SEDIBENG – And their efforts to getting the government’s attention finally materials.
After years of engagements during commemorations in their home town, looks like the plan to sit in at Constitutional court have yielded good results.
The victims and survivors of the three bloody massacres have caught the newly elected Gauteng Premier’s attention.
This follows a two month sit and sleep in at the highest court in the land, with placards on the walls grabbing the attention of passerby’s and prominent individuals.
on Tuesday, 29 November, Lesufi met with members of the Khulumani Support Group that have been picketing outside the Constitutional Court for the past two months.
The group is demanding repatriations for human right violations suffered under the apartheid regime particularly between 1990 and 1994.
Premier Lesufi was touched by their story when he was at the Constitutional Court last week for the ruling on the Janusz Walus’ parole hearing last week, where he promised to visit the group today.
He noted that the provincial government would like to work with them in finding a temporary solution to the problems they are currently facing while camping outside the constitutional court, whilst they still engage with the office of the President Cyril Ramaphosa and Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Ronald Lamola.
“We owe these people an explanation and support in terms of sanitation, food and water and temporary shelter. But the long-term goal is that national leadership of government must come and address some of these issues which are genuine. They are just requesting that the deadline of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission must be reopened, and their pleas taken into consideration and accommodated, I will raise your matter with the Minister and President.” said Premier Lesufi.
Premier Lesufi committed to pass on the groups concerns to President Ramaphosa, as well as Minister Lamola.
“In the interim as the Gauteng Provincial Government, we will continue to support this group. This group is a Non- Government Organization (NGO) and our team is doing the administrative work to ensure that their campaign is consistent, as well as funds which will allow them to wage this important battle, I am also bringing mobile clinic for those who might need medical assistance as we have elderly people here.” added Lesufi.
