MBABANE:President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya as the new Chief Justice,eNCA reported on Thursday evening.
Maya replaces Chief Justice Raymond Zondo whose term expires at the end of August.
It has been reported that,in February, Ramaphosa informed the Judicial Service Commission of his intention to appoint Maya, she is the country's first female to be appointed as Chief Justice.
Maya served in various courts during her career including as President of the Supreme Court of Appeal.
New South African Chief Justice Mandisa Maya(pic: Duke Magazine).