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#JusticeProtest: Demand for upgrade to Khayelitsha Sexual Offences Court By Shakirah Thebus Share Cape Town - Close to 100 people gathered outside the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development’s Western Cape regional offices in the Cape Town CBD today to protest for justice for rape survivors and appropriate access to justice. Rape Crisis, the Rape Survivors’ Justice Campaign (RSJC), community-based organisations and Khayelitsha residents took part in the #JusticeProtest, demandi...

Operations at Alice Magistrates’ Court to be uninterrupted after fire In a statement issued on Monday, the department said provincial management at the weekend met affected stakeholders to ensure continued provision of services at the magistrates’ court.Devdiscourse News Desk | Pretoria | Updated: 08-03-2021 17:50 IST | Created: 08-03-2021 17:50 IST All documents required for court proceedings and services will be retrieved from the backup system at Middledrift Magistrates’ Court and the...

Rape Crisis and supporters protested in Cape Town on Monday. They want the Justice Department to fulfil its promise to make services at the sexual offences court in Khayelitsha safer and more accessible to all survivors. The department says it has made upgrades that are in line with the Regulations for Sexual Offences Courts. But Rape Crisis believes the recently completed upgrades fall short of what the department had promised to do. Activists and supporters of Rape Crisiss Rape Survivors Just...

Watch: Alice Magistrate’s Court gutted by fire News24 Wire Picture: Twitter/SISONKE_MD Most parts of the magistrate’s court have burnt down, except only for the regional court, but fortunately there were no casualties. The Alice Magistrate’s Court building in the Eastern Cape has been gutted, the Department of Justice a...

sisonke_md The Alice Magistrates Court building in the Eastern Cape has been gutted, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development said on Saturday. "Most parts of the magistrates court have burnt down, except only for the regional court, which is in a separate building within the magistrates court precinct. There were no casualties in the fire," said department spokesperson Steve Mahlangu. An investigation into the cause of the blaze is under way.  So, today, the Alice Magistrates ...

She added:  "We will try and raise earnestly the challenges where we see there are challenges, but not with the aim of destroying the judiciary. We hope that everyone is going to follow in the footsteps of those who are doing their best, because its not everyone who has such challenges. There are those who have tried and advanced their understanding of the role of the judiciary." ANCWL president Bathabile Dlamini responds to the acquittal of ANC MP Bongani Bongo - "We want to congratulate the ...

Source: South Africa News Agency Cabinet has, at its ordinary meeting the week, approved the Land Court Bill and the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Amendment Bill of 2021, among others. “Cabinet approved the submission of the Land Court Bill to Parliament for processing. The Bill establishes a specialist Land Court, with its judgements, orders and decisions appealable at the proposed specialist Land Court of Appeal,” said Acting Minister in the Presidency, Khu...

Former Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has said that contrary to a Sunday Times report, she has actually received a summons from a court sheriff in relation to the Sassa debacle

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development said it was the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) which ordered that Bathabile Dlamini’s pension be blocked

MONEYWEB Read Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s full speech. By Footage: SABC 24 Feb 2021  10:04  Governor of the South African Reserve Bank Honourable Members Members of the Executive Committees for Finance   1.         INTRODUCTION It is my singular honour and privilege to present the 2021 Budget. Today I table before this House: 2021 Appropriation Bill The Budget Review Madam Speaker last year we outlined a strategy to becoming a winning country. Since then, we ...