Highlights

Justice system in crisis: Child abuse cases stall as courts face delays and backlogs, Radio 702, 24 Mar 2025
Bongani Bingwa is in conversation with Justice and Constitutional Development Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi discussing the key challenges including load shedding, budget cuts and water shortages that contribute to missing dockets and the delay in child court cases. Minister also mentions an upcoming meeting with the head of courts to strategize a way forward. 

[45:17 min/mp3]

Annual Anti-Racism week: Any sign of things getting better? Do we have effective laws to stop racism? The Talking Point, SAFM, 17 Mar 2025
The 14th till the 21st of Match is marked as Anti-Racism week. This year is very significant as it not only marks 10 years of the campaign, but also 70 years of the Freedom Charter and the 60th anniversary of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. South Africa is a signatory to it, binding itself to taking concrete measures to illuminate all forms of racial discrimination. Sadly though is that our country continues to experience incidents of racism and prejudice which make headlines, get authorities to act, and then all goes back to normal until another one makes headlines again. To lead us in this discussion, we are joined by…
Guest: Adv Shireen Said - Deputy Director General in the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
Guest: Belinda Matore - PHD candidate at the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria 

[45:17 min/mp3]

Strengthening laws to protect whistleblowers, where is the process? SAFM, The Talking Point, 10 Mar 2025
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mamokoko Kubayi has added her voice in condemning the brutal killing of another whistleblower and community activist, Pamela Mabini. Her murder on Friday at her home in Gqeberha again sparked outrage bringing to light the continued problem of assassination of outspoken social justice activists. One of the things Minister Kubayi pointed to in a statement is reviewing legislation to close loopholes that hinder the safeguarding community activists, whistleblowers and witnesses to name a few. So we thought to use this opportunity to hear from Parliament, the Justice Department and the police regarding where the processes are and the impact these murders are having on the overall fight against crime, corruption and the mismanagement of the country. 

[55:52 min/mp3]

The National Sex Offender Register Is set To Become Public, Radio 702, 27 Feb 2025
Bongani Bingwa in conversation with Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi about the government's decision to release a list of convicted sexual offenders and GBV perpetrators by the end of February.

[10:48 min/mp3]

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