Department of Justice and Constitutional Development

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is the justice department of the South African government. The department provides administrative and financial support to the court system and the judiciary (which are constitutionally independent of the executive), oversees the National Prosecuting Authority, provides legal advice and representation to organs of state, and facilitates law reform.

Department of Justice and Constitutional Development

List 10 other official names: Departement van Justisie en Staatkundige Ontwikkeling (Afrikaans) umNyango wezoBulungiswa nokuThuthukiswa komThethosisekelo (Southern Ndebele) iSebe lezoBulungisa noMgaqosiseko (Xhosa) uMnyango Wezobulungiswa Nokuthuthukiswa Komthethosisekelo (Zulu) Litiko Letebulungiswa Netekutfutfukiswa Kwemtsetfosisekelo (Swazi) Kgoro ya Toka le Tlhabollo ya Molaotheo (Northern Sotho) Lefapha la Toka le Ntshetsopele ya Molao wa Motheo (Sotho) Lefapha la Bosiamisi le Tlhabololo ya Molaotheo (Tswana) Ndzawulo ya Vululami na Nhluvukiso wa Vumbiwa (Tsonga) Muhasho wa Vhulamukanyi na Mveledziso ya Mulayotewa (Venda)
Department overview
Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	Momentum Centre, 329 Pretorius Street, Pretoria 25°44′52″S 28°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)
Ministers responsible	Thembi Nkadimeng, Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Andries Nel, Deputy Minister of Justice
Department executive	Nonkululeko Msomi, Director-General: Justice and Constitutional Development
Child agencies	National Prosecuting Authority South African Law Reform Commission
Website	www.justice.gov.za
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The political head of the department is the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, who is supported by a Deputy Minister of Justice. As of July 2023^[update] the minister is Thembi Nkadimeng and the deputy minister is Andries Nel.

Financials

In the 2020 budget, R22,410.8 million was appropriated for the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, and a further R2,450.8 million for the Office of the Chief 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.

In 2022/23, the budget for the department was R 2.975 billion.

References

• South Africa portal

1. "President Cyril Ramaphosa announces reconfigured departments" (Press release). The Presidency. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2020. 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).
2. "Justice and Correctional Services [ Ministry of ]". South African Government. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
3. "Justice and Correctional Services - Justice [ Deputy Ministry of ]". South African Government. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
4. "Vote 25: Justice and Constitutional Development" (PDF). Estimates of National Expenditure 2020. Pretoria: National Treasury. 2020. ISBN 978-0-621-48100-6. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
5. "Vote 27: Office of the Chief Justice" (PDF). Estimates of National Expenditure 2020. Pretoria: National Treasury. 2020. ISBN 978-0-621-48100-6. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
6. "Department of Justice and Constitutional Development - Annual Report 2022/23" (PDF).

External links

• Official website

https://www.justice.gov.za/legislation/constitution/saconstitution-web-eng.pdf