Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka References Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka deputy president of South Africa Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: South Africa/ Political processIn 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. Read MoreIn 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. Read More