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South Africa Gets 1st Black Chief Justice
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jun 10, 2005 02:53pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Friday, June 10, 2005 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | CAPE TOWN, South Africa - A former shirt factory worker was handed the chief justice's robes Friday at a ceremony marking the appointment of the first black South African to head a court system assailed by allegations of racism.
President Thabo Mbeki, addressing a special Parliament session to welcome Pius Langa, said the need for transformation persists in a court system still dominated by white men more than a decade after apartheid's demise.
"I believe that the new leaders of our judiciary will help us successfully to respond to these challenges," Mbeki said.
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