19 July 2014 Matthew Goniwe Memorial High School Hall Site B, Khayelitsha 10h00 – 14h00 On Saturday 19 July the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) and Ndifuna Ukwazi (NU) will host a public hearing on the findings of a week-long social audit on the janitorial service for communal flush toilets in informal settlements in Khayelitsha. The…
Good morning The venue for the press conference scheduled for 12h30 today to discuss the findings of the Human Rights Commission’s report (more details below) has been changed due to the rain. It will still begin at 12h30. The new venue is: Green Point White Hall Directions from the City: After taking the Mew Way…
Recommendations a victory for residents of informal settlements! The life of every person living in informal settlements, both in Cape Town and throughout the country, will be altered in what is a major victory in the struggle for dignity and equality by poor and working class people. An investigation (See here: Investigative Report – Western…
SJC Report of the Khayelitsha ‘Mshengu’ Toilet Social Audit
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…