The South African Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has announced plans to install around 80 generators across the country’s courtrooms to mitigate the impact of load shedding on the justice system. The installations are part of wider refurbishment and upgrade projects involving the provision of generators or alternative power supplies for all service points. The department has also launched a pilot programme to install inverter/solar power systems at several service points. The pilot was initiated through the minor works delegation the department received from the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure in October 2019. The included superior courts that have been earmarked for generator installation are located in Pietermaritzburg, Durban, Pretoria, Middelburg, Thohoyandou, Cape Town and Bhisho. Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola has written to colleagues in the Ministry of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs and the presidency responsible for electricity, to look into ways of flagging justice service points and removing them from load shedding lists. Emergency lights have also been installed in cells and other dark areas of courthouses.
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