Public Protector dialogues with
the nation
Sunday, 10 July 2011
Public Protector Adv Thuli Madonsela will this week kick-off
a nationwide road show aimed at soliciting feedback on her
work and enhancing relations with key stakeholders including
organs of state, civil society and political parties.
In a two months programme, the Public Protector will hold
one-on-one and mass meetings with indentified stakeholders,
with dialogue focusing mainly on remedial action and
administrative justice.
The stakeholder consultative forums will be launched on
Tuesday, July 12 at the Sheraton Hotel in Pretoria during a
panel discussion session to be attended by academics, heads
of Chapter Nine Institutions, civil society leaders and
commentators, among others.
This will be followed by a tour of all provinces, where the
Public Protector will spend two days in each province
conversing with interest groups and the general public.
Other stakeholders to be targeted as part of this process
include Parliament and Cabinet.
The Public Protector has often raised concerns about the
remedial action that is ignored by some organs of state, who
dispute the findings of her investigations, leaving
complainants in a state of despair.
Among other things, it has been established that those who
disregard the Public Protector�s remedial action do so as a
result of lack of proper understanding of the institution�s
constitutional mandate.
This process will therefore seek to highlight the plight of
complainants whose livelihoods are negatively affected by
such actions that deal a blow to their rights to just
administrative action.
For more information, contact:
Kgalalelo Masibi
Senior Manager: Outreach, Education and Communication
Public Protector South Africa
(012) 366 7006
079 507 0399
[email protected]
www.publicprotector.org
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