South Africa's Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng said he would tackle widespread allegations of corruption against the judiciary.
Spokesman Nathi Mncube said on Friday that defamatory allegations of corruption recently levelled against judges were worrying.
"The leadership of the South African judiciary has noted, with great concern, mainstream and social media reports relating to allegations of corruption levelled against the South African Judiciary.
Mncube said that the judiciary committed itself to the core values of integrity, impartiality and transparency, as set out in the Judicial Norms and Standards.
A list of judges and other leaders in the criminal justice system has been doing the rounds on social media with the posts alleging that they had received cash from President Cyril Ramaphosa's 'CR17' campaign fund.
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) boss Shamila Batohi denied receiving R1.7 million from the Ramaphosa campaign as was alleged.
The judges listed included Lettie Molopa-Sethosa and Sullet Potterill, who both delivered scathing judgments against Public Protector Busisiswe Mkhwebane.
In a statement this week, the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) said the allegations were "unnecessary and devoid of any merit."
"The social media posts resort to a new strategy of casting aspersions through peddling fake news against the judiciary and the NPA," said LSSA president Mvuzo Notyesi.
- African News Agency (ANA)
