1. The Committee is extremely displeased at how long it is taking to finalise disciplinary matters of this nature. The Committee has expressed this concern in previous reports but this does not appear to be having any impact. Specifically, Magistrate Maruwa had his first appearance on 11 counts of fraud on 24 August 2007, yet he was only provisionally suspended on 3 February 2010; Magistrate Masinga was arrested for assaulting his wife with an axe, amongst others, on 19 March 2009, yet his provisional suspension only occurred on 30 March 2010; Magistrate Morake appeared in court on three counts of theft on 13 July 2007, yet he was only provisionally suspended on 4 November 1010; Magistrate Rambau was arrested on 5 February 2010 on charges of corruption, yet he was only provisionally suspended on 4 November 2010; and Magistrate Skrenya was provisionally suspended in November 2010, yet the decision was taken to prosecute him on 5 August 2009. It is untenable for a Magistrate, who has been formally charged on a criminal offence to remain in office for more than a year, before being provisionally suspended.