Yesterday afternoon, Friday 20 June, Dustin Kramer, Deputy General Secretary of the Social Justice Coalition (SJC), received the following text message: “Mr Kramer u have 3 days to force angy and Isaac to admit that they killed and murded rowan. That is if u still luv your job and u still want to come to…
WE CONDEMN THE DESTRUCTION OF HOMES AND LIVES IN LWANDLE, CAPE TOWN On 2 and 3 June 2014 a few hundred residents of Cape Town watched their homes being demolished in Lwandle, near Strand. An area as large as six soccer fields was cleared of its human inhabitants. We have been at Lwandle/Nomzamo these past two…
When: Thursday 29 May, 9h00 – 17h00 Where: Lookout Hill, corner Spine and Mew Way Road, Khayelitsha Final oral arguments for the Commission of Inquiry will be heard this Thursday, 29 May 2014 at Lookout Hill, Khayelitsha. The Commission will then compile a written report containing the findings of the Commission pertaining to the investigation,…
City must now effectively monitor contractors The SJC welcomes the recent decision made by the City of Cape Town to not renew its contract with Tedcor. Tedcor was awarded a city-wide contract for the removal and disposal of refuse from storage areas in informal settlements across the City for 1 July 2009 to 30 June…
Today the Commission of Inquiry heard further expert evidence and recommendations. Ms Ntutu Mtwana from Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading (VPUU) in Khayelitsha, stressed the need for the police to reach out to all sectors of the Khayelitsha community. She believes that the trust in the SAPS can be rebuilt and sustained provided that the…
Today saw a number of witnesses appear before the Commission of Inquiry to provide further expert evidence and recommendations. Dr Lisa Grobler who recently published a book on police corruption and criminality, stressed the need to re-introduce professionalism at station level. She noted that the biggest problem faced when it came to combatting police corruption…
Today saw a number of new experts appear before the Commission of Inquiry to provide expert evidence and recommendations. Mr Sean Tait, the coordinator of the African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum, with over 15 years’ experience in policing and criminal justice related areas, emphasized the need for investing more into the monitoring of police and…
On Monday, 12 May 2014, the second phase of the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry began. The second phase sees a number of experts in their relevant fields appearing before the Commission to provide expert evidence and recommendations. First to appear was Ms Jean Redpath, a researcher at the University of the Western Cape’s Community Law…
Today 23 April 2014 the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) will host the National Sanitation Summit: Building a People’s Plan for Sanitation and Dignity. The summit will provide an opportunity for civil society leaders from across the country to discuss and plan for improved delivery of water and sanitation, to engage with the recently released South…
Please find attached a three-page report issued jointly by the Social Justice Coalition, the Treatment Action Campaign, Ndifuna Ukwazi, Equal Education and the Triangle Project. The report draws on some of the testimonies that have been heard at the Commission over the past week. Today and tomorrow the Commissioners will hear evidence from the two highest-ranking SAPS officials…