Mbeki congratulates Justice Navi Pillay for winning Noble peace prize

Former president Thabo Mbeki has congratulated Judge Navi Pillay for being name the 2026 Noble peace prize laurate .

In a statement released by his foundation, Mbeki says the honor has a particular meaning, to his precedency because it was during that time that Pillay was nominated for election to be on the bench of the International Criminal Court.

Her election in 2003 affirmed South Africa’s confidence in her judgment and integrity.

Judge Pillay’s commitment to the continent was demonstrated, by her involvement in many international cases.

She was part of the Rwanda tribunal which sought answers from those who committed the Genocide in Rwanda in 1994.

As similar concerns have been raised now, as the current war raging in Sudan, conflict in the DRC and Ethiopia, it is during these challenges where Africa is reminded of what judge Pillay stood for.

Meanwhile, the US President Donald Trump, has slammed the Nobel committee for awarding the peace prize to the South African jurist.

There has been a push back from human rights organizations all over the world against Trump’s attacks and Judge Pillay’s integrity.

One-on-one with 2026 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Navi Pillay: