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Media Advisory: SAHRC Free State Provincial Office conducts Nationals schools Moot Court Workshop at Trompsburg


13 June 2022

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) Free State provincial office in partnership with the Free State Department of Education, University of the Free State and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development will be conducting a workshop for schools in the Xhariep District in preparation for the National Schools Moot Court Competition essay rounds.

The National Schools Moot Court Competition is an annual competition aimed at creating awareness in South African schools about the constitution of the Republic of South Africa and its values and to afford learners in schools an understanding on how the constitution and the law work.

The National School Moot Court Competition comprises of a theoretical legal assertion, whereby several questions on human rights issues are detailed. The learners have to argue opposing views, based on the theoretical case rendered by using national, regional, international and where relevant, foreign legal instruments to support their contention.

The workshop will be held as follows:

  • Date: 13 June 2022
  • Time:  12H00 
  • Venue: Madikgetla Primary School

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For further information or enquiries, please contact SAHRC FREE STATE Provincial Manager, Mr. Thabang Kheswa on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 076 038 4507 or Free State Advocacy and Research Officer, Mr. Lecholo Nkabiti on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  or (015) 447 1130 / 081 349 7860.

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