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Media Briefing Invite: Launch of 2021 Mpumalanga Service Delivery Inquiry Report
Attention: Editors and Reporters
23 February 2024
During the 2021/2022 financial year, the South African Human Rights Commission (Commission) in Mpumalanga conducted an Investigative Inquiry into Service Delivery Challenges at Local Municipalities in Mpumalanga. The investigative inquiry came at the backdrop of service delivery complaints received against various local municipalities in Mpumalanga over the years. All 17 local and 3 district municipalities as well as relevant government departments and stakeholders in Mpumalanga took part in the inquiry. The issues raised in the various complaints included failure by municipalities to provide water and housing, sewage spillages, sewage treatment challenges, non-collection of refuse and potholes on the roads, among others.
23 February 2024
During the 2021/2022 financial year, the South African Human Rights Commission (Commission) in Mpumalanga conducted an Investigative Inquiry into Service Delivery Challenges at Local Municipalities in Mpumalanga. The investigative inquiry came at the backdrop of service delivery complaints received against various local municipalities in Mpumalanga over the years. All 17 local and 3 district municipalities as well as relevant government departments and stakeholders in Mpumalanga took part in the inquiry. The issues raised in the various complaints included failure by municipalities to provide water and housing, sewage spillages, sewage treatment challenges, non-collection of refuse and potholes on the roads, among others.
The Commission will be launching the inquiry's comprehensive report and sharing its findings and directives aimed at addressing the aforesaid issues. The launch aims to present municipalities and communities with the report and offer the media an opportunity to engage the Commission on the report.
The launch is scheduled to take place as follows:
Date: Monday, 26 February 2024
Venue: The Capital Hotel, Mbombela
Time: 10:00 – 12:00
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For further information, contact the SAHRC Provincial Manager Eric Mokonyama @ 013 752 8292/073 585 5944 or email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and SAHRC Senior Legal Officer Emmanuel Nkonde @ 013 752 5890/ 060 832 1173 or on email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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