Mandisa Maya: The woman holding South Africa’s legal future

Mandisa Maya

Mandisa Maya is set to become South Africa's next chief justice. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

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Mandisa Maya is set to lead South Africa's judiciary for the next 10 years, after the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), which oversees senior judicial appointments, determined on Tuesday to recommend her appointment as chief justice by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

As the first woman to hold such a position in the country’s history, it seems like a reward for a judge who stayed away from controversy.