DATE: 20th September 2012 VENUE: Jane Furse Comprehensive School TIME: 08h30-16h00 The hearings are scheduled to run until November 2012 and will culminate in a National Hearing in March next year where the Commission’s findings will be presented to Parliament and the people of South Africa. These hearings are located within the Commission’s poverty and inequality strategy and will be led by the SAHRC’s Commissioners. The hearings are as a result of the large number of complaints the Commission receives and the Commission’s recent investigations and findings in respect of widespread complaints on the right to sanitation by the poor. Not long ago residents of Makhaza lodged a complaint with the Commission after the City of Cape Town installed unenclosed toilets in their area. The Commission found that the provision of unenclosed toilets was not only contrary to the guidelines of the National Housing Code but a violation of their right to dignity. A Similar finding was made on the erection of unenclosed toilets in the Rammolutsi Township, Viljoenskroon, Moqhaka Local Municipality in the Free State. The Commission linked these two local-level complaints to the generic right to water and sanitation across South Africa and consequently decided to convene the hearings. The hearings will be attended by other Chapter Nine institutions and relevant State and Non-State organs that can be held to account by the communities during the proceedings. END For more Information and RSVP please contact: Motshabi Moemise Tel: 011 877 3660 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ISSUED BY: Isaac Mangena Head: Communications Mobile: 071 884 8273 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. For comments email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.