Department of Justice and Constitutional Development

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Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
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  • 10 other official names:
  • Departement van Justisie en Staatkundige Ontwikkeling   ( Afrikaans )
  • umNyango wezoBulungiswa nokuThuthukiswa komThethosisekelo   ( Southern Ndebele )
  • iSebe lezoBulungisa noMgaqosiseko   ( Xhosa )
  • uMnyango Wezobulungiswa Nokuthuthukiswa Komthethosisekelo   ( Zulu )
  • Litiko Letebulungiswa Netekutfutfukiswa Kwemtsetfosisekelo   ( Swazi )
  • Kgoro ya Toka le Tlhabollo ya Molaotheo   ( Northern Sotho )
  • Lefapha la Toka le Ntshetsopele ya Molao wa Motheo   ( Sotho )
  • Lefapha la Bosiamisi le Tlhabololo ya Molaotheo   ( Tswana )
  • Ndzawulo ya Vululami na Nhluvukiso wa Vumbiwa   ( Tsonga )
  • Muhasho wa Vhulamukanyi na Mveledziso ya Mulayotewa   ( Venda )
Department overview
Jurisdiction Government of South Africa
Headquarters Momentum Centre, 329 Pretorius Street, Pretoria
25°44′52″S 28°11′42″E  /  25.74778°S 28.19500°E  / -25.74778; 28.19500
Employees 16 063 (2022/23)
Annual budget R  2.975 billion (2022/23)
Ministers responsible
Department executive
  • Nonkululeko Msomi, Director-General: Justice and Constitutional Development
Child agencies
Website www .justice .gov .za
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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 law reform .

The political head of the department is the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services , who is supported by a Deputy Minister of Justice. [1] As of August 2023 the minister is Ronald Lamola [2] and the deputy minister is John Jeffery . [3]

Financials [ edit ]

In the 2020 budget, R22,410.8 million was appropriated for the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, and a further R2,450.8 million for the Office of the Chief Justice and Judicial Administration. In the 2018/19 financial year the department had 22,050 employees, with a further 2,415 employees in the Office of the Chief Justice. [4] [5]

In 2022/23, the budget for the department was R  2.975 billion. [6]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "President Cyril Ramaphosa announces reconfigured departments" (Press release). The Presidency. 14 June 2019 . Retrieved 7 August 2020 . The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services is responsible for the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD), the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), and the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ).
  2. ^ "Justice and Correctional Services [ Ministry of ]" . South African Government . Retrieved 8 August 2020 .
  3. ^ "Justice and Correctional Services - Justice [ Deputy Ministry of ]" . South African Government . Retrieved 8 August 2020 .
  4. ^ "Vote 25: Justice and Constitutional Development" (PDF) . Estimates of National Expenditure 2020 . Pretoria: National Treasury. 2020. ISBN   978-0-621-48100-6 . Retrieved 8 August 2020 .
  5. ^ "Vote 27: Office of the Chief Justice" (PDF) . Estimates of National Expenditure 2020 . Pretoria: National Treasury. 2020. ISBN   978-0-621-48100-6 . Retrieved 8 August 2020 .
  6. ^ "Department of Justice and Constitutional Development - Annual Report 2022/23" (PDF) .

External links [ edit ]

https://www.justice.gov.za/legislation/constitution/saconstitution-web-eng.pdf

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