The notice sets out a person's rights if detained in South Africa in 3 sentences: (1) The notice informs them of the reason for their detention and their rights, including the right to legal representation and to challenge the lawfulness of their detention. (2) It outlines rights if detained, such as the right to communicate with a legal practitioner, family, and religious counselor and to adequate accommodation and medical treatment. (3) For those arrested for an alleged offense, the notice specifies rights including the right to remain silent as anything said may be used as evidence against them and to be brought before a court following arrest.

1. When a person is arrested in South Africa, they are
handed a notice that sets out their rights in terms of (1)
NOTICE OF RIG
You are being
HTS
detained for the
(SECTION 35
IN TER MS OF THE CO
OF ACT NO.
108 OF 1996 NSTITUTION
Internationa
Plain Langua
l
ge Day
following reason )
the Constitution. We have recreated the current notice
:
(2) As a person who
is detained you
(a) you have the have the followi
ng rights:
Aid Board to right to consult with a legal
be provided by
(b) you have the the State with practitioner of your choice
the services
on the next page. We believe that this notice is not in
right to challen or,
of a legal practit should you so prefer,
such detention ge the lawfuln ioner; to apply to the
(c) is unlawful; ess of your detent Legal
you have the ion in person
right to be detain before a court
provision of ed under conditi of law and to
(d) you have adequate accommodation, ons consonant
with human
be released if
the right nutrition, readin dignity, which
next-of-kin, religiou to be given the opport g material and
medical treatm shall include
(3) s counsellor unity to comm ent at state expen at least the
As a person arreste and a medica unicate with,
d for the alleged l practitioner and be visited se; and
(a) you have commission of of your choice by, your spouse
the right to remain an offence, you . or partner,
plain language. We believe that it is not accessible to
you; silent and anythin have the followi
g you say may ng rights:
(b) you are be recorded
not compelled and may be
(c) you have the to make a used as eviden
right to be brough confession or admission ce against
arrest or the which could be
end of the first t before a court as soon used in eviden
court hours or as ce against you;
(d) you have on a day which court day after the expiry reasonably possible but
is not an ordina of the 48 hours, not later than
the right, at ry court day; if the 48 hours 48 hours after
detention, or the first court expire outside your
to be released; appearance ordinary
(e) you have and after your arrest,
the right to be to be informed
many, if not most, South Africans.
(4) You can exerci released from of the reason
se all the above detention if the for your continu
mentioned rights interests of justice ed
at any stage permit, subjec
during your t to reasonable
detention. conditions.
CERTIFICATE
I BY DETAINE
informed in
E
(name of detain
(state langua ee) hereby certify
ge) of my rights that I have been
thereof. in terms of the
(name of person Constitution as
who informed set out above
DATE the detainee) by
and that I unders
(informed) tand the conten
TIME: ts
(informed) PLACE
To celebrate International Plain Language Day,
(informed)
SIGNATURE/
THUMB PRINT OF DETAIN
EE
SIGNATURE
CERTIFICATE OF PERSO N WHO INFOR
BY THIRD PER MED THE DETAIN
EE
SON AS WIT
we have put together a draft concept that we believe
NESS (if req
I, uired)
(name of membe
r) hereby certify
(name of detaine that
(state langua e) has been informe
ge) of his/her
is better. The draft concept is on the following pages.
rights in terms d in my presen
the contents thereo of the Constitution in ce
f has been explain as set out above
ed to him/her (name of person by
but that he/she who informed
refuses to sign the detainee)
DATE the above certific and that
ate.
(informed)
TIME:
(informed) PLACE
(informed)
G.P-S 002-9551 SIGNATURE
OF THIRD PERSON
The concept includes:
• A rewrite and redesign into the 11 official languages of South Africa Current notice of rights
• A sample of a voice recording (isiZulu) – police could play this voice
recording to the arrested person in the language of their choice.
This would help to reduce the impact of low literacy
• A concept for a mobi site that would help the Your rights if
yo
or kept in custo u are arrested
arrested person by informing a friend or family You have receiv
• This docum
dy
ed this docum
ent because
ent sets out your the police have
EN
arrested you
rights under the C and taken you
member of their situation and their rights.
• The reason onstitution of So into custody.
for these rights i uth Africa.
• The law pre s to make sure th
sumes that you a at you get a fair tr
re innocent until ial.
Custody includ a court says that
es being held you are guilty.
in a police van,
at a police statio
n, in a prison
Type this address into your smart phone:
cell at court,
or in a prison.
Reason for arre
st and being
kept in custod
The reason you w
ere y
arrested and
http://your-rights.clickclickboom.co.za
are being
kept in custo
dy is because
you are suspe
cted of havin
committed the g
crime of
You have nine
rights
This document presents rough concepts only. This document is not About being tre
1 Right to
be treated with
ated with dign
ity
About who you
can get help fro
human digni m and speak to
legal advice.
You have the ty 4 Right to
right to speak to a lawy
accommodation, f be given adequate er
ood and water, re You have the righ
materials, exerc ading t to speak to a law
ise, and medic choose. If you ca
You do not have al treatment. yer that you
to pay for this. nnot afford a lawye
apply to the Lega r, you can
l Aid Board to hav
About what you provided for you. e a lawyer
Contact the Lega
say or do not on 0800 110 1 l Aid Board
say 10.
2 Right to 5 Right to
be silent speak to and
religious coun see your famil
You do not have
to speak to the
y,
sellor and doct
Volunteers who worked on this are:
to answer questio police or
You have the
or
ns that the police right to speak
If you choose ask you. to and be visited
to give up this by all of these
are allowed to wr right, the police people:
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you do say. This d anything d or wife or partne
information can b • a religious couns r
your trial to prove
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some ons y choose
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itted a crime. y a pastor)
6 • a medical practi
3 Right not Right to appear in tioner that you
to be force cour choose
what crimed to confesst to be told
(for example,
a doctor or nurse
No-one can force you are susp 8 Right )
ected of to challenge
You you to confess
anything that must be brought or to admit to the lawfulness
can 6 , 7 , 8 If you
reaso be used again to court as soon as and 9believe the reaso
are on
simplification and writing
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but not trial.
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. thing
police must bring
court before the you to 9 About bail
end of the next and other cond
day that the court This docume
nt gives easy-t itions
is open. to people The court will con
who have been o-understand
arrested. sider wheth
information
• Robert Hempsall (roberthempsall.co.uk), design
7 Right to not legal
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about
go free until your It is a concept only rights
know the reaso advice. It
Candice Burt was put togeth
trial date. The co and is u
for being kept ns for simpli
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ing
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the right to go
free.
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g told your righ
ts
Your declaratio
n
• Garth Shoebridge, mobi site
You Declaration by
witness (if need
ed)
I
confirm that
• Sifiso Thwala, voice recording
confirm that
has told you
your rights about
into custody being arrested
and that you and taken
understand your has been told
rights. his / her rights
taken into custo about being arrest
Date dy by ed and
Time
/ /
Place
: and
does not wish to
sign the confirma
tion.
Signed: Arres
ted person Date
Time
/ /
Place
:
Signed: Person w
ho has informed
arrested person
Signed: Witness
Draft concept for notice
of rights

