1. At is meeting held on 26 November 2009, the Magistrates Commission resolved to recommend that Mr Masinga be provisionally suspended from office in terms of section 13(3)(a) of the Magistrates Act. Mr Masinga was convicted by the Regional Court, Durban, of attempted murder on 23 May 2011. The criminal case was postponed to 4 October 2011 for sentencing. Mr Masinga has indicated his intention to appeal or to bring an application to review the finding of the Regional Court. 2. Mr Masinga was provisionally suspended from office with effect from 3 February 2010, pending an investigation into his fitness to hold office. Parliament confirmed his suspension in June 2010. The misconduct inquiry was set down for 26 August 2010 but is not yet finalised.