Court rules in favour of Nyanga CPF to join police resourcing case Today, 23 September 2016, the Equality Court handed down an order that paves the way for the Nyanga CPF to join the case brought by the SJC and EE on the allocation of police resources. The order, in principle, states that the Nyanga…
DetailsCourt judgment to impact on the relationship between the South African Police Service and Community Police Forums On Friday 23 September 2016 a judgment that will have bearing on the ability of communities to hold the South African Police Service accountable will be handed down. At 9h30 tomorrow in the Equality Court (sitting at the…
DetailsCOURT HEARING TOMORROW RE: POLICE RESOURCE ALLOCATION CASE & THE RIGHT OF COMMUNITIES TO ADVOCATE FOR RESOURCES Tomorrow, 20 September 2016, the South African Police Service (SAPS) is set to oppose the application of the Nyanga Community Police Forum (Nyanga CPF) to intervene in an Equality Court court case seeking the fair allocation of police…
DetailsImplementation of the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry Recommendation 12 – A Response to the Western Cape Government 1. On 25 August 2016 over 500 members of the Social Justice Coalition (SJC), Equal Education (EE) and partner organisations marched to the Western Cape Provincial Legislature to deliver a memorandum to the Premier. 2. At the heart of this matter, as…
DetailsSJC & EE Memorandum – Youth Gangs (25 August 2016)
MARCH FOR YOUTH & LEARNER SAFETY! Tomorrow, 25 August 2016, marks the second anniversary of the release of the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry’s (the Commission) final report. The Commission sat in 2014 and was a groundbreaking process that uncovered deep, systemic issues with policing not only in Khayelitsha, but across the country. It laid the…
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