The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has apologised to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, after she was irregularly served with court papers by a sheriff on Saturday.
The Italian human rights lawyer and author delivered the 23rd Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in Johannesburg on Saturday. Albanese says supporting Palestines self-determination is not an act of charity. This should be a binding obligation on all states.
In a statement, the minister says that the service of process had been carried out without her or the director-generals knowledge, even though the latter is legally mandated to authorise such actions under Section 402 of the Superior Courts Act.