To me the most important was that I believed my judgement was right. A spokesperson for the minister of defence, Mr Motsiuoa Lekota, who was overseas at that time, just said they were disappointed with the judgement. He said being a judge is becoming more difficult. A few years ago the public was scared to criticise the bench. With the dawning of democracy there is a free society and freedom of the press.
People are free to comment about judgements and the implication thereof.
If the public are uncomfortable with a judgement, they are not afraid to voice it. Mr Rampai said only time will tell whether this appointment is the end of the road or merely a turning point in his career. If this is the end, I am content and happy. If it is meant to be that there should be further advancement in my judicial career, it would be very exciting, but I am not that ambitious. His next goal is to do the best he can as a judge.