Media Advisory: South African Human Rights Commissioner Mr Aseza Gungubele visits the Western Cape Provincial Office

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Media Advisory: South African Human Rights Commissioner Mr Aseza Gungubele visits the Western Cape Provincial Office

Attention: Editors and Reporters

24 January 2024

Commissioner Aseza Gungubele of the South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) will be visit the province and conduct monitoring activities and stakeholder meetings in order to familiarize himself with the current state of human rights in the province. Commissioner Gungubele has been assigned as the Commissioner who will provide support to the Western Cape Provincial Office. As one of his first official duties, Commissioner Gungubele will seek to meet with the Member of the Executive Council for Education, Minister David Maynier, as well as conduct a number of inspections.

Commissioner Gungubele will then meet with the Western Cape Children’s Commissioner as an important stakeholder in upholding the rights of children/learners. While focusing on education, Commissioner Gungubele will also learn of some of the key complaints which the provincial office is investigating. Site inspections and school monitoring activities both in the City and on the West Coast are planned for this visit. As part of this visit Commissioner Gungubele will also conduct an inspection at a community in Siyangena, and a visit to a shelter for homeless adults between meeting with stakeholders.

The Western Cape Provincial Office welcomes Commissioner Gungubele and looks forward to working with him towards the development and attainment of human rights in the province. S184(3)(c) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa mandates that the Commission must monitor and assess the observance of human rights in the Republic. This visit is therefore designed to give the Commissioner an overview of the state of human rights in the province to prepare him for the work that awaits.

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For further information, contact the SAHRC Western Cape Advocacy Consultant Ms Tammy Carter via email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Western Cape Provincial Manager, Ms. Zena Nair via email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You may also use the Western Cape Provincial office via telephone on 021 426 2277.

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