In the past week people living in South Africa and specifically in Cape Town were told “a tale of two cities”. In this tale the differing responses from the South African Police Service (SAPS) to the tragic rape and murder of two young teenage women, Sinoxolo Mafevuka (19) and Franziska Blochliger (16), in Cape Town were extensively covered. It is…
DetailsThe Social Justice Coalition (SJC) welcomes the introduction of a Draft National Sanitation Policy gazetted by Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane on 12 February 2016, and currently open for comments until 14 March 2016. The SJC is engaging the department on the policy and we will be publishing our full submission in the coming…
DetailsEight young women died in Osi’s Place tavern in Khayelitsha in the early hours of 28 June this year. The youngest was just 15 years old. Yesterday on 29 October the Western Cape Liquor Licensing Tribunal (the Tribunal) revoked the liquor license of Phumlani Abraham, the owner of the Khayelitsha tavern. As the Social Justice…
DetailsOn 25 September 2015 the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) and Ndifuna Ukwazi (NU) received a reply from the Minister of Police’s Chief of Staff in response to our memorandum of 25 August 2015 addressing the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry’s findings and recommendations. SAPS’ response acknowledged the “grievances” our memorandum had outlined without mentioning them or…
DetailsThe final hearing relating to the liquor license of Osi’s Tavern in front of the Western Cape Liquor Authority (WCLA) is now scheduled for 16 October 2015 when the tavern’s residential neighbours will be testifying. These hearings are as a result of the tragic death of eight young women at the Khayelitsha tavern in the…
DetailsSTATS REFLECT CONTINUED FAILINGS OF POLICE & SOCIETY AS A WHOLE TO ADDRESS CRIME AND VIOLENCE On Tuesday this week the Minister of Police, Nkosinathi Nhleko, and the National Commissioner of Police, Riah Phiyega, released the official crime statistics for 2014/15. It is worrying to note that since 2009 we have seen a steady year-on-year…
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