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who can speak many
indigenous languages;
this constitutes 50%
African judges on the
various courts
The government has
further established
twenty-three
additional Small
Claims Courts in
different provinces,
which enable people
to institute civil claims
to the value of R12
000, without the need
for legal
representation. This
brings the number of
these courts to two
hundred and forty
seven (247) at the end
of March 2012
Support
programmes for
victims of crime
Continuous The Legal Aid Board of
South Africa (LABSA)
provides professional
legal advice and
representation for
those who cannot
afford private legal
practice. It focuses on
family matters,
evictions, employment
issues, contracts,
deceased estates,
litigations and criminal
cases. The Legal Aid
Board delivers through
Justice Centres, cooperation agreements
and agency
agreements. In the
financial year 2011/12
it received 428653
new matters and
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