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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Judge Thoba Portia Poyo-Dlwati has become the first woman judge president in KwaZulu-Natal after her appointment by President Cyril Ramaphosa.<\/p>\n

In October, the Judicial Service Commission interviewed Poyo-Dlwati, 47, and recommended her for the position.<\/p>\n

She convinced the commission she was the right for the job as she had a clear vision for women in the judicial system as well as the skills acquired from various leadership roles.<\/p>\n

Advocate Elsje-Marie\u0301 Bezuidenhout was appointed the first woman judge on the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg.<\/p>\n

During her interviews, she told the commissioners that she would enhance diversity on the bench.<\/p>\n

Poyo-Dlwati and Bezuidenhout will assume their roles on 16 January.<\/p>\n

Their appointments will be announced next year.<\/p>\n

Gauteng High Court Judge Keoagile Matojane was appointed a Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judge.<\/p>\n

Matojane presided over former president Jacob Zuma’s corruption case.<\/p>\n

He was attacked on social media after he ruled that former prisons boss Arthur Fraser unlawfully granted parole to Zuma and ordered his return to prison.<\/p>\n

Zuma had been serving a 15-month sentence at the Estcourt Correctional Services Centre for contempt of the Constitutional Court.<\/p>\n

Other appointed candidates in the SCA include Justices Pieter Andries Meyer and Daisy Molefe. They assumed their roles on 1 December.<\/p>\n

Justice Norman Manoim was appointed a Competition Appeal Court judge for five years.<\/p>\n

Justice Dumisani Zondi was appointed as chairperson of the Electoral Court.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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