CONSTITUTION @ 30: ‘The judges in green’ — The story behind the Constitutional Court’s iconic robes
By Anna CoxSouth Africa
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At one of the first meetings of the Constitutional Court, its president, Arthur Chaskalson, tasked Justices Albie Sachs and Yvonne Mokgoro with ‘décor’ and gave them R10,000. That’s where the story of the court’s iconic green robes begins.
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- 38 words · 1 min read
- Published
- October 15, 2026
- Byline
- Anna Cox
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- Daily Maverick