After weeks of anxiety over postponements, the Madlanga Commission finally opened its public hearings and the youth wait with bated breath to see whether the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development can deliver justice.
The FW de Klerk Foundation encourages the Madlanga Commission to keep pace and not linger to give wrongdoers time to regroup, and suggests ways for it to succeed. The rule of law cannot wait.
South Africa is reeling from brazen violence that has reached into our courts, municipalities and offices. The FW de Klerk Foundation urges President Ramaphosa, the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Police to lead a whole-of-state offensive against assassination markets, extortion rackets and gang capture.
Christo van der Rheede, on behalf of the FW de Klerk Foundation, notes the reopening of the judicial inquest into the brutal deaths of Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sicelo Mhlauli and Sparrow Mkonto – the Cradock Four.
The Foundation notes Justice Minister Thembisile Simelane’s response to a recent question by Hon Xego that her department is committed to continually increase the security in courts.
The chronic inefficiency plaguing the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and the persistent delays in delivering judgments by our courts raises serious constitutional concerns, jeopardising the very essence of justice in our democratic society.
On 12 October, the FW de Klerk Foundation made a submission on the National Prosecuting Authority Amendment Bill to Parliament and the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services.
