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ANNUAL REPORTANNUAL REPORT

2006/072006/07

Presentation to Portfolio Presentation to Portfolio CommitteeCommittee

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CRL RIGHTS COMMISSION MANDATECRL RIGHTS COMMISSION MANDATE

ANDAND• The S. A ConstitutionThe S. A Constitution• The Cultural Charter for AfricaThe Cultural Charter for Africa

Respect for rules, principles, Respect for rules, principles, traditions, languages, mores of traditions, languages, mores of society.society.

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Investigation & Conflict Resolution

Mediation• System of ICR

•Receipt of Submissions/ Complaints from Communities•Topical Issues

Community Engagement Research & Policy Development

Dialogue• CRL Community Organizations

•CRL Elders• Community Councils

•Traditional leaders•Religious Leaders

•NCC

System to Promote & Protect

(Values, Beliefs, Symbols)

• Topics from ICR•Topics from CE

Community/ Public Education & Advocacy

Dialogue•Exhibitions•Festivals

•Youth Focus: debate, camps•Youth Camp

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VISIONVISION• Constructive Social Constructive Social

Transformation and Nation Transformation and Nation BuildingBuilding..

‘‘Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Rights: Transforming South African Rights: Transforming South African Society’ Society’

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• Developing Cultural, Religious and Developing Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Equality;Linguistic Equality;

• Recovering Indigenous Knowledge Recovering Indigenous Knowledge Systems;Systems;

• Developing an Inventory of Heritages;Developing an Inventory of Heritages;• Enabling Communities to expand Enabling Communities to expand

Responsibility and Accountability;Responsibility and Accountability;• Intensifying Dialogue among Intensifying Dialogue among

Communities;Communities;• Monitoring of the Compliance by the state Monitoring of the Compliance by the state

& civil society with the mandate of the & civil society with the mandate of the CRL Rights CommissionCRL Rights Commission

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• Mediation of Inter-Community Mediation of Inter-Community Conflict situations and facilitate Conflict situations and facilitate Harmonious Co-existence;Harmonious Co-existence;

• Lobby with Government Lobby with Government departments & legislative departments & legislative authorities on issues authorities on issues concerning the Rights of concerning the Rights of Cultural, Religious & Linguistic Cultural, Religious & Linguistic Communities.Communities.

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVESSTRATEGIC OBJECTIVES• Improvement of the Quality of Improvement of the Quality of

Human & Financial management.Human & Financial management.• Promotion and Protection of the Promotion and Protection of the

Rights of Cultural, Religious & Rights of Cultural, Religious & Linguistic Communities & develop Linguistic Communities & develop peace, friendship, humanity, peace, friendship, humanity, tolerance & national unity on the tolerance & national unity on the basis of equality, non-basis of equality, non-discrimination & free association.discrimination & free association.

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HUMAN & FINANCIAL RESOURCE HUMAN & FINANCIAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT

HR TableHR Table

Staff ComplementStaff ComplementFunded PostsFunded Posts 2424Unfunded Unfunded PostsPosts

4242

Filled PostsFilled Posts 1717Vacant PostsVacant Posts 7 7

(advertise(advertised)d)

TOTALTOTAL 6666

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FINANCIAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Matter of emphasisMatter of emphasis• Internal ControlInternal Control

- non separation of responsibilities- non separation of responsibilities• Material Corrections after submission for Material Corrections after submission for

auditaudit• Matters of GovernanceMatters of Governance• Value for Money: high rate of vacanciesValue for Money: high rate of vacancies• Performance against objectivesPerformance against objectives

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INVESTIGATION & CONFLICT INVESTIGATION & CONFLICT RESOLUTIONRESOLUTION

• Increased number of complaints Increased number of complaints by 32 (%)by 32 (%)

• 12 resolved12 resolved• 6 extended through research6 extended through research• Rest at different stagesRest at different stages

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INVESTIGATION & CONFLICT INVESTIGATION & CONFLICT RESOLUTIONRESOLUTION

• Highest number about Religion Highest number about Religion • Second highest number about Second highest number about

CultureCulture• Least number about LanguageLeast number about Language

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INVESTIGATION & CONFLICT INVESTIGATION & CONFLICT RESOLUTIONRESOLUTION

• Rural Communities’ Culture and Rural Communities’ Culture and ReligionReligion

• Urban Communities’ Languages Urban Communities’ Languages in Education in Education

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RESEARCH & POLICY DEVELOPMENTRESEARCH & POLICY DEVELOPMENT

• Language in Education Policy Language in Education Policy ImplementationImplementation

- Quotas to satisfy a Constitutional Right - Quotas to satisfy a Constitutional Right of and to Languageof and to Language

- More attention to Dual Medium System - More attention to Dual Medium System concerning English and Afrikaans – concerning English and Afrikaans – perpetuation of exclusion of 9 official perpetuation of exclusion of 9 official languageslanguages

- Is Sepedi and official language or a - Is Sepedi and official language or a dialect? - a Constitutional Review Agenda.dialect? - a Constitutional Review Agenda.