2. International
Plain Language Day
NOTICE OF RIGHTS IN TERMS OF THE CONSTITUTION
(SECTION 35 OF ACT NO. 108 OF 1996)
(1) You are being detained for the following reason:
(2) As a person who is detained you have the following rights:
(a) you have the right to consult with a legal practitioner of your choice or, should you so prefer, to apply to the Legal
Aid Board to be provided by the State with the services of a legal practitioner;
(b) you have the right to challenge the lawfulness of your detention in person before a court of law and to be released if
such detention is unlawful;
(c) you have the right to be detained under conditions consonant with human dignity, which shall include at least the
provision of adequate accommodation, nutrition, reading material and medical treatment at state expense; and
(d) you have the right to be given the opportunity to communicate with, and be visited by, your spouse or partner,
next-of-kin, religious counsellor and a medical practitioner of your choice.
(3) As a person arrested for the alleged commission of an offence, you have the following rights:
(a) you have the right to remain silent and anything you say may be recorded and may be used as evidence against
you;
(b) you are not compelled to make a confession or admission which could be used in evidence against you;
(c) you have the right to be brought before a court as soon as reasonably possible but not later than 48 hours after your
arrest or the end of the first court day after the expiry of the 48 hours, if the 48 hours expire outside ordinary
court hours or on a day which is not an ordinary court day;
(d) you have the right, at the first court appearance after your arrest, to be informed of the reason for your continued
detention, or to be released; and
(e) you have the right to be released from detention if the interests of justice permit, subject to reasonable conditions.
(4) You can exercise all the abovementioned rights at any stage during your detention.
CERTIFICATE BY DETAINEE
I (name of detainee) hereby certify that I have been
informed in (state language) of my rights in terms of the Constitution as set out above by
(name of person who informed the detainee) and that I understand the contents
thereof.
DATE TIME: PLACE
(informed) (informed) (informed)
SIGNATURE/THUMBPRINT OF DETAINEE SIGNATURE OF PERSON WHO INFORMED THE DETAINEE
CERTIFICATE BY THIRD PERSON AS WITNESS (if required)
I, (name of member) hereby certify that
(name of detainee) has been informed in my presence in
(state language) of his/her rights in terms of the Constitution as set out above by
(name of person who informed the detainee) and that
the contents thereof has been explained to him/her but that he/she refuses to sign the above certificate.
DATE TIME: PLACE
(informed) (informed) (informed)
SIGNATURE OF THIRD PERSON
G.P-S 002-9551

