A Public Access to Information Act (PAIA) application and subsequent response reveals that the City of Cape Town currently does not have a CCTV master plan. This means that the Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security’s previous public claim that the City has such a plan was a lie. This means that the City…
Key Points (expanded on below): Over the past 5 years we have not seen the necessary political will to implement the Commission’s recommendations. Residents in informal settlements are still being discriminated against because there are still no guidelines for visible policing in their areas. On 1 September 2019 SAPS will make its plans to…
Poor black neighbourhoods with high rates of violent crime have less police resources than wealthier, whiter and safer suburbs Police resources should be reallocated to where they are urgently needed – in areas that are suffering from violent crimes The Western Cape provincial police commissioner has the power to do this today This is…
On Tuesday 28 May 2019, the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) will be undertaking a night march in the suburban areas of Rondebosch. The march will be the second night march undertaken by the SJC in a residential area this year. The previous march, on 19 February 2019, was in SST, Khayelitsha. These marches are aimed…
Earlier today, on 24 April 2019, the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) gave its input into the City of Cape Town’s 2019/2020 Draft Budget through the appropriate channels. Given the import and scope of our submission we also sent it directly to all councillors in the City of Cape Town. The substantive submission (that can be…
On Thursday 28 February 2019 the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) will host a roundtable discussion on the costs of the state’s legal appeals at the SunSquare City Bowl hotel. The South African Constitution stands out as one of the world’s best because of its unique Bill of Rights. The government has a duty not to…
On Thursday 21 February 2019 Social Justice Coalition (SJC) activists and informal settlement residents will march from the Cape Town Civic Centre to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) office to lodge a complaint against the South African Police Service (SAPS). The complaint is a result of SAPS’ actions on 31 January 2019 outside…
On Tuesday 19 February 2019 Social Justice Coalition (SJC) activists will march through Town Two, Khayelitsha at night to illustrate the difficulties residents face when attempting to navigate areas that have no or inadequate public lighting. The SJC has attempted to engage the City of Cape Town (CoCT) on the issue of discriminatory public lighting…
Protests are meant to be disruptive. This is the nature of protest. It is an integral part of democratic political participation. Yet, government has consistently stifled protest and brutalised activists – and in particular poor, Black activists.What SAPS and the City of Cape Town did was abhorrent. It was violent, uncalled for and reminiscent of…
The Social Justice Coalition has learnt that the State Attorney’s office has still not received instructions from the Minister of Police Bheki Cele & the South African Police Service (SAPS) to withdraw their appeal of the Equality Court judgment on the discriminatory allocation of police resources. Earlier this week the SJC publicly welcomed recent statements…