Zukisa Laura Lumka Tshiqi (; born 11 January 1961) is a judge of the
Constitutional Court of South Africa
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and formerly served on the country's
Supreme Court of Appeal and as an acting judge on the Constitutional Court.
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Early life
Tshiqi was born in the village of Cefane, part of the town of
Ngcobo,
Cape Province in 1961.
[
] She earned a B Proc from the
University of the Witwatersrand and an advanced diploma in
labour law
Labour laws (also known as labor laws or employment laws) are those that mediate the relationship between workers, employing entities, trade unions, and the government. Collective labour law relates to the tripartite relationship between employee, ...
from
Rand Afrikaans University. Thereafter she practiced as an attorney.
Judicial career
Tshiqi was made an acting judge of
South Gauteng High Court
The Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa is a superior court of law which has general jurisdiction over the South African province of Gauteng and the eastern part of North West province. The main seat of the division is at Pretoria, ...
in 2003, and was permanently appointed in 2005.
[ She was promoted to the Supreme Court of Appeal in 2009, and served on the Constitutional Court in 2014-15 as an acting judge. She applied for a permanent position on the Constitutional Court in 2015 but was generally regarded by commentators as a poor candidate, with the position going to Nonkosi Mhlantla.]
References
1961 births
Living people
Judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
South African women judges
University of the Witwatersrand alumni
South African judges
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