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Legal pioneer honoured
Justice Cecil Mpho Somyalo during the Nelson Mandela University graduation ceremony where he received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in recognition of his four-decade legal career and contribution to transforming South Africa’s judiciary. Born in Qumbu in the Eastern Cape, Justice Somyalo became the first attorney to be permanently appointed to the bench in 1995. Read the full story on page 6. PHOTO: SUPPLIED