President to be elected on Friday, chief justice confirms

South Africa’s next president will be elected on Friday.This follows the announcement by chief justice Raymond Zondo that the first sitting of the National Assembly — also known as the opening of parliament, will be held this Friday.The constitution provides that after an election the first sitting of the assembly must take place at a time and on a date determined by the chief justice, but not more than 14 days after the election results have been declared.The results were announced on June 2 and July 14 falls within the prescribed period.During the first sitting of parliament, the…