29 July- Human Rights

Today we heard from Salim Patel – Chairman of the Western Cape Rental Housing Tribunal and Simone de Wet – Acting Manager. The Rental Housing Tribunal provides a free service to tenants and landlords in the Western Cape. One of their main objectives is to inform landlords and tenants of their rights and obligations should unfair and unlawful practices arise. If you want more information you can contact their offices on 086 010 6166 or (021) 483 2111, they are located at number 27 Wale Street, in Cape Town.

We also spoke to Mncedisi Twalo - from the Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign. This is an organisation that helps fight against evictions of families from their homes, water cut-offs and poor health services. Instead they hope to obtain free electricity,secure housing and opposing police brutality. The AEC is currently an umbrella body for more than 15 community organisation, concerned residents and crisis organisations that have come toogether to organise and demand their rights for basic services. Mncedisi told us more about the cause they are fighting for. If you want more information you can contact him on (021) 637 2403 or visit www.antieviction.org.za

Lastly we spoke with Elroy Paulus – from the Black Sash. We were talking about their Rights Education Projects. Black Sash educates and informs individuals and groups of their rights to enable them to take action and access these rights within the area of social protection. Elroy told us more about what they do. Black Sash is currently running the Child Support Grant Campaign and you can support its fight to extend the Child Support Grant to 18 by signing their petition to Finance Minister Trevor Manuel. The petition is available on their website www.blacksash.org.za or if you want more information contact (021) 461 7804.

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