Seasoned jurist Mandisa Maya began her term as the Chief Justice of South Africa on 1 September. She is the first woman to take over the helm of the judiciary.
President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Maya to succeed Raymond Zondo to the position on 25 July— The champagne bottles have been popped, ushering in Chief Justice Mandisa Maya as she takes charge of South Africa's judiciary.Chief Justice Raymond Zondo
, who presided over a presidential inauguration for the last time on 19 June, closed the curtain on his illustrious, nearly 30-year judicialRamaphosa, who appointed Zondo as Chief Justice in 2022, succeeding retired jurist Mogoeng Mogoeng, attended the event. The Presidency said Maya's appointment, the first black woman to serve in the SCA and later its first woman deputy president and woman judge president, signified a momentous milestone.
Maya joined the bench in May 2000 as a judge of the Transkei Division of the High Court and was the SCA president from 2017 to 2022.Observers on social media reacted to the pivotal development. As with most other discussions, polarising views weren't too far off.looks at the commentary under an Office of the Chief Justice post on X, heralding the start of Maya's term.
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