According to the Human Rights Commission, the Legal Department of “the Commission has considered the complaints of the residents of Marina da Gama and are concerned that prima facie it may constitute a violation of the rights to Freedom of religion, belief and opinion and just administrative action” in terms of Sections 15 and 33 of the Bill of Rights of the Constitution Act 108 of 1996.
The South African Human Rights Commission has called on the Chairman of the Marina da Gama Association, Mr. Peter Harrison and the complainants to attend a mediation session on
Anita says that “although we are really, REALLY grateful to the Human Rights Commission for taking an interest in the matter, it is shameful that the matter has had to go this far. Had the Councillors followed through on their resolution and forced ExCom to do a proper public participation process, this matter would have been democratically settled a long time ago.”
But it is not just our Councillor who is to blame for Marina da Gama being disgraced. The fact that ExCom does not see that the vote of 406 members count for nothing if around 400 members were not properly notified of the meeting, speaks of bull-headed arrogance and an utter disregard for the members of the community.
Shame on the Councillors and shame, shame, SHAME on ExCom.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackI agree. Shame on the Councillors. They just want our vote at election time, but when the time comes for them to really make a difference, (and earn their R1/2 million a year pay package), they do nothing. I will never vote for DQ again. Never!
As for ExCom, well, I can only echo, shame, shame, SHAME on ExCom.
Thank you to the SAHRC that they at least see our plight.
What the MDGA Excom has done is morally and ethically unconscionable. An added insult to injury is the ward councillor’s having tacitly supported their actions – a disservice to the very people he is supposed to be serving and protecting.
One has to ask how Mr Qually and his spouse could have happily rubbed shoulders with the Excom at what was a private party funded with member subs ostensibly to celebrate the ‘opening’ of the new office – when the new office is literally a stone’s throw from the old premises??? And this when it’s ‘too expensive’ to use registered mail to notify members of extremely important meetings and amendments or to pay for the services of an independent registered auditor. Shame on you Excom members – all of you. And shame on you Mr Qually. Above all, SHAME SHAME SHAME ON YOU PETER HARRISON!
It’s about time someone took charge. ExCom have behaved scandalously!! Is it true that Demetri had pressurised council officials? Would not surprise me.
Anyway, I think that this is a scandal the Marina will take years to recover from. Who wants to live in a neighbourhood where everyone is fighting? I wonder how Demetri would have felt had he been one of the 400 not invited to the meeting? Did you notice that he did not even bother to write his normal “Councillor’s corner thing in the Marina News? (Not that anyone ever reads the drivel.
Where’s William? William, where are you? Does anybody know what happened to William? For a minute there I was convinced that if anyone could achieve what has eluded the rest of us it would be William. I was feeling quite giddy at the thought that someone might finally get through to Excom and its dear Chairman – even at risk of making us look silly for not having tried harder. For a positive result, I don’t mind feeling utterly dilly. But this silence from William worries me. Do we conclude that William has given up in the face of defeat? Willie please don’t give up, please come back, I miss your voice of reason…
I have not checked lately, but William has probably joined the Secret Society known as ExCom.
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