Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya is set to take over as the Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa from the first of September.

The appointment follows a consultation process by President Cyril Ramaphosa with the Judicial Service Commission and the leaders of political parties represented in the National Assembly, per Constitutional prescripts.

Thami Ngubeni spoke to the President of the Black Lawyers Association (BLA), Nkosana Mvundlela.