3. Your rights if you are arrested EN
or kept in custody
You have received this document because the police have arrested you and taken you into custody.
• This document sets out your rights under the Constitution of South Africa.
• The reason for these rights is to make sure that you get a fair trial.
• The law presumes that you are innocent until a court says that you are guilty.
Custody includes being held in a police van, at a police station, in a prison cell at court, or in a prison.
Reason for arrest and being kept in custody
The reason you were
arrested and are being
kept in custody is because
you are suspected of having
committed the crime of
You have nine rights
About being treated with dignity About who you can get help from and speak to
1 Right to be treated with human dignity 4 Right to speak to a lawyer
You have the right to be given adequate You have the right to speak to a lawyer that you
accommodation, food and water, reading choose. If you cannot afford a lawyer, you can
materials, exercise, and medical treatment. apply to the Legal Aid Board to have a lawyer
You do not have to pay for this. provided for you. Contact the Legal Aid Board
on 0800 110 110.
About what you say or do not say
5 Right to speak to and see your family,
2 Right to be silent religious counsellor and doctor
You have the right to speak to and be visited
You do not have to speak to the police or
by all of these people:
to answer questions that the police ask you.
If you choose to give up this right, the police • your husband or wife or partner
are allowed to write down or record anything • a religious counsellor that you choose
you do say. This information can be used at (for example, a pastor)
your trial to prove some facts or to prove that • a medical practitioner that you choose
you have committed a crime. (for example, a doctor or nurse)
3 Right not to be forced to confess
6 , 7 , 8 and 9 are on the back
No-one can force you to confess or to admit to
anything that can be used against you at your trial.
The police are not allowed to hurt you or torture
you to make you confess or to admit something
about the crime. This document gives easy-to-understand information about rights
to people who have been arrested. It is a concept only and is
not legal advice. It was put together by these volunteers:
Candice Burt and Frances Gordon (www.simplified.co.za)
for simplification and writing
Robert Hempsall (roberthempsall.co.uk) for design
Language Inc (www.language-inc.org) for translation
Garth Shoebridge for the mobi site
Sifiso Thwala for the voice recording

4. About the reasons you are in custody
6 Right to appear in court to be told 8 Right to challenge the lawfulness
what crime you are suspected of If you believe the reason that you are being kept in
You must be brought to court as soon as custody is not lawful, you can ask the court to allow
reasonably possible, but not later than 48 hours you to go free.
after you are arrested. If the court is closed when
the 48 hours ends, the police must bring you to 9 About bail and other conditions
court before the The court will consider whether it is fair to let you
end of the next day that the court is open. go free until your trial date. The court can give
conditions, for example, asking you to pay bail
7 Right to know the reasons or asking you to hand in your passport.
for being kept in custody
If you are kept in custody after you first appear in
court, you have the right to know why. If you are not
told the reasons, you have the right to go free.
Your confirmation of being told your rights
Your declaration Declaration by witness (if needed)
You I
confirm that confirm that
has told you your rights about being arrested and taken has been told his / her rights about being arrested and
into custody and that you understand your rights. taken into custody by
Date Time
/ /
: and
Place
does not wish to sign the confirmation.
Date Time
Signed: Arrested person
/ /
:
Place
Signed: Person who has informed arrested person
Signed: Witness

5. Jou regte indien jy gearresteer AF
word of in hegtenis geneem word
Jy het hierdie dokument ontvang omdat die polisie jou gearresteer het en jou in hegtenis geneem het.
• Hierdie dokument spel jou regte onder die Grondwet van Suid-Afrika uit.
• Die rede vir hierdie regte is om seker te maak dat jou verhoor regverdig is.
• Die reg veronderstel dat jy onskuldig is totdat die hof sê dat jy skuldig is.
Inhegtenisname sluit aanhouding in ‘n polisievoertuig, by ‘n polisiestasie, in ‘n tronksel by die hof of in ‘n
tronk in.
Redes vir arrestasie en om in hegtenis geneem te word
Die rede waarom jy
gearresteer is en in
hegtenis geneem is,
is omdat jy verdink word
van die volgende misdaad:
Jy het hierdie nege regte
Rondom om met waardigheid hanteer te word Rondom wie jou kan help en met wie jy kan praat
1 Die reg om met menslike waardigheid 4 Reg om met ‘n advokaat te praat
behandel te word Jy het die reg om met ‘n advokaat van jou keuse
Jy het die reg om geskikte verblyf, voedsel en te praat. Indien jy nie ‘n advokaat kan bekostig nie,
water, leesstof, oefening en mediese behandeling te kan jy aansoek doen by die Juridiese Bystandsraad
ontvang. Jy hoef nie hiervoor te betaal nie. om ‘n advokaat aan jou toe te wys. Kontak die
Juridiese Bystandsraad by 0800 110 110.
Rondom wat jy sê of nie sê nie 5 Reg om met jou familie, godsdienstige
berader en dokter te praat en hulle te sien
2 Reg om stil te bly
Jy het die