South Africa gets first female Chief Justice

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed the first female Chief Justice of the country’s Supreme Court. She is Mandisa Maya who was serving as Deputy Chief Justice. Professor Sipho Seepe, a political analyst and former Deputy Vice Chancellor for Institutional Support at the University of Zululand, VOA’s James Butty, the appointment is a significant achievement.