The Integrated Justice System Project is funded by the Business Trust through Business Against Crime (BAC) South Africa, and supported by provincial BAC offices and business sponsors.

The success of the Integrated Justice System Court Centre Project at the New Law Courts in Port Elizabeth would not have been possible without the contributions, both financially and in kind, of all the business sponsors and patrons of BAC Eastern Cape.

The research and publication of this monograph was funded by Spar Eastern Cape, as part of their ongoing commitment to BAC Eastern Cape. The other sponsors of this publication are the funders of the Institute for Security Studies’ Criminal Justice Monitoring Service: the European Union, the Ford Foundation, Standard Bank, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the United States Embassy in South Africa.

The research for this monograph would not have been possible without the assistance and co-operation of the following people: Kevin Hustler (MD, BAC-Eastern Cape); Pieter van Straaten (IJS Project Manager, BAC-Eastern Cape); Jana Noomé (Project Manager, BAC-Eastern Cape); Hannelie Bakker (Senior Public Prosecutor, Port Elizabeth); Peter Rothman (Chief Magistrate, Port Elizabeth); the staff of the Court Centre at the Port Elizabeth New Law Courts; Nonkosi Cetywayo (Regional head: Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, Eastern Cape); Raphepheng Mataka (Provincial Commissioner of Correctional Services, Eastern Cape); Ross Mpongoma (Provincial Police Commissioner, Eastern Cape); Mzwayi Ntsuluba (Director of Public Prosecutions, Eastern Cape); Matt Gennrich (Chairperson, BAC-Eastern Cape); Lorraine Glanz (Directorate: Court Information, Department of Justice and Constitutional Development); and Deon Boardman (IJS National project facilitator).

The support of the aforementioned individuals throughout the research process is gratefully acknowledged. It must be stressed, however, that any errors and misinterpretations contained in this monograph are those of the author alone.