IT’S believed that suspended KwaZulu-Natal Regional Court President Eric Nzimande was paid handsomely for his position, as it was reported that he allegedly earned R6m while suspended over a five-year period.
However, it emerged during his disciplinary hearing this week that Nzimande apparently relied on “loans” from junior colleagues, some of whom he appointed as acting magistrates, and lawyers to make ends meet at times.
On one occasion, Nzimande took R2 500 from an attorney because he was