Mpumalanga community
18 September 2007
The Public Protector Mabedle Lawrence Mushwana will celebrate Heritage Month
with traditional leaders and members of the community of Mpumalanga.
The event will take place on Saturday, 22 September 2007, at the Mawewe
Traditional Authority in Nkomazi. The event aims to explain the work and the
mandate of the Office of the Public Protector to farm workers and rural people
who form the bulk of the poorest communities living in the five tribal
authorities in Nkomazi.
Rural communities, as is well known, are the most disadvantaged when it
comes to accessing government services. The Constitution, however, enjoins the
Public Protector to be accessible to all persons and communities hence he
decided to celebrate heritage month with the rural community of Nkomazi.
The Public Protector's office is established in terms of Chapter 9 of the
Constitution of South Africa. It strengthens our young constitutional democracy
through, among others, investigating maladministration, delays in service
delivery, and allegations of impropriety or prejudice by public administration
in any sphere of government.
It is an office of last resort, meaning that all other avenues to address a
complaint must be exhausted before the Public Protector is approached. It does
not investigate court decisions and its services are free.
The details of the event are as follows:
Date: 22 September 2007
Time: 10h00
Venue: Mawewe Traditional Authority, Nkomazi
For more information contact:
Charles Phahlane
Tel: 012 366 7006
Cell: 082 856 8188
Issued by: Office of the Public Protector
18 September 2007
