Gauteng Legislature’s Standing Committee on petitions will be in Suurman, Hammanskraal for an external hearing on petitions to facilitate engagements on service delivery issues as raised by the members of the public through petitions

Led by the Chairperson, Honourable Refilwe Mogale, the Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s (GPL) Standing Committee on Petitions will convene a one day external petitions hearing to try and resolve service delivery concerns raised by various communities in Hammanskraal and surrounding areas through petitions.

These concerns often come to the Legislature as submissions, petitions or requests addressed to the Petitions Standing Committee by individuals or representatives of communities.

Communities in Gauteng have the right to petition Gauteng Provincial Government and Gauteng municipalities, and are thus entitled to a platform to raise their concerns as well as satisfactory resolve of their grievances. The right to petition is given and protected in sections 17, 115, 118, and 195 of the country’s Constitution, and the Gauteng Petitions Act (5 of 2002).

It is against this background that the Gauteng Provincial Legislature is hosting this petitions hearing in delivering on its mandates; affording petitioners an opportunity to directly engage with the relevant authorities on their service delivery challenges with the aim of resolving them.

The Petitions External Hearing is scheduled to take place as follows:

Date: Saturday, 1 October 2016

Time: 9h00 to 18h00

Venue: Suurman Community Hall, Suurman, Hammanskraal

Citizens of Hammanskraal and surrounding areas have been invited to form part of one of the most effective and peaceful means of resolving community concerns, grievances and requests without resorting to violent demonstrations. Community members are also encouraged to submit petitions/grievances/complaints in writing on the day of the petitions hearing as there will be a table setup outside for this purpose.

Source: Government of South Africa