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Priority focus on violent crimes (GBV and murder) via NPA performance indicators
The NPA gives priority to violent crimes such as gender-based violence (GBV) and murder, and includes performance indicators in its annual performance plan to keep these types of cases in focus.
The NPA has included performance indicators in its annual performance plan related to murder and sexual offences, ensuring that these types of cases remain in focus across the NPA.
Reference
https://pmg.org.za/committee-question/35543/
Opening Date
7 January 2026
Infrastructure and support improvements to reduce court case backlogs
Court Services prioritises increasing access to justice by addressing infrastructure and support challenges affecting court operations, aimed at reducing case backlogs at district and regional courts and ensuring timely delivery of justice.
The Court Services component within the department has prioritised increasing access to justice services by addressing infrastructure and support challenges that affect the operation of the courts, aimed at reducing the case backlog at district and regional courts, and ensuring the timely delivery of justice.
Additional resources from Cara funds for serious and violent crimes
The Minister says more resources from Cara funds have been made available to support the fight against serious and violent crimes.
I have made more resources from Cara funds available to support the fight against serious, and violent crimes.
Priority prosecution and specialised-unit consideration for certain cases
Where social unrest escalates to criminal acts, police investigate and prosecutions are instituted where appropriate, and the NPA gives priority to cases with significant impact on the rule of law, including possible consideration by specialised units.
Where such social unrest has escalated to criminal acts, these are investigated by the police and where appropriate, prosecutions instituted.
Case flow management meetings with judiciary and stakeholders
The department collaborates with the judiciary and other stakeholders through case flow management meetings to identify and address challenges that may delay delivery of justice.
The department collaborates with the judiciary and other stakeholders through case flow management meetings aimed at identifying and addressing challenges which may delay the delivery of justice.
Sexual Offences Courts designated in each province
Special courts have been designated in each province for the establishment of Sexual Offences Courts, with the most recent published in the Government Gazette of 17 October 2025.
Special courts have been designated in each province for the establishment of Sexual Offences Courts, with the most recent published in the Government Gazette of 17 October 2025.
Coordinated response to social unrest through JCPS Cluster National JOINTS structure (NATJOINTS)
The department participates in a national structure that coordinates responses to social unrest, aiming to ensure the constitutional right to demonstrate is afforded within the law.
The department participates in the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Cluster National JOINTS structure (NATJOINTS) which ensures a coordinated response to social unrest and aims at ensuring that the constitutional right to demonstrate (section 17 of the Constitution) is afforded to persons within the confines of the law.
