Media Advisory: SAHRC Northern Cape Office to conduct monitoring activities in Namakwa district

Attention: Editors and Reporters

07 October 2022

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (“the Commission”) Northern Cape Provincial Office (ECPO) will be conducting various monitoring activities in Namakwa District Municipality District. Section 184 (1) (c) of the Constitution states that, the Commission must monitor and assess the observance of human rights in the Republic. The role of monitoring and assessing potential and actual human right violations provides the Commission with an opportunity to ensure redress and to ensure that human rights are upheld in the Republic.

Monitoring activities will include site visits to detention facilities, childcare centres and local government service delivery.

The provincial activities will take place as follows:

Date	Area	Activity
07 October 2022	Kamieskroon	Monitoring NC Facilities: Kamieskroon Police Station Kamieskroon Child and Youth Care Centre
8 October 2022	Springbok	Monitoring NC NPM: Springbok SAPS Huis Namakwaland Old-Age Home
09 October 2022	Concordia	Monitoring local gov services delivery: water and sanitation

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For further information, contact the SAHRC Acting Provincial Manager, Mr Anthony Wyngaard @ 054 332 3993/ 074 134 6972 or email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Human Rights Monitor, Nduduzo Majozi @ 054 332 3994/ 066 2782 331 or email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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