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The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is the justice department of the South African government.The department provides administrative and financial support to the court system and the judiciary (which are constitutionally independent of the executive), oversees the National Prosecuting Authority, provides legal advice and representation to organs of state, and facilitates ...
The Judiciary Agency overview Formed 1909 Constitution - 1909 ; 115 years ago (1909) 1996 Constitution - 1996 ; 28 years ago (1996) Jurisdiction Government of South Africa Headquarters 188, 14th Road, Noordwyk, Midrand Agency executive Mandisa Maya, Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa Key documents Chapter 8 of the Constitution Judicial Service Commission Act, 1994 Website judiciary ...
The political head of the department is the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, who is supported by a Deputy Minister of Correctional Services. [3] As of June 2024 the minister is Pieter Groenewald [4] and the deputy minister is Lindiwe Ntshalintshali. In the 2020 budget, R26,800.0 million was appropriated for the department. In the ...
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is the agency of the South African Government responsible for state prosecutions. Under Section 179 of the South African Constitution and the National Prosecuting Authority Act of 1998, which established the NPA in 1998, the NPA has the power to institute criminal proceedings on behalf of the state and to carry out any necessary functions incidental to ...
1 September 2024. The Constitutional Court of South Africa is the supreme constitutional court established by the Constitution of South Africa, and is the apex court in the South African judicial system, with general jurisdiction. The Court was first established by the Interim Constitution of 1993, and its first session began in February 1995.
The courts of South Africa are the civil and criminal courts responsible for the administration of justice in South Africa. They apply the law of South Africa and are established under the Constitution of South Africa or under Acts of the Parliament of South Africa. Despite South Africa's division into nine provinces, the country has a single ...
The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development is the justice minister in the Cabinet of South Africa. The minister is the political head of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and the Office of the Chief Justice. DoJCD in turn is responsible for administrative support to the courts, oversight of the National ...
The Minister of Correctional Services (formerly the Minister of Prisons) is a minister in the Cabinet of South Africa. The minister is responsible for overseeing the Department of Correctional Services. The office was re-established in June 2024; between May 2014 and June 2024, the correctional services portfolio was the purview of the Minister ...