South Africa to Tap Private Firms to Revamp Crumbling Courts

South Africa’s Department of Justice and Constitutional Development will heed advice from the finance minister and ask private companies to help revamp dilapidated court buildings due to budget limitations.

The National Treasury allocated 400 million rand ($22 million) to the department in the year ending March 2026, well below the 1.6 billion rand it estimates the upgrades require, Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi said in an interview on SAfm radio Wednesday.