Judge Zak Yacoob is Visually Impaired

The South African National Council for the Blind applauds the announcement of Judge Zak Yacoob as Acting Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa. Judge Yacoob served as Chairperson of Council from 2001 to 2009.

Judge Yacoob has been a long standing supporter, advocating for the rights and full inclusion of persons with disabilities. His life and his own disabilities have not hindered his progress to the upper echelons of the legal fraternity. The SA National Council for the Blind welcomes his appointment because we believe in empowering visually impaired people to do what they dare to dream and his achievements have been built upon a foundation of justice, hard work and determination to succeed. These are qualities espoused by many visually impaired people who sadly do not get the chance they deserve to show how they can shine.

We hope that this appointment opens the eyes of all South Africans in showing just how much success and independence visually impaired people can achieve with a little help and guidance, the right access to education, accessible skills development facilities and assistive devices.

On behalf of all the visually impaired South Africans that we, together with our member organisations serve, we wish Judge Yacoob all the best in his new appointment and we are confident that he will prove himself capable of his office.