Staff Reporter
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Justice Nambitha Christabel Dambuza-Mayosi and Justice Katharine Mary Savage to the Constitutional Court, effective 1 May, the Presidency said.
The appointments were made in terms of section 174(4) of the Constitution and followed consultation with Chief Justice Mandisa Maya and leaders of political parties represented in the National Assembly, as required by the Constitution.
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Dambuza-Mayosi currently serves as a judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), a position she has held since June 2015. Her tenure there included an extended period acting as president of the SCA.
Dambuza-Mayosi’s career spans more than three decades in legal practice, academia and the judiciary.
Savage became a judge of the Western Cape High Court in 2015 and has served as a judge of the Labour Appeal Court since 2024.
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Ramaphosa wished the two judges well in their new roles at South Africa’s apex court.
“Judge Dambuza-Mayosi and Judge Savage have for decades served the cause and practice of justice with great diligence, foresight and, most importantly, clear commitment to our Constitution,” the president said.
“They join the Constitutional Court in the year in which we mark 30 years since the adoption of our democratic Constitution. This anniversary is a significant moment for our nation and serves as an inspiration for our Constitutional Court to sustain the entrenchment of our national values and the supreme law that underpins them.”
