Bheki Maphalala is a Swazi jurist who has served as Chief Justice of Eswatini since 10 November 2015, appointed by King Mswati III. He earned a Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1990, worked as an attorney from 1992 to 2009, and became the first ethnic Swazi member of the Supreme Court in 2011.
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Bheki Maphalala was a Swazi jurist and lawyer who served as Chief Justice of Eswatini from 2015 until his death in 2026.
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Bheki Maphalala was a Swazi jurist and lawyer who served as Chief Justice of Eswatini from 2015 until his death in 2026.
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Bheki Maphalala was a Swazi jurist and lawyer who served as Chief Justice of Eswatini from 2015 until his death in 2026.
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Bheki Maphalala (died 10 September 2026) was a Swazi jurist and lawyer who served as Chief Justice of Eswatini from 2015 until his death in 2026.
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