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Media Advisory: Commissioner Ntuli to conduct a provincial visit in the KwaZulu Natal Province focusing on the impact of floods disaster on the right to adequate housing

Attention: Editors and Reporters

09 August 2022

Commissioner Philile Ntuli of the South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) is conducting a provincial visit in the KwaZulu Natal Province from 10 to 12 August 2022.

Following the floods disaster that affected the KwaZulu Natal Province in April 2022, the Commission has conducted a series of monitoring interventions to assess the human rights impact thereof. The monitoring has been geared towards ensuring that the response of the KwaZulu Natal Government to the disaster is based on a human rights approach.

As part of augmenting the monitoring interventions of the Commission, Commissioner Ntuli as the focal area Commission responsible for the right to housing, will be visiting the KwaZulu Natal Province. The main purpose of the visit will be to conduct an impact assessment of the disaster on the right of access to adequate housing of the residents of the KwaZulu Natal Province.

The main activities which will be undertaken during the provincial visit will include, amongst others, conducting visitations to selected communities, and inspections of their living conditions, particularly those whose right to housing was affected by the floods. The Commissioner will also hold engagements with both state and non-state actors in order to develop community-based, participatory approaches to any required solutions.

The stakeholder engagement with the civil society organisations will be held as follows:
Date: 12 August 2022
Time: 10:00 to 13:00
Venue: 455a King Dinuzulu Highway, Archie Gumede Conference Centre, Department of  Public Works, Mayville / Bonela, Durban

Interested parties wishing to attend and participate at the stakeholder engagement are invited and encouraged to RSVP as per details below.

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For further information contact the Commission’s Acting Provincial Manager in KwaZulu Natal, Ms. Pavershree Padayachee on Tel: 031 304 7323, Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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