Deputy Chief Justice Dunstan Mlambo and his colleagues in the judiciary are calling for a single justice system.
The country’s judicial officers unanimously reaffirmed their call for a single judicial system in which magistrates will be integrated into the Office of the Chief Justice and have their remuneration and benefits reviewed.
Currently, magistrates report to the Department of Justice, and they have been complaining about inferior treatment compared to judges.
Following a three-day 2026 Judiciary Conference in Durban between Monday and Thursday, senior judges held a media briefing to announce the resolutions, which included creating a single judiciary system.
The recent resolutions follow up on those taken at the 2023 conference.
