Minister Zweli Mkhize opens CRL Rights Commission National Consultative Conference in Irene, 25 Feb

The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Dr Zweli Mkhize will officially open the 4th National Consultative Conference of the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) in Irene, Pretoria on Monday 25 February 2019.

The CRL was established through an Act of Parliament (Act No 19 of 2002) to get South Africa talking and acting on cultural, religious and linguistic diversity. 

The mandate of the CRL Rights Commission is to:

  • promote respect for and further the protection of the rights of cultural, religious and linguistic communities;
  • promote and develop peace, friendship, humanity, tolerance and national unity among and within cultural, religious and linguistic communities, on the basis of equality, non-discrimination and free association;
  • foster mutual respect among cultural, religious and linguistic communities;
  • to promote the right of communities to develop their historically diminished heritage; and
  • to recommend the establishment or recognition of community councils

A critical requirement from the Act establishing the Commission is that the Commission should convene two national consultative conferences during every term of the Commission

The term of the current commission ends on the 28th of February 2019 and the process is underway to appoint new commissioners.

The purpose of national consultative conference which will be held on 25-26 February is to provide a forum for the consideration of –

  • A report by the Commission on its activities, accomplishments and challenges;
  • The evaluation of progress in South Africa with regard to the promotion of respect for and the furthering of the protection of the rights of cultural, religious and linguistic communities, and the furthering of peace, friendship, humanity, tolerance and national unity among and within cultural, religious and linguistic communities, on the basis of equality, non-discrimination and free association;
  • The formulation of requests and recommendations to the Commission;
  • The discussion of resolutions before the conference concerning requests to, and priorities for, the Commission;
  • Promoting appreciation for cultural, religious and linguistic diversity. 

Members media are invited to attend as follows:

Date: 25 February 2019
Time: 10h00
Venue: St George Hotel

Media RSVP’s 
Nkanyiso Ndadane
Cell: 066 480 3430

Enquiries:
Musa Zondi
Cell: 072 800 6449

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