The Supreme Court of Canada and the Constitutional Court of South Africa successfully conclude judicial exchange

October 29, 2026 · International engagement

Chief Justice Richard Wagner and Justice Narandran Jody Kollapen speak in a group of people.

Justice Mahmud Jamal speaks to Acting Deputy Chief Justice Nonkosi Zoliswa Mhlantla and Justices Narandran Jody Kollapen and Steven Arnold Majiedt in the reading room.

Justice Mary T. Moreau and Justice Narandran Jody Kollapen at a meeting table.

Chief Justice Richard Wagner sits at a meeting table surrounded by judges from both delegations.

Justices Narandran Jody Kollapen, Steven Arnold Majiedt, Leona Valerie Theron and Acting Deputy Chief Justice Nonkosi Zoliswa Mhlantla participate in a fireside chat hosted by Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada, Chantal Carbonneau.

Official photo of the delegations from the Supreme Court of Canada and the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court of Canada was pleased to welcome a delegation of judges from the Constitutional Court of South Africa to Ottawa for a judicial exchange.

The delegation from the Supreme Court of Canada was presided by the Right Honourable Richard Wagner, P.C., Chief Justice of Canada, and consisted of Justices Mahmud Jamal and Mary T. Moreau. Chief Justice Mandisa Muriel Lindelwa Maya of the Constitutional Court of South Africa led the planning for its delegation, which consisted of Acting Deputy Chief Justice Nonkosi Zoliswa Mhlantla and Justices Leona Valerie Theron, Steven Arnold Majiedt and Narandran Jody Kollapen.

Over the course of the exchange, the judges discussed important topics such as public communications and outreach, the rule of law, judicial independence, and the role of technology in court processes and case management. The judges from South Africa also sat down with Supreme Court of Canada law clerks and staff for a fireside chat.

To learn more, read our news release.

Date modified: 2026-10-29