SAHRC tackles racism and eviction issues

THE SA Human Rights Commission's (SAHRC) Western Cape office has given insight to recent cases dealt with including preventing the eviction of a quadriplegic man and his mother, interventions following claims of racism at high schools, the placement of learners, and the highly publicised Fly-Safair incident involving former SABC employee Nobuntu “Nobs” Mkhize.

- GENEVIEVE SERRA

Matthew du Plessis, senior legal officer, said the Mkhize matter was not concluded yet as they were struggling to reach her in order to get a response on the allegations.

“On this matter we are experiencing a bit of a challenge on reaching Miss Mkhize,” he said.

“We have deployed a tracing agent to get contact details for her but the emails that we have received do seem to be working. We have posted a letter to her known address, setting out the allegations, asking her response thereto, which is ordinary procedure for the Commission.

“These things do happen and it does not weaken our resolve to address the matter”

Mkhize was interviewed by Newszroom Afrika last week and said she apologised to the coloured community and also claimed that she was not drunk or racist.