President Cyril Ramaphosa has chosen Judge Raymond Zondo as the next Chief Justice, with Judge Mandisa Maya as his deputy.
Zondo has been acting in the position for the last several months, taking over after former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng.
President Ramaphosa went against the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission, which he previously said had gone beyond its brief in recommending Supreme Court of Appeal president Maya. He said it had been required only to advise him on the suitability of the four candidates: Maya, Zondo, Mbuyiseli Madlanga, and Dunston Mlambo.
Zondo was first appointed as a judge of the labour court in 1997, and was judge president of the labour and labour appeals courts between 2000 and 2010. He has been a judge of the Constitutional Court since 2012 and was appointed as deputy chief justice in 2017.
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