Pretoria – Cabinet has welcomed the appointment of 154 district magistrates for various magistrates’ courts countrywide.
Addressing the media earlier today, Minister in Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Planning Jeff Radebe said of significance is that 90 of the newly appointed magistrates are women who represent 59 percent of all appointed candidates.
The fact that 141 of the magistrates are black and 13 are white will significantly improve the racial and gender transformation of the lower courts, he said. He said the appointment of the magistrates will contribute in addressing transformation in the justice system. “The latest appointments follow the appointment of 57 regional magistrates on 2 February 2015, which brings the total of magistrates appointed this year to 211, which is unprecedented in our 21 years of democracy,” he said. – SAnews.gov.za
