Out of a total number of 56 067 remand detainees as on 01 February 2023, 5 680
(10, 13%) of those remand detainees were detained with the option of bail, while 50 387 (89, 87%) were not granted bail. Furthermore, additional analysis conducted showed that on 31 January 2023, a total of 1 291 remand detainees were detained with an option of bail of R1000 and less. ...

a). The total number of courts that have alternative energy sources to enable the courts to continue functioning during load shedding is one hundred and thirty nine (139) courts.

b). The total number of courts which are rendered dysfunctional due to load shedding is four hundred and seventeen (417) courts.

Below is a summary table of all the courts per province.

Child abuse, neglect or ill-treatment of children as well as the abandonment of children are all offences that are regarded in a very serious light by the National Prosecuting Authority. As such, these cases are heard by the Regional courts and are also prioritised due to the impact of the offence on the children.

The reasons that the court consider in imposing any specific ...

I have been informed by the Provincial Head of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in the North-West, as follows:

a) The court proceedings were delayed where necessary in the first two weeks due to the postponement of cases, thereafter alternative accommodation was arranged for Court sittings.

b) Measures taken to restore the full functionality of the Court is that a contingency plan ...

(1) A comprehensive impact study was conducted and subsequently an Environmental Authorisation in terms of the National Environmental Management Act (Act No. 107 of 1998GN and 983 as amended), for the upgrade and expansion of the Burgersdorp Correctional Facility within the Walter Sisulu Local Municipality was approved by the Department of Environmental Affairs.

(1)(a) Confirmation of bulk water services availability for the upgrades and ...

On 27 February 2020, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) handed over the site to the contractor to carry out planned maintenance to the entire building of the Magistrate’s Court. However, COVID-19 lockdown regulations disrupted the project, as soon as the restrictions were lifted and the contractor came back on site, access to the building was an issue, the local business forum ...

I wish to inform the Honourable Member that the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) is working very hard to minimize the impact of load-shedding on the functioning of the courts and other service delivery points.

To ensure that disruptions to court activities resulting from load-shedding are kept to a minimum, DoJ&CD has registered a project to install eighty (80) generators with Department ...

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(1)(a)(ii) Without the unique (Biometric) identification, we are unable to provide accurate records of those that re-offended.

(1)(b) Without the unique (Biometric) identification, we are unable to provide accurate records of those that re-offended.

(2)(a)(b) The Correctional Programme on sexual ...

a) All Legal Aid South Africa’s practitioners are allocated a supervisor. The ratio of practitioners per supervisor is set at five (5) CLPs to a supervisor and nine (9) LPs to a supervisor. This ratio is reviewed on a continuous basis.

Legal Aid SA covers courts using a practitioner per court model, i.e. all practitioner are allocated to a specific court. Court coverage plans ...

1. The current Acting Head of Justice College is Mr DM Mpholo who holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology, and has experience in the area of Human Resource Development and Training.

2. Mr Mpholo is a permanent employee of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, and was appointed as Chief Director in Human Resource Unit. Given the fact that the Department has ...