The Social Justice Coalition (SJC) would like to commend the amendment on the prescription of the Sexual Offences Act. This amendment exemplifies that justice never rests, it restores hope in many who have been victimized and gives those who have been victimized an opportunity to see justice regardless of time. This amendment lifts the…
Press Statement The Right To Protest The Social Justice Coalition condemns the violent conduct outside Brackenfell High School by Community Members. The Social Justice Coalition condemns the violent reaction received by EFF members by Brackenfell high parents and community members during their peaceful demonstration and protest earlier this morning outside Brackenfell High School. In a…
THERE have recently been countless protests in relation to land, housing and evictions in Cape Town. In response, the City and other government departments have called for stronger punishment and prosecution for protesters. Their stance is that prosecution is the only way to stop the “ever-increasing violence associated with protest action”. Calling for stronger punishment…
Founded on 16 June 2008, the Social Justice Coalition is a democratic, mass-based social movement that campaigns for the advancement of the constitutional rights to life, dignity, equality, freedom and safety for all people, but especially those living in informal settlements across South Africa. Our campaigns are based on research, education, and advocacy and divided…
On the 25th of August 2020, we celebrate the 6th anniversary of the release of therecommendations of the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry. In commemoration of thisdate, the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) aims to have a series of events to addressand draw attention to the systemic failures addressed in the Khayelitsha Commission ofInquiry. The events will…
There are striking similarities between policing in the US and in South Africa, and in the deaths of George Floyd and Collins Khosa – the policing systems that caused them stem from oppressive pasts and are indicative of security forces that lack proper controls. In the last week we have seen in the media the…
Women’s lives are marked by a daily continuum of violence by men, resulting in women being murdered every three hours in South Africa. Despite this, constructions of femicide in SA mask its politics by framing the murder of women by men as isolated incidents and not a structural phenomenon caused by toxic violent masculinities. The 2018…
Lucia, a 30-year-old mother of one, was killed on 27th of March 2020. Her body was found burnt in her home allegedly after her boyfriend set the house on fire. The case was reported to the Harare Police Station, in Khayelitsha and Mr Radebe was assigned as the investigating officer. To date, the family has…
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…