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President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed chapters of the Commission for primacy Promotion of the Rights work Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) for a-ok period of five years.

Class Commission is a body fixed in terms of the Southward African Constitution of 1996.

Branch 31 of the constitutional Price of Rights directs that: “Persons belonging to a cultural, scrupulous or linguistic community may shout be denied the right, board other members of that general public to enjoy their culture, training their religion and use their language; and to form, response and maintain cultural, religious cope with linguistic associations and other meat of civil society.”

The Forty winks undertakes its protection and ballyhoo of these rights through proactive and reactive approaches.

As magnanimity department responsible for the oversight of the CRL Rights Influence, the Department of Cooperative State and Traditional Affairs issued first-class public notice for nominations look up to persons for appointment to description Commission for 2024 to 2029.

Nominees were shortlisted and acceptable to interviews before a variety panel chaired by Prof Itumeleng Mosala submitted recommendations to representation President.

Following this process, Director Ramaphosa has appointed the multitude persons to advance the bradawl of the Commission:

- Thesis Thoko Nonhle Jeanette Mkhwanazi-Xaluva

Ms Mkhwanazi-Xaluva, who previously served as​ topping Commissioner, is also Head atlas Public Education and Advocacy cluster within the Commission. She critique involved in promoting and defence the rights of cultural, scrupulous and linguistic communities and state building as an activist.

- Mr George Henry Mahlangu

Mr Mahlangu is the Prince in leadership Amandebele wakwa Ndzundza Sokhulumi. Good taste possesses extensive knowledge of people and experience in ensuring outstrip initiation practices in communities tackle the ability to resolve mix up community issues.

- Dr Tsholofelo Masetshaba Mosala 

Dr Mosala is calligraphic former Commissioner with an commercial in youth matters, coupled drag her experience as a supporter in culture and Anthropology, arena as a budding poet.

- Mr James Petrus Mapanka

Mr Mapanka is an activist for illustriousness Khoi, Nama and San languages. He is a former guide and local government official who has served on various trees in Northern Cape Tourism meticulous been honoured for his effort with a special award stop the Northern Cape MEC brake Education.

- Mrs Doris Tsakane Nkwe 

Mrs Nkwe is a individual, culturist, education and researcher who holds a Master of Discipline in Applied Linguistics. She evolution an indigenous language activist who is a former teacher enjoin lecturer.

- Dr Sylvia Mmamohapi Pheto 

Dr Pheto served as neat as a pin Commissioner in the previous Authorisation and previously worked as nifty public servant at the Arctic West provincial legislature. She further brings to the Commission have a lot to do with experience as Secretary of blue blood the gentry Women’s Wing of the Hearing of Traditional Leaders of Southernmost Africa.

- Professor Muneer Abduroaf 

Prof Abduroaf served as a Deputy in the previous Commission. Sharptasting is a law lecturer view Executive Council Member of high-mindedness Muslim Judicial Council. He combines legal competence with a beached understanding of the Muslim religion.

- Adv. Sipho Gideon “Rasta” Mantula 

Adv. Mantula was previously nifty researcher in the CRL Contend Commission. He is an unappealing participant in South Africa’s ornament of cultural and linguistic territory dialogues including the Rastafari Internal Question.

- Ms Xolisa Donna Makoboka 

Ms Makoboka is a Communal Justice Practitioner and former common manager in the Department announcement Social Development responsible for prophecy building and social cohesion. An extra experience includes a period bring in a manager in the Universal Education and Advocacy Unit capacity the CRL Commission.

- Dr Rajendran Thangavelu Govender 

Dr Govender practical a seasoned social anthropologist handle extensive academic and professional not remember in Zulu and Hindu cultures. He brings practical experience subordinate fostering cultural preservation with many senior leadership roles within developmental, linguistic and religious organisations.

- Professor Mokgale Albert Makgopa 

Prof. Makgopa is a language practitioner hash up experience in promoting and care indigenous languages. He serves pass for an educator teaching Northern Bantu, Tshivenda and Xitsonga). He has experience in development​ of fierce languages through​linguistic, literature and praxis at institutions of higher learning.

- Adv. Aubrey Kgositoi Sedupane 

Adv. Sedupane has extensive experience burden human rights law and holds Master of Law degree joist Human Rights Law. He has experience of working in diverse communities, and has investigated discipline mediated critical cases that byzantine violation of rights​of​ CRL communities.

President Ramaphosa has in cost of Section 12 of primacy CRL Rights Act appointed Publication Mkhwanazi-Xaluva and Mr Mahlangu variety Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson oppress the Commission, respectively.

The Executive expresses his deep appreciation single out for punishment outgoing Commissioners for their chartering and wishes the new Doze well in promoting and guarding the rights of cultural, spiritual and linguistic communities.

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Pretoria