CGE ANNUAL REPORT

2022/23 ANNUAL REPORT

Name of Commissioner O. Ngoma-Diseko

Strategic Outcomes

Quarter 3 Activity Report

Strategic Outcome 1: To promote and protect gender equality through

Inaugural Seminar on Sexual and Reproductive Justice – 06 October 2022: The Department of Social Development convened the seminar, one of a series to be held nationally to assess the

public awareness, education, investigation, and litigation.

accessibility of SRHR Justice. Presentations were made on:

• Key issues and highlights from the High-Level Commission Report on Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 Report (2021) titled, ‘No Exceptions, No Exclusions: Realising Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice for all’. • Framing sexualities and reproduction: from population control to rights to justice. • From Theory to Practice: Domesticating SRJ for effective implementation of laws and policies in South Africa. Way Forward / Recommendations: • The DSD will be conducting a series of SRHR Justice in the provinces. • SRHR Justice is an important area that the CGE must monitor as a human rights matter affecting the most vulnerable namely women, people with disability and the LGBTQI persons. • SRHR is one of the themes of the CGE work and the CGE should monitor the Departments responsible for SRHR and duly monitor in a structured and systematic for impact. Attended the Court Case of Ma Mkhonza – 24 – 29 October 2022: • CGE has been monitoring the court case of Ma Mkhonza since November 2020. This was an assault case had gender-based violence and racial undertones and therefore monitored by the CGE. Way Forward / Recommendations: • Continue to monitor the case until finalised. Second Presidential GBV&F Conference – 1-2 December 2022 • The purpose was to report on progress in the monitoring of the implementation of the GBVF NSP.

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