This after the manager failed to comply with a subpoena.
The SAHRC said it was certain the manager had received the notice.
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in Gauteng has laid charges against a municipal manager at the Merafong Local Municipality for failure to comply with a subpoena. Our act makes it mandatory for organs of state to assist and co-operate with us when we conduct investigations and when we perform and carry out our functions, the SAHRC s provincial head, Buang Jones, said.
Jones was speaking to News24 outside the Carletonville police station where he laid charges of failure to comply with a subpoena in terms of Section 15 of the SA Human Rights Commission Act of 2013.
News24 Wire A subpoena was issued to the municipal manager for the municipality to appear before the SAHRC, however, they failed to show up. SAHRC provincial manager Buang Jones is seen during an inspection at the Mamelodi Hospital after an incident whent viral on social media of an elderly woman being tied to a chair, 11 June 2019, Pretoria. Picture: Jacques Nelles
“Our act makes it mandatory for organs of state to assist and co-operate with us when we conduct investigations and when we perform and carry out our functions,” the SAHRC’s provincial head, Buang Jones, said.
Jones was speaking to News24 outside the Carletonville police station where he laid charges of failure to comply with a subpoena in terms of Section 15 of the SA Human Rights Commission Act of 2013.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng is dismayed that the Office of the Premier, David Makhura has failed to implement 86% of the forensic investigation recommendations from the 2019/20 financial year. This was revealed during a presentation to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) on Friday, 5th February.
PPâs report exposes cracks in relationship between traditional leaders and local government
By Se-Anne Rall
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Durban - A report by the Public Protector has given insight into ongoing tensions between traditional leadership and local government in at least seven provinces across the country and the impact this has had on communities.
The report has further absolved some of the provincial offices of the Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) of failing to promote partnerships between district municipalities and kingship or queenship councils in terms of the Traditional Leaders Governance Framework Act 41 of 2003 and put measures in place to support and strengthen traditional councils to fulfil their functions.
On Friday, the Lephalale area where Medupi and Matimba Power Stations are located, received 65mm of rain, said Eskom spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha.
Despite still having some “water issues” at these stations, the rains have now “significantly reduced” allowing the plants to sufficiently operate, Mantshantsha told
Daily Maverick.
“The wet coal means [we] are not able to run the station at totally full capacity but we are able to continue burning the coal right now with this amount of rain,” said Mantshantsha.
Eskom currently has 4,664 MW out on planned maintenance, while another 13,539 MW of capacity is unavailable due to breakdowns, Eskom said in the statement.