Mokgoro has died. Image: Supplied.
Former Constitutional Court Justice Yvonne Mokgoro has died.
Mokgoro died at a hospital in Johannesburg, Gauteng on Thursday, 9 May.
According to Sunday World Mokgoro was involved in a car accident in April 2023. This led to several health setbacks which forced her to step back from public engagements.
The 74-year-old reportedly suffered multiple injuries after the car in which she was travelling was hit by a truck between Warrenton and Kimberley in the Northern Cape.
Her son Ithateng Mokgoro said their family and the country has lost a principled servant whose commitment will continue to shape the society.
“We remain grateful to all those who gave her support over the past difficult months, and we ask them to continue to hold the family in their thoughts and prayers,” Ithateng said.