21 September 2015 JOINT STATEMENT BY THE SOCIAL JUSTICE COALITION AND NDIFUNA UKWAZI MINISTER NHLEKO: WE DEMAND CONCRETE COMMITMENTS & DECISIVE LEADERSHIP AFTER A YEAR OF DELAYS! Minister Nhleko’s announcements The Social Justice Coalition (SJC) and Ndifuna Ukwazi (NU) welcome the outcome of a meeting held between the Minister of Police Nathi Nhleko and…
DetailsMemorandum SJC, EE and NU (25 August 2015) – full text available here 25 August 2015 Att: Mr Nathi Nhleko Minister of Police Cc: Mr Francois Beukman Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police Mr Dumisani Ximbi Chairperson of the Select Committee on Security and Justice KHAYELITSHA DEMANDS A FAIR SHARE OF QUALITY SAPS RESOURCES! MEMORANDUM…
DetailsEveryday in Khayelitsha people are robbed, raped and murdered. Everyday in Khayelitsha people are deprived of their right to life, safety, bodily integrity, justice and equality. On 25 August 2014 the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry into Policing (the Commission) released its report aimed at improving safety and policing in Khayelitsha and South Africa. Since then…
DetailsDate: 12 August 2015 Time: 11h00 Venue: Plein Street outside Parliament, Cape Town NATIONAL SAPS RESPONSE TO KHAYELITSHA COMMISSION REPORT AN ATTACK ON THE DIGNITY OF KHAYELITSHA RESIDENTS On 25 August 2014 the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry into Policing released its report aimed at improving safety and policing in Khayelitsha and South Africa. The…
DetailsThe Social Justice Coalition (SJC) condemns recent statements attributed to ANC Provincial Executive member Andile Lili in which he is quoted as saying that ‘criminals must be killed immediately and brutally’. (See here: http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Criminals-must-be-killed-immediately-and-brutally-Lili-20150728) Such reckless and dangerous comments are a call to murder and to undermine the rule of law. We have reiterated the…
DetailsOn 8 July 2015 another act of vigilantism was committed in Site C, Khayelitsha. A young man was killed and two others were severely beaten and burnt and remain in a critical condition in hospital. The SJC and NU strongly condemn these actions – everyone has the right to life and a fair trial. No…
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