The public protector said her office would launch an investigation into the rise in GBV cases and child support grants in the country.
Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka at the State Of The Nation Address on 9 February 2023. Picture: Gallo Images/Jeffrey AbrahamsKholeka Gcaleka has found that allegations that the department of justice and constitutional development did not put adequate measures in place to protest victims of GBV are substantiated.
“The 38 courts inspected by the public protector, with the exception of the Point Branch Family Court in KwaZulu-Natal, are not kept in an operational manner that support effective service delivery as envisaged in the government immovable asset management act,” said the public protector. Some of the recently renovated courts have structural defects such as cracks on the walls and leaking roofs, she found.
The public protector has given the department 210 days to conduct an audit on the state of courts in South Africa.Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development John Jeffreys said although the department welcomed the public protector’s report, the country’s courts are built and maintained by the department of public works.
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