The Social Justice Coalition (SJC) welcomes the introduction of a Draft National Sanitation Policy gazetted by Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane on 12 February 2016, and currently open for comments until 14 March 2016. The SJC is engaging the department on the policy and we will be publishing our full submission in the coming…
Eight young women died in Osi’s Place tavern in Khayelitsha in the early hours of 28 June this year. The youngest was just 15 years old. Yesterday on 29 October the Western Cape Liquor Licensing Tribunal (the Tribunal) revoked the liquor license of Phumlani Abraham, the owner of the Khayelitsha tavern. As the Social Justice…
On 25 September 2015 the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) and Ndifuna Ukwazi (NU) received a reply from the Minister of Police’s Chief of Staff in response to our memorandum of 25 August 2015 addressing the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry’s findings and recommendations. SAPS’ response acknowledged the “grievances” our memorandum had outlined without mentioning them or…
The final hearing relating to the liquor license of Osi’s Tavern in front of the Western Cape Liquor Authority (WCLA) is now scheduled for 16 October 2015 when the tavern’s residential neighbours will be testifying. These hearings are as a result of the tragic death of eight young women at the Khayelitsha tavern in the…
STATS REFLECT CONTINUED FAILINGS OF POLICE & SOCIETY AS A WHOLE TO ADDRESS CRIME AND VIOLENCE On Tuesday this week the Minister of Police, Nkosinathi Nhleko, and the National Commissioner of Police, Riah Phiyega, released the official crime statistics for 2014/15. It is worrying to note that since 2009 we have seen a steady year-on-year…
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…
Memorandum 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…
Everyday 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…
Date: 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…
The 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…