I understand what the member means. What the member is asking about is the use of indigenous languages in court as a means to enhance access. In that regard, the department has furthermore embarked on a pilot project with the use of indigenous languages at a number of courts. This has been progressively expanded to other courts in various provinces. The number of courts where indigenous languages are used has increased to 31 in all nine provinces, catering for nine indigenous languages.
Lastly, I wish to inform the hon member that the criminal justice system review is part and parcel of the task set by the present government to establish a transformed, integrated, modernised, properly resourced and well-managed justice system. This criminal justice system review will therefore also assist to provide a court system that will deliver faster and easier resolution of cases, countrywide, including in rural areas. A number of protocols or guidelines that will improve the performance of courts have received attention in terms of the criminal justice system review.
Also, the case backlog reduction project, aimed at reducing the backlog in cases in regional courts, is continuing. Currently, 46 additional backlog regional courts are in place in areas where there are high backlog numbers, including backlogs from rural areas. In total, 18 271 cases were finalised and removed from court rolls between November 2006 and the end of December 2009.