Following the 2026 Judiciary Conference in Durban, South African judicial officers are calling for a unified judicial system that integrates magistrates into the Chief Justice's office, aiming to address longstanding concerns over remuneration and benefits.

Judges and magistrates endorse reforms aimed at creating a single, independent judiciary, including shifting magistrate’s court administration to the office of the chief justice

Following the 2026 Judiciary Conference in Durban, South African judicial officers are calling for a unified judicial system that integrates magistrates into the Chief Justice's…