More than half of the 207 magistrates appointed by justice and correctional services minister Ronald Lamola are women, a move expected to improve female representation in the judiciary.
More than half of the country’s population is female and the appointment of the 105 women, to take effect from February 2020, is expected to transform the magistracy to reflect the demographics of the country. ..
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