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News24 reports that Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola has indicated that government officials must undergo gender and LGBTIQ+ sensitivity training.
Addressing a policy dialogue on Intersex and Transgender Rights in SA on Thursday, Lamola said government officials must be trained to become "familiar with what LGBTIQ+ persons require and how best to serve them". The dialogue is a partnership with the European Union and Civil Society organisations, in which SA will be reviewing policies on the protection of transgender and intersex persons. Lamola has already instructed the gender unit in the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development as well as the Department of Correctional Services that this must be implemented "with dedication and speed". "This must be a measurable performance target in any department's annual performance plan," Lamola indicated. He added that systemic inequalities and unfair discrimination remained deeply embedded in society. Lamola referenced a 2019 Equality Court case, in which inmate and transgender woman Jade September, won the battle for her right to express her gender identity while serving a sentence in a male prison.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Nicole McCain at News24
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