Gauteng Department of Agriculture & Rural Development
PO Box 8769
Johannesburg
2000
South Africa
Tel: 011 240 2500
Email: nkosana.giyose@gauteng.gov.za
Website: www.gdard.gpg.gov.za/
The GDACE derives its authoritative mandate from the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, particularly sections 24 and 27 of the bill of rights which stipulate respectively that ?everyone has the right:
(a) to an environment that is not harmful to their health or wellbeing and
(b) to have the environment protected for the benefit of present and future generations, through reasonable legislative and other measures that:
i. prevent pollution and ecological degradation;
ii. promote conservation; and
iii. secure ecologically sustainable development and use of natural resources while promoting justifiable economic and social development.?
And that
(1) ?everyone has the right to have access to:
a. health care services, including reproductive health care;
b. sufficient food and water; and
c. social security, including, if they are unable to support themselves and their dependents, appropriate social assistance.
(2) The state must take reasonable legislative and other measures within its available resources, to achieve the progressive realisation of each of these rights.?
In addition to this constitutional foundation, there are a plethora of provincial legislations, regulations, ordinances and policies which, without necessarily overriding the national regulations, enable the department to undertake its duties in the Gauteng Province. For more information on these provincial regulations and ordinances, visit our website www.gdace.gov.za
