By Lebone Rodah Mosima
Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has told members of parliament about how the department was improving South Africa’s response to gender-based violence and corruption.
Answering questions in the National Assembly, Kubayi said the justice department was strengthening oversight of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), bolstering the justice system’s response to gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), and updating anti-corruption legislation, including whistle-blower protection.
She said a new complaints and accountability mechanism for the Investigating Directorate (ID) and the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) would be headed by retired judge Takalani Joseph Raulinga.
The section has not yet come into force and several steps remain, including regulations, parliamentary scrutiny and a presidential proclamation.
“In this regard, I approved the regulations on 10 October 2025,” Kubayi said, adding that the remaining processes — submission of the regulations to Parliament, finalisation of the appointment and the proclamation — were underway.
She
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