Media Advisory: SAHRC in Northern Cape to conduct an outreach programme, investigations and free legal services to marginalised communities in the Pixley Ka Seme District Municipality

17 July 2023

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) is mandated in terms of section 184(1) to promote respect for human rights and a culture of human rights, to promote the protection, development and attainment of human rights, as well as to monitor and assess the observance of human rights in the Republic of South Africa. This mandate provides the Commission with an opportunity to ensure redress, and to ensure that the culture of human rights is upheld in the country.

To realise the mandate of the Commission, the SAHRC Protection Mandate in the Northern Cape Provincial Office will be conducting an outreach programme, investigations and providing free legal services to the vulnerable people and marginalised communities in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality.

The Commission will undertake the activities as follows:

DATE	AREA	ACTIVITY
Monday, 17 July 2023	Douglas	Legal clinic Investigations Door to door outreach
Tuesday, 18 July 2023	Hopetown and Niekershoop	Legal clinic Investigations
Wednesday, 19 July 2023	Colesburg and Noupoort	Legal clinic Investigations Meeting with municipal officials
Thursday, 20 July 2023	Phillipstown and Pertusville	Legal clinic Investigations Meeting with municipal officials
Friday, 21 July 2023	De Aar	Legal clinic Investigations Meeting with municipal officials
Saturday, 22 July 2023	De Aar	Legal clinic

Ends

Prepared by the Northern Cape Provincial Office of the South African Human Rights Commission.

For further information contact Mr. Anthony Wyngaard, Acting Provincial Manager, at Tel: 054 332 3993 / Cell: 074 134 6972; Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Advocate Abram Mojapelo, the Legal Officer at Tel: 054 332 3993 / Cell: 072 159 3129; Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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