Media Statements

2022

• Minister Lamola updates the nation on decriminalising sex work in South Africa, 08 December 2022
• Deputy Minister to host various events in KwaZulu-Natal as part of the 16 Days Campaign – 2 & 3 December 2022, 30 November 2022
• Justice Department and Stakeholders to walk a 5 kilometer distance and host a three day Community Dialogue Sessions in commemoration of 16 Days of Activism Campaign in Thohoyandou and Giyani, 25 November 2022
• Solicitor-General to preside over the Intergovernmental Ligitation Forum Plenary Session, 22 November 2022
• Minister Lamola leads Delmas Treason Trial Commemoration, 03 November 2022
• Minister Lamola to officially open the Pan African Parliament first ordinary session, 30 October 2022
• Justice Department to host a community engagement and dialogue session in Kakamas, 17 October 2022
• Minister Lamola to deliver a Keynote Address at the BMF Limpopo Excellence Awards, 13 October 2022
• Deputy Minister Jeffery to lead a Walk for Freedom against Human Trafficking in Durban on 15 Oct 2022, 13 October 2022
• Minister of Justice and Correctional Services to deliver a political overview to Parliament on various annual reports on 13 Oct 2022, 12 October 2022
• Court appearance of Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair, 10 October 2022
• Deputy Minister Jeffery to lead a Service Delivery Imbizo in Tsineng on 30 September 2022, Northern Cape to conclude Public Service Month, 28 Sep 2022
• Potchefstroom Magistrates’ Office temporarily evacuated after roof collapse, 20 Sep 2022
• Minister Lamola to mark the end of the Wills Week Campaign by engaging members of the public in Mamelodi, 14 Sep 2022
• The Office of the Chief Master of the High Court to host Virtual Dialogue on Wills and Administration of Deceased Estates, 14 Sep 2022
• Minister Lamola to address international and South African investors, 12 Sep 2022
• Ministry expresses deep sadness on the killing of Magistrate van Rooyen, 12 Sep 2022
• National Wills Week Campaign to kick-start in Matjhabeng Local Municipality, 08 Sep 2022
• Fraudulent Notice Alert, 03 Sep 2022
• Minister Lamola to host a Gender Based Violence and Femicide Imbizo at Emalahleni Municipality, Eastern Cape, 31 Aug 2022
• Minister Lamola to deliver keynote address at the Limpopo Provincial Symposium as part of Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Constitution, 29 Aug 2022
• Two Women Appointed to Lead Western Cape Magistracy, 25 Aug 2022
• Amendments to the Child Justice Act, 2008 (Act 75 Of 2008) which increase the minimum age of criminal capacity, from 10 years to 12 years, for Children now in Operation, 25 Aug 2022
• Bill to enhance South African Extradition Law published for public comment, 25 Aug 2022
• Views on Social Media RE: The Draft unlawful entry on Premises Bill, 24 Aug 2022
• Unlawful Entry On Premises Bill Set to Reform South African Trespassing Laws, 16 Aug 2022
• Deputy Minister Jeffery to host KZN Commemoration of Women’s Month Dialogue on Women’s Rights in Durban, 10 Aug 2022
• Ministry condemns attacks on Socio-Economic Rights Institute, 03 Aug 2022
• Ministry of Justice & Correctional Services welcomes Constitutional Court Judgment on Legal Practitioners Act, 02 Aug 2022
• Publication of Constitutional Court Judgment: Women’s Legal Centre v The President of the Republic of South Africa and Others ZACC 23, 29 Jul 2022
  Women’s Legal Centre Trust v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others [2022] ZACC 23, 28 June 2022
  Summary: Muslim marriages — non recognition — infringement of rights to dignity, equality, access to courts and principle of best interests of the child
• Lamola partners with UNODC to donate computers and forewarn learners about human trafficking, 29 Jul 2022
• Legal Sector Code an important instrument of transformative tool for the Legal Profession, 27 Jul 2022
• Status update on priority Mutual Legal Assistance and Extradition requests to and from South Africa by Minister Lamola, 25 Jul 2022
• Deputy Minister Jeffery to deliver a Lecture in Durban as part of Nelson Mandela Month Commemoration, 20 July 2022
• Publication of Constitutional Court Order: Women’s Legal Centre v The President of the Republic of South Africa and Others, 14 Jul 2022
  On 28 June 2022, the Constitutional Court of South Africa handed down a judgment: Women’s Legal Centre Trust v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others [2022] ZACC 23. This judgment recognises the validity of Muslim marriages and protects the rights of people who marry according to Muslim rites, especially women, and the children born of these unions. The following is a summary of the most signifi cant points from the judgment.
• Justice Department invites the public comments on the Domestic Violence Act Regulations, Directives and Tariffs, 22 Jun 2022
• No record of request from the Namibian Police Force in relation Phala Phala investigation, 21 Jun 2022

