Judiciously speeding up legal action - Chuck Stephens
The struggles of the South African judiciary are well-documented. Many cases in South Africa are postponed time after time, with criminals only having their day in court years after the alleged crime has taken place. Chuck Stephens of the Desmond Tutu Centre for Leadership wonders how it can be sped up. He notes that currently, there are less than 300 judges serving in courtrooms across the country. ‘Currently there is a recruiting process going on to fill almost 100 vacancies. That’s a 25% increase! How did the number of judges droop so low?” Stephens remarks that he himself is involve...
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