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| Jurisdiction | Government of South Africa |
| Headquarters | Momentum Centre, 329 Pretorius Street,Pretoria 25°44′52″S28°11′42″E / 25.74778°S 28.19500°E /-25.74778; 28.19500 |
| Employees | 16 063(2022/23) |
| Annual budget | R 2.975 billion(2022/23) |
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| Website | www |
TheDepartment of Justice and Constitutional Development is thejustice department of theSouth African government. The department provides administrative and financial support to thecourt system and thejudiciary (which are constitutionally independent of the executive), oversees theNational Prosecuting Authority, provides legal advice and representation to organs of state, and facilitateslaw reform.
The political head of the department is theMinister of Justice and Correctional Services, who is supported by a Deputy Minister of Justice.[1] As of July 2023[update] the minister isThembi Nkadimeng[2] and the deputy minister isAndries Nel.[3]
In the 2020 budget, R22,410.8 million wasappropriated for the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, and a further R2,450.8 million for the Office of theChief Justice and Judicial Administration. In the 2018/19 financial year the department had 22,050 employees, with a further 2,415 employees in the Office of the Chief Justice.[4][5]
In 2022/23, the budget for the department wasR 2.975 billion.[6]
The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services is responsible for the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD), the Department of Correctional Services (DCS), and the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ).
https://www.justice.gov.za/legislation/constitution/saconstitution-web-eng.pdf