• Ministry of Justice confirms arrest of the Guptas, 06 Jun 2022
• Lamola meets South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 02 Jun 2022
• Lamola offers South Africans a platform to lay complaints against Legal Practitioners, 01 June 2022
• Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola Approves Inquest on Imam Haron, 31 May 2022
• Contingency measures for provision of Masters Services in the wake of fire outbreak at Salu Building in Pretoria, 30 May 2022
• Deputy Minister Jeffery to host a dialogue with the Diepsloot Community in commemoration of Africa Month, 29 May 2022
• Deputy Minister John Jeffery to deliver a lecture on Social Media, Freedom of Expression and the Law, 27 May 2022
• Minister Lamola and MEC Nkomonye to preside over the handover and reburial ceremonies of the exhumed remains of Political Prisoners in Eastern Cape, 24 May 2022
• Minister Lamola to deliver a keynote address at the National Conference to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the 3rd World Conference Against Racism and Xenophobia (WCAR20), 20 May 2022
• Minister Lamola applauds Gender Dynamix and Iranti for Successfully Bidding to host ILGA (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association) World Conference in 2024, 17 May 2022
• Minister Lamola to table the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development’s Budget Vote, 16 May 2022
• Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development to host Justice Service Delivery on GBV Imbizo in Delft, Cape Town on 13 May 2022, 11 May 2022
• Tabling of the OCJ’S Budget Vote by Minister Lamola, 10 May 2022
• Minister Lamola to officially launch the Year of Community Campaign by hosting an Imbizo at Carolina on 05 May 2022, 03 May 2022
• Ministry responds to DA's propaganda, 25 Apr 2022
• Justice Department to host the Northern Cape Provincial Constitutional Rights Symposium on 05 Apr 2022, 04 Apr 2022
• Lamola Brings Courts closer to the People, 03 Apr 2022
• Justice Department invites Insolvency Practioners and Aspirant Insolvency Practioners to submit their information, 31 Mar 2022
• Minister Lamola to receive child pornography report and three other reports from the South African Law Reform Commission, 27 Mar 2022
• Minister Lamola to deliver a keynote address at the Partners Against Piracy Launch, 23 Mar 2022
• Minister Lamola to deliver a keynote address at SADC Lawyer’s Association Annual General Meeting, 23 Mar 2022
• Minister Lamola to deliver the opening address at the Law Society of South Africa's Conference, 22 Mar 2022
• Justice services restored at the Rustenburg Magistrates’ Court, 22 Mar 2022
• Minister Lamola to participate at the International Bar Association’s Anti-Corruption Committee Debate on OECD Recommendations via Zoom, 21 March 2022
• Deputy Minister John Jeffery to undertake oversight visits to various Eastern Cape Magistrates’ Courts, 16 March 2022
• Minister Lamola to deliver a keynote address at the Mpumalanga Provincial Constitutional Rights Conference [14 Mar]
• Deputy Minister Jeffery to address multi stakeholder engagement in Durban [10 Mar]
• Contingency measures for provision of justice services at the Rustenburg Magistrates’ Court [09 Mar]
• Services restored at the SALU Building [04 Mar]
• US Treasury OFAC Listing of alleged South Africa-Based Financial Facilitators [02 Mar]
• President Ramaphosa to deliver Keynote Address at Intergovernmental National Litigation Forum [23 Feb]
• Lamola spearheads the establishment of additional commercial crimes courts to fight corruption [09 Feb]
• Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development to start consultative meetings regarding the possible Decriminalisation of Sex Work [08 Feb]
• Minister Lamola to deliver a Keynote Address at the Western Cape Provincial Constitutional Rights Conference [07 Feb]
• Deputy Minister Jeffery to deliver Keynote Address at consultative workshop on South Africa’s obligations in terms of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) [06 Feb]
• Appointment of Acting Judges Distortion [05 Feb]
• Justice Department to host a celebratory event to mark the 25th Anniversary of the Constitution coming into effect [03 Feb]
• Deputy Minister conducts unannounced oversight visit to Pretoria Master’s Office [30 Jan]
• Deputy Minister conducts unannounced oversight visit to Master’s Office [13 Jan]