(1) The Legal Practice Council has not set specific race or gender targets for admission to pupillage. The Legal Practice Council does focus on transformation, as one of its core mandates, and this is evident in the pupils who are admitted into the pupillage programmes each year.
The Bar Councils are non-statutory independent bodies and the Minister does not account to Parliament for their actions and policies.
(2) Number of Pupils 2021, 2022, 2023 (broken down by race and gender) with registered Practical Vocational Training Contracts at the various Bar Councils in South Africa:
2021 |
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Race |
Gender |
Total |
Black |
Female |
29 |
Coloured |
Female |
4 |
Indian/Asian |
Female |
1 |
White |
Female |
7 |
Black |
Male |
36 |
Coloured |
Male |
3 |
White |
Male |
5 |
2022 |
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Race |
Gender |
Total |
Black |
Female |
42 |
Coloured |
Female |
1 |
Indian/Asian |
Female |
3 |
White |
Female |
7 |
Black |
Male |
34 |
Coloured |
Male |
1 |
Indian/Asian |
Male |
2 |
White |
Male |
2 |
2023 |
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Race |
Gender |
Total |
Black |
Female |
40 |
Coloured |
Female |
5 |
Indian/Asian |
Female |
2 |
White |
Female |
3 |
Black |
Male |
38 |
Coloured |
Male |
3 |
Indian/Asian |
Male |
3 |
White |
Male |
6 |