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** MEDIA STATEMENT
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** Sonke welcomes appointment of South Africa’s first black female chief justice
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** For Immediate Release
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South Africa will see its first black female chief justice by 1st September this year, as President Cyril Ramaphosa has, in terms of Section 174(3) of the Constitution, appointed current Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya as Chief Justice of the country, upon the expiry of the term of office of Chief Justice Zondo by 31 August 2024. The appointment follows the president’s consultation, in accordance with constitutional prescripts.
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