JOHANNESBURG - The South African Human Rights Commission says being barred from Tuesday's meeting between Gauteng Premier David Makhura and the Alexandra shut down committee shows disregard for the C
JOHANNESBURG - The South African Human Rights Commission says being barred from Tuesday's meeting between Gauteng Premier David Makhura and the Alexandra shut down committee shows disregard for the Chapter 9 institution.
Chairperson for the commission in Gauteng Buang Jones said he was told there was no meeting by the premier's spokesperson Castro Ngobese. Makhura was handed a memorandum of demands by the committee on Tuesday morning which he promised to brief President Cyril Ramaphosa on ahead of his visit to Alexandra on Thursday.“He had a private meeting with the HRC and assured us they will work with us. They respect our independence and they will corporate with our investigation. So, we’re very disappointed that we were denied this opportunity to be part of the meeting.
All the issues raised by the community of Alexandra have to be dealt with very decisively. I will discuss all issues with the departments concerned as well as brief President @CyrilRamaphosa on these matters ahead of his visit on Thursday.
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