Chairperson, my question is on the issue of safety and access to justice. Deputy Minister, in the Western Cape, particularly, people are killed on the premises of the court. In November last year in Atlantis, a person was gunned down. In the Mitchells Plain court, history speaks for itself.
On the issue of access, we understand that people must have access to justice, but the safety of innocent people in society can't be compromised. In a court in Langebaan in the multipurpose centre, court procedures are held without any security backup for the public. Close contact is being made.
If it is a new question and the Deputy Minister is not prepared to answer it now, I will understand.
In a court in Vredenburg, people who came with witnesses had to stand outside in the rain in long queues. The services rendered there are unacceptable. That is why you find situations where people are not prepared to come and bear witness because of the kind of services which are rendered at that court in Vredenburg. Thank you.