The South Africa Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will be commencing with its investigation hearing into the Gauteng July unrest. The second leg of the hearing will begin on Monday 21 February and end on the Friday 4 March 2022, in Sandton North of Johannesburg.
The Kwa Zulu-Natal hearings into the July unrest happened shortly after calm was restored. The unrest claimed more than 300 lives in both Gauteng and Kwa Zulu-Natal and businesses were looted with some even burned down.
The unrest which began in KZN was sparked by the arrest of Former President Jacob Zuma who was arrested for being in contempt of court. His arrest sparked outrage from his supporters who were stationed at his house days before his arrest, saying they were prepared to lay their lives for Zuma.
The National Hearing will be hearing evidence from July unrest in Gauteng and how things unfolded. The survivors, community members and private security officials will be giving evidence of what unfolded during the unrest which saw township malls looted and lives lost in stampedes.
The Commission will be listening to the evidence with no bias and will give a report once the all the parties have given their sides of the story. The Commission will be accessible to the public and people will be able to listen to the evidence through the Commission’s website, YouTube, or social media pages.
Source: @SAHRCommission, SABC News, image from SABC News
