Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

deputy president of South Africa

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political history of South Africa

  • South Africa
    In South Africa: Political process

    In 2005 Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka was appointed deputy president—the first woman named to that position. In 2024 Mandisa Maya became the first woman to serve as chief justice, the highest judicial office in South Africa.

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