South Africa has its first woman deputy chief justice

Mandisa Maya, the head of the appeals court in South Africa, has been named as the nation's deputy chief justice by President Cyril Ramaphosa, making her the first woman to hold the role.

Her appointment will take effect on September 1.

After being interviewed for the job of the f justice, Justice Maya accepted the president's nomination for the position in March, according to a tweet from the White House.

She was nominated to the position of deputy chief justice until a subsequent interview for the job, while Raymond Zondo, who was then the deputy chief justice, was named the chief justice.

She was the lone applicant for the position who was interviewed last month, and the nation's Judicial Service Commission declared it would recommend the president appoint her.