first female chief justice in south africa
Mandisa Maya: from a rural part of South Africa to becoming the country’s first woman chief justice
The deputy chief justice of South Africa, Mandisa Maya, has been promoted to chief justice, making her the first woman to earn that position in the country. Maya was selected as the nation’s most senior judge by President Cyril Ramaphosa. She will succeed Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, who is stepping down as the head of…
