This came after the Justice and Constitutional Development department held a consultative engagement with relevant stakeholders to outline the plan on setting up the new facility.
The Kgomotso Magistrate’s Court will offer services such as civil, maintenance, dosmestic violence, criminal and estate cases.
North West Justice Department regional head, Tsietsi Malema said the new court will contribute positively to the Kgomotso community.
“The surrounding communities were previously being served by the Pampierstad Magistrate’s Court, which falls under Northern Cape. Now, it will be easy for our people to access judiciary system services.
“We would like to thank everyone who participated in the rationalisation process by ensuring that the department is informed of all villages that need to be serviced by this court. We also needed to ensure that all due process are followed before the court could be declared legal to operate,” Malema said.
Motshabi Setlhako-Maliehe, the director at the legal service within the department of Justice and Constitutional Development said: “This indicated that rationalisation is guided by provincial and local municipality boundaries. The department pride itself by ensuring that government services are brought nearer to the people.”
“We are aware that at some stage, both the victims and accused may not appear at court due to financial constraints, impacting negatively at the outcomes of the matter on the roll.
“It is on this basis that we can safely indicate that we have alleviated the burden of travelling more financial implication to ensure that justice is served and also is accessible to communities,” Setlhako-Maliehe said.
The Pampierstad Community Policing Forum (CPF) spokesperson, Mohale Lethaba expressed his gratitude to the department.
Lethaba said he believes that the court will assist in ensuring safe keeping of dockets and serving expeditious justice.
“We plead with the department of justice and SAPS to listen to women’s grievances. Women should be treated impartially and with respect when seeking justice.
It will be necessary to also establish a consultation forum which will assist on issues of demarcation and engage with department on matters that need amicable understanding to ensure access to justice for all,” Lethaba said.
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