Department of Justice and Constitutional Development

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;
Employees	16 063 (2022/23)
Annual budget	R 26.3 billion (2026/27)
Ministers responsible	Mmamoloko Kubayi, 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

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.

Headquarters

Employees16 063 (2022/23)

AnnualbudgetR 26.3 billion (2026/27)^[1]

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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.^[2] As of July 2023^[update] the minister is Thembi Nkadimeng^[3] and the deputy minister is Andries Nel.^[4]

Financials

Department overview
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)


Jurisdiction	Government of South Africa
Headquarters	Momentum Centre, 329 Pretorius Street, Pretoria 25°44′52″S 28°11′42″E
Employees	16 063 (2022/23)
Annual budget	R 26.3 billion (2026/27)^[1]
Ministers responsible	Mmamoloko Kubayi, 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