Mandisa Maya (Mandisa Muriel Lindelwa Maya Mlokoti)

In appointing Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo as the new Chief Justice President Cyril Ramaphosa used his constitutional powers to trump a populist cabal in the 23-person Judicial Services Commission (JSC) which was backing the respected Justice Mandisa Maya President of the Supreme Court of Appeal as the committee's favoured candidate...

The most likely woman candidate is Judge Mandisa Maya President of the Supreme Court of Appeal and an accomplished jurist credited with leading the transition to virtual hearings during the pandemic...