In view thereof, and in line with the Commission’s mandate, the Commission has resolved to host a Provincial Inquiry Into the Right to Food and Child Malnutrition. The Inquiry seeks to ventilate the root causes and identify possible solutions and/or measures by the relevant role players to decrease the prevalence of SAM and eradicate these unnecessary deaths.

The Commission also aims to hold to account the relevant implementing stakeholders who may be neglecting in realising their respective mandates in order to address and prevent these prevailing apparent human rights violations.

The inquiry is scheduled to take place on 8 to 12 August 2022 at the Eastern Cape Provincial Office Boardroom.

To this end, the Commission hereby invites members of the public, civil society organisations and interested parties with relevant information relating to the inquiry to make submissions to the panel for consideration as well as potential follow up and participation.

Written submissions must be delivered to the Commission by 29 July 2022 to the following addresses:

Physical Address: 13 Phillip Frame Road, First Floor Waverly Park, Cambridge Chiselhurst, East London, 5247 or;
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For further information, contact the SAHRC Provincial Manager, Dr Eileen Carter @ 043 722 7828/072 638 9016 or email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Advocacy and Research Officer, Zukiswa N Mqakanya @ 043 722 7828 or email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.