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• Promotion & Protection of Sacred SpacesPromotion & Protection of Sacred Spaces

- Lack or Limited Access to Sacred Spaces;- Lack or Limited Access to Sacred Spaces; (Violating Rights to Traditional, Cultural and (Violating Rights to Traditional, Cultural and Religious Religious Values and Practices (e.g. graves Values and Practices (e.g. graves & burial grounds) & burial grounds)

• Religious Inequality (Holy days & Holidays Religious Inequality (Holy days & Holidays in the South African calendar)in the South African calendar)- Act No. 36 of 1994 promotes Religious Inequality - Act No. 36 of 1994 promotes Religious Inequality (legislative review)(legislative review)- Promoting and Protecting Rights of Christian - Promoting and Protecting Rights of Christian Religious CommunityReligious Community(Perpetuating disrespect for rights of Islam, (Perpetuating disrespect for rights of Islam, Judaism, African religion, Khoi-San ans Judaism, African religion, Khoi-San ans Rastaffarian Religions) Rastaffarian Religions)

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• Rites of PassageRites of Passage

- Increased Consciousness about - Increased Consciousness about Rites of Rites of Passage & the Right Passage & the Right of and to Ritesof and to Rites

- Factors affecting Performance - Factors affecting Performance of rite (cases of Yengeni, First of rite (cases of Yengeni, First Fruits Festival, celebrating Fruits Festival, celebrating success of amaBhokobhoko etc)success of amaBhokobhoko etc)

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• Male Initiation Public HearingsMale Initiation Public Hearings- Botched OperationsBotched Operations- AmputationsAmputations- DeathsDeaths

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• RecommendationsRecommendations- Holistic approach to address Holistic approach to address

ChallengesChallenges pre ‘lwaluko’pre ‘lwaluko’

during ‘koma’during ‘koma’ post ‘mophato’post ‘mophato’• Community LeadershipCommunity Leadership• Involvement of Traditional and Involvement of Traditional and

Government InstitutionsGovernment Institutions• Understanding the RationaleUnderstanding the Rationale

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PUBLIC EDUCATION & ADVOCACYPUBLIC EDUCATION & ADVOCACY

• Dialogues on Cultural DiversityDialogues on Cultural Diversity

- Role of Culture, Religion & Language in all Role of Culture, Religion & Language in all CommunitiesCommunities

- Respect of the OtherRespect of the Other- Youth Development Youth Development - Celebration of Diversity in Mpumalanga and Celebration of Diversity in Mpumalanga and

N West ProvincesN West Provinces

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COMMUNITY CONSULTATIONCOMMUNITY CONSULTATION

- Community Dialogue on Strategy for Community Dialogue on Strategy for Recognition of Community Councils Recognition of Community Councils

Provincial and National Community Provincial and National Community Councils.Councils.

? Cultural; Religious; Linguistic? Cultural; Religious; Linguistic

How many in total?How many in total?

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- Role of Community CouncilsRole of Community Councils- Relationship with CommissionRelationship with Commission- Funding of Community CouncilsFunding of Community Councils

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FLAGSHIPFLAGSHIP

• Africa Day CelebrationsAfrica Day Celebrations

Minority and majority cultural, religious Minority and majority cultural, religious and linguistic community rightsand linguistic community rights

• Africa Human Rights DayAfrica Human Rights Day

- Educative approach- information on African - Educative approach- information on African Cultural and Religious Systems in relation to Cultural and Religious Systems in relation to Language Rights: Mother Tongue Concept Language Rights: Mother Tongue Concept

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PARTNERSHIPSPARTNERSHIPS

• From unformalized Partnership From unformalized Partnership to Formal Agreements withto Formal Agreements with

- Chapter 9sChapter 9s- Institutions such as Houses of Institutions such as Houses of

Traditional Leaders;Traditional Leaders;- Government DepartmentsGovernment Departments

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CRL RIGHTS CRL RIGHTS COMMISSIONCOMMISSION

CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS

• Foundation for Second National Foundation for Second National Consultative Conference (NCC)Consultative Conference (NCC)

• Intensification of the Foundation: Mini Intensification of the Foundation: Mini Conferences in Nine ProvincesConferences in Nine Provinces

• Database of CRL Community Database of CRL Community OrganisationsOrganisations

• Regulations for Registration of Regulations for Registration of Community CouncilsCommunity Councils