Adv. Malatji is currently serving as a SAHRC Commissioner heading a portfolio that oversees people with disabilities and older persons. He has been nominated by his professional assist and driver, David.

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Before his appointmen, Adv B Malatji who was the Chief Director: Legal Services in the Department of Home Affairs at a time when that Department gained the reputation as the most dysfunctional government Department. To be fair, it is unclear whether Adv Malatji did anything to stop the rot or did himself contribute to the malaise within the Department. During his tenure the Department did pilot several pieces of progressive legislation through Parliament. However during his tenure at the SAHRC, very little has been achieved in terms of promoting the rights of people with disabilities and the older person. Most notably, the SAHRC received warning in March 2015, and notification of the urgent impending gross human rights rights violations of 2000 people  with psychosocial disabilities due to Gauteng Government cancellation of  Lifecare Home Group at the end of June 2016. Some residents were sent home and over 1000 were distributed amongst NGO's, most dodgy and some unregistered. SAHRC was warned again in July 2016 and August that people were going to die. By mid September it was established that 36 people had in fact perished and residents had "disappeared". Hysterical families are crying out for action. No public statement has to date been made by the SAHRC and it appears besides requesting information from various Government Departments and opening a file no action has been taken. This is the "Marikana" of the disability sector and it happened on Malatji's watch.