The ADF alleged that the Cllr Herman Mashaba, among others, made the following statements:
•    That foreign nationals are responsible for criminality in the City of Johannesburg;
•    That undocumented foreign nationals compound criminality and make it difficult for law enforcement to perform their duties and;
•    That foreign nationals were holding the country to ransom.
The Commission in fulfilling its constitutional mandate of promoting and protecting human rights engaged with both the ADF and Cllr Mashaba and determined that this matter would be best resolved through a process of mediation.
Both parties were given a platform to recount their version of events and upon the conclusion of the mediatory discussion various terms of settlement were reached. These terms have given rise to a settlement agreement to be signed by the parties.
The Commission invites members of the media to a press briefing that will publicise the signing of the settlement agreement.
 
The press briefing will be hosted as follows:

Date: 31 October 2017
Time: 10:00 – 11:30
Venue: SAHRC 4th Floor Main Boardroom
Forum 3 Braampark Office Park; 33 Hoofd Street in Braamfontein

Adv. Bongani Majola (SAHRC Chairperson), Buang Jones (SAHRC Gauteng Provincial Manager), Cllr Herman Mashaba (Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg), and Marc Gbaffou (ADF Chairperson) will address the media.

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For further information contact the Gauteng Provincial Office of the South African Human Rights Commission:
Buang Jones, Provincial Manager, T: 011 877 3752 / C: 078 617 0476; E: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Philip Molekoa: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; 011 877 3754 / 083 731 0662