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DA seeks full details of SA agreement with Cuba on engineers

The DA has submitted parliamentary questions to Minister Lindiwe Sisulu requesting the details of the agreement between South Africa and Cuba which saw 24 engineers being brought to the country to assist the Department of Human Settlements, Water & Sanitation to solve problems related to water infrastructure. South Africa has numerous skilled and unemployed engineers who are able and willing to assist the government with its infrastructural challenges. It, therefore, boggles the mind why the government would employ Cuban engineers, no doubt at a massive price tag to the taxpayer.

Erroneous interpretation of law by NHRC resulting in countless applications being dismissed

By Aditya Gujarathi The National Human Rights Commission is supposed to be the guardian of human rights in the country. While various experts have already lamented how the NHRC is a toothless body, it still has various powers in holding State authorities accountable. As the topmost Human Rights Body in the country, its staff is expected to have the legal acumen to tackle the systemic human rights abuses perpetuating in the country whilst also understanding how marginalization and oppression work. In this article, I write about how incorrect interpretation of law by this quasi-judicial body is leading to in limine dismissals (rejection of applications at the threshold) of valid applications of human rights abuse.

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