REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA COMBINED SECOND PERIODIC REPORT UNDER THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLE`S RIGHTS and INITIAL REPORT UNDER THE PROTOCOL TO THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA made in respect of the transformation of the judiciary, further measures need to be taken to, amongst others, ensure that more women are appointed to the bench. 145. Very often the right to fair trial is inexplicably linked to a speedy trial. Case Flow management now resorts under the Chief Justice. To improve the efficiency in the courts, the Chief Justice has developed norms and standards for courts that have been gazetted and apply to all judicial officers. 146. More cases are been dealt with through Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms (ADRM) and Diversion, in particular. Settling matters through ADRM before they reach courts, means freeing up much needed resources – both financial and human. However, informal mediation must be regulated to prevent abuse. Measures to ensure a more efficient justice system 147. Government aims to make the criminal justice system more efficient and up to date in line with modern global developments in technology and file administration. In line with this the integrated proposals that emanated from very detailed and robust research, analysis and inspections of all components of the Criminal Justice System (CJS), resulted in approval by Cabinet of the CJS Seven Point Reform Implementation Plan during 2008. 148. The implementation of the Seven Point Plan is coordinated by the Office for the Criminal Justice System Review (OCJSR) located within the DoJ&CD. The elements of the seven point plan are as follows:  Alignment through a single vision and mission for the CJS leading to a single set of objectives, plans, priorities and performance measurement targets for the CJS;  Establish through legislation or by protocol a new and realigned single CJS coordinating and management structure that flows in a seamless manner from the Cabinet to each Court to improve the end-to-end coordination of the CJS in conjunction with the current National and Provincial JCPS structures;  Practical short and medium term proposals to improve the all-round performance of courts;  Improved component parts of the CJS with a focus on areas with serious shortcomings;  Provision of an integrated and seamless National CJS Information System to facilitate more informed strategies, plans and decision making as well as to facilitate better day-to-day operational management;  Provision of technology solutions aimed at modernising operations, reducing costs and eliminating waste; and  Involvement of the population at large in the fight against crime. 149. In this regard, the Criminal Justice System Review (CJS Review), initiated by the Cabinet is well underway across the whole value chain of the CJS and aims to transform the CJS from a fragmented, unfocussed and broken system into a fully effective and efficient 45