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Nomination of IRTC Commissioners

21 August 2017 | Sipho Pityana


21 August 2017
 

Dear members of the UCT community

We are reaching a critical point in the process of initiating the Institutional Reconciliation and Transformation Commission (IRTC). It has taken much longer than we had hoped but that has largely been due to the need to ensure all stakeholders are involved. This has meant no progress could be made during holidays, exam periods and SRC elections. But we are now taking the next significant step.

Following a workshop in May in which the IRTC Steering Committee agreed on the terms of reference of the IRTC and the criteria for selecting commissioners, the call went out to nominate commissioners. The stakeholders had each to propose their top five candidates to submit for consideration by the rest of the steering committee. The secretariat then established the willingness of those nominated to become commissioners.

I am excited about the list that is now being made public. They represent an inspiring cross section of our society and include people who are widely known and their stature and reputations bring credibility to the IRTC. Several have experience in judicial matters, truth and reconciliation commissions, and transformation.

Their willingness to set aside time and avail their immense expertise to us is testimony to the tremendous goodwill we enjoy in society to succeed in our reconciliation and transformation project. Although only five will be appointed by Council following the recommendation of the steering committee, we are grateful to them all.

We now encourage you to indicate your views on the nominees either to your representatives (as per the steering committee contact list) or directly to the secretariat (Charmaine January) before 17:00 on 22 August. The steering committee will be meeting on 24 August in order to make the final selection of five commissioners who will be proposed to Council.

Your voice matters.
 

Kind Regards

Mr Sipho M Pityana

Chair of the IRTC Steering Committee

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Institutional Reconciliation and Transformation Commission (IRTC)

 

The Institutional Reconciliation and Transformation Commission (IRTC) Steering Committee was established as a result of a period of unprecedented tension at the University of Cape Town (UCT) at the end of 2016. The creation of the multi-stakeholder steering committee that will oversee the proposed IRTC was one of the resolutions made in the 6 November 2016 agreement, which effectively brought the waves of continuing protest at the university to a halt.

The agreement, which was signed between the UCT executive and protesting student groups, paved the way for the establishment of the IRTC, whose aims are to

  • consider all Shackville-related protests of 2016, including disciplinary procedures and interdicts
  • invite submissions from all constituencies on clemencies that were granted and decide whether clemency should be turned into amnesty
  • make recommendations on how the university should deal with pending cases and other such matters in the future
  • make recommendations on institutional culture, transformation, decolonisation, discrimination, identity, disability and any other matters that the university community has raised over the past 18 months, or may wish to raise in the future.

The IRTC’s objective is to map an inclusive and fair course for the university as it tackles the legacy of the so-called Shackville protests and to focus on the issues that have caused division on our university campus.

Read IRTC documents:

  • IRTC Final Report
    A summary and analysis of the Terms of Reference are given in Chapter 2, starting on page 7

Feedback and responses to the IRTC report:

IRTC Final Report



Statement of Council on the Report of the Institutional Reconciliation and Transformation Commission (IRTC) UCT Council has released a statement regarding the Report of the Institutional Reconciliation and Transformation Commission (IRTC). 28 Jun 2019 UCT Council
IRTC Steering Committee meeting of Monday, 3 June 2019 On Monday, 3 June 2019, the IRTC Steering Committee met to discuss feedback from the various constituencies with a view to making recommendations to Council. 03 Jun 2019
Engagement with the IRTC report Chair of Council, Sipho M Pityana, writes to the campus community about the recommendations put forward in the IRTC report. 03 May 2019 UCT Council
IRTC Steering Committee meeting of Friday, 22 March 2019 On Friday, 22 March 2019, the IRTC Steering Committee met to discuss the recommendations made in the IRTC’s final report. 22 Mar 2019
IRTC final report released Chair of Council, Sipho M Pityana, writes to the campus community about the release of the IRTC’s final report. 20 Mar 2019 UCT Council
IRTC and IRTC Steering Committee meet for the release of the IRTC’s final report On Monday night, 18 March 2019, the Institutional Reconciliation and Transformation Commission (IRTC) met with the IRTC Steering Committee and released its final report. 18 Mar 2019

Statements by the IRTC


27 September 2018
18 June 2018
1 June 2018
8 May 2018 – Call for submissions
8 August 2018 – Assembly and roadshow schedule
20 April 2018
13 April 2018
29 March 2018
26 February 2018

 

Latest news



 
 
 
 
 
 
IRTC call for submissions VC Dr Max Price writes to the UCT community about the IRTC process. 25 Apr 2018
IRTC hearings commence on Tuesday, 27 March 2018 The Institutional Reconciliation and Transformation Commission (IRTC) hearings will commence on Tuesday, 27 March 2018. 23 Mar 2018
Nomination of IRTC Commissioners Sipho Pityana, chair of the Institutional Reconciliation and Transformation Commission Steering Committee, urges the UCT community to indicate your views on the nominees. 21 Aug 2017
Final call for IRTC commissioner nominations Sipho Pityana, chair of the Institutional Reconciliation and Transformation Commission Steering Committee, urges the UCT community to participate in the nomination of commissioners. 23 Jun 2017
Call for nominations for IRTC commissioners The IRTC Steering Committee calls for the nomination of commissioners. 09 Jun 2017
The IRTC Steering Committee workshop of 20 May 2017 The workshop finalised the provisional terms of reference for the IRTC, the criteria for selecting commissioners, and the nomination process. 24 May 2017
The third meeting of the IRTC Steering Committee The third meeting of the IRTC Steering Committee took place on Tuesday, 18 April 2017. 19 Apr 2017
IRTC foundations being laid Representation, terms of reference, clemency and other important background issues were discussed at UCT’s Institutional Reconciliation and Transformation Commission Steering Committee meeting on 23 February. 24 Feb 2017
Reconciliation and transformation commission kicks off UCT’s Institutional Reconciliation and Transformation Commission’s multi-stakeholder steering committee laid the groundwork for its future tasks at its first meeting on 26 January. 03 Feb 2017
Clarity on effects of protest and setting up the IRTC steering committee DVC Prof Francis Petersen clarifies points about the agreement to establish an Institutional Reconciliation and Transformation Commission (IRTC) at the University of Cape Town. 13 Jan 2017
Agreement with the SRCCandidates/ShackvilleTRC and other student formations Read the agreement and the declaration by students seeking clemency. 06 Nov 2016

 

Reports from the Steering Committee Chair



Update on IRTC process from 4 May 2018 09 May 2018 UCT Council
Announcement of IRTC commissioners 26 Jan 2018 UCT Council

2018 IRTC Steering Committee meetings

 

 

2017 IRTC Steering Committee meetings

Minutes of Steering Committee meetings


8 December 2017
31 October 2017
24 August 2017
20 May 2017 – Workshop
18 April 2017
23 February 2017
26 January 2017

 

 

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