Strategic Focal Areas and provinces have been allocated as follows:
|
COMMISSIONER |
FOCAL AREA |
PROVINCE |
|
Chairperson C. Nissen |
Office of the Chair |
Eastern Cape |
|
Deputy Chairperson F. Chohan |
Education, Children and Health |
Mpumalanga / KZN |
|
Commissioner W.H. Boshoff |
Local Government and Service Delivery (Socio-Economic Rights) |
Free State / Northern Cape |
|
Commissioner A.A. Gungubele |
Rapid Urban Migration and the 2030 Visions (NDP and SDGs) |
Western Cape |
|
Commissioner N. Khwinana |
Civil and Political Rights |
North-West / Northern Cape |
|
Commissioner T. Madlingozi |
Gender, Racism, Equality and Justice |
Gauteng |
|
Commissioner S. Makoasha |
Pro-Poor Human Rights Budgeting, and Business and Human Rights |
Limpopo |
|
Commissioner P. Ntuli |
Land, Food Security, and National Preventative Mechanism (Treaty Bodies) |
KwaZulu-Natal |
The Commissioners would like to assure the public that they are aware of enormous human rights challenges in the country and as such, will put all efforts towards proactively addressing them without fear, favour, or prejudice.
Finally, the Commission acknowledges work done by the previous cohort of Commissioners and commends the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services on the seamless appointment process of the Commissioners. This ensured that there is no leadership vacuum at the Commission during the transition period.
ENDS
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