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Despite government commitments aimed at ending the crime and intolerance, Diepsloot community members are far from happy.

The Minister zeroed in on the scourge of GBV that has gripped the nation, with reports of women being killed at the hands of men dominating the media space over the past few weeks.

No accountability from sexual offences court or Minister of Justice’s office when questioned about case backlog.

No accountability from courts or Minister of Justice’s office

The Parow Sexual Offences Court has racked up a backlog of almost 200 outstanding cases since September last year due to constantly broken recording equipment.

Apart from the devastation caused by the COVID 19 pandemic, more tragedy has struck with extreme flooding in four provinces and the destruction of buildings in the Parliamentary Precinct with the fire in January 2022.

The Department of Military Veterans continues to make significant advances against the huge backlog it commenced its mandate with. The political support of the President through the PTT (Presidential Task Team) as led by the Deputy President was a significant intervention in this regard.

While opposition parties spoke about the NPA having to deal with the state capture corruption cases, the ANC and EFF were rather mum on matters Zondo, with the latter launching a broadside against the judiciary.

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has disputed the lack of cleanliness at the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court.

JUSTICE and Constitutional Development Minister Ronald Lamola has condemned the racist incidents that continue to rear their ugly heads in some high schools across Mzansi, as well as the recent one at the University of Stellenbosch.