South Africa: We Are Woefully Short of Judges

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and so has the complexity of crime, for example cybercrimes and corruption. Despite this, the number of judges has largely remained the same - 250 or so since 2010.

Money is also a problem. Since at least 2016, the budget allocated to high court services - via the Office of the Chief Justice, the national government department which administers the higher courts - has largely remained the same or been cut in specific areas. In real terms and adjusted for inflation, theof R2.6-billion is only marginally higher than the R1.6-billion budget allocation for the 2015/2016 financial year.

In divorce cases, that means longer periods of uncertainty over crucial issues like child custody and maintenance.that as from October 2022 no new trial dates are available until 2024.

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