Ramaphosa says female judges vital in shaping fairer judicial culture [SOUND]

# President Cyril Ramaphosa says female judges play a key role in building a fair and equal justice system. Speaking at the Cape Town conference of the  International Association of Women Judges, he said women on the bench help shift court culture, especially in cases of gender-based violence and femicide. Ramaphosa welcomed the progress that nearly half of the top judges are now women, including Chief Justice Mandisa Maya, who leads the Constitutional Court: