Justice Mandisa Maya is the country's new deputy chief justice, the Presidency announced on Monday morning.
Justice Mandisa Maya is the new deputy chief justice.Justice Mandisa Maya is the country's new deputy chief justice, the Presidency announced on Monday morning.
Maya was the only candidate interviewed for the post, which became vacant when President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Justice Raymond Zondo as chief justice. "Justice Maya will contribute to the ongoing transformation process of the judiciary. Her ascendency to the apex court will serve as a beacon of hope for scores of young women and make them believe that South Africa is a country of possibilities regardless of gender, social or economic circumstances," Ramaphosa said.During her interview in June, Maya told the Judicial Service Commission that South Africa had never had a woman in its highest echelons.
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