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Media Advisory: SAHRC in the Western Cape together with the Western Cape Department of Education, Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and Legal Aid South Africa hosted the provincial oral rounds of the National Schools Moot Court

Attention: Editors and Reporters

06 September 2023

The SAHRC Western Cape provincial office working in partnership with the Western Cape Education Department, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, and Legal Aid South Africa hosted the provincial oral rounds of the National Schools Moot Court Programme, at the Paarl  Magistrates Courts on 26 August 2023.  The oral round was a platform used to gauge the participating schools with the aim of selecting a provincial team to represent the Western Cape at the national rounds to be held in Gauteng later this year.

At the oral rounds, Commissioner André Gaum delivered the keynote address. Commissioner Gaum encouraged the learners to use the Programme to learn and nurture their oral and research skills. Commissioner Gaum also highlighted the significance of the Programme in providing learners with insights into the legal profession and the passioned required of each legal practitioner, in proving and substantiating their (hypothetical) client’s case.

The SAHRC in Western Cape is pleased to announce the progression of the following schools to represent the Western Cape at the national rounds:

  1. Desmond Mpilo Tutu
  2. New Orleans
  3. Brackenfell
  4. Springfield Convent

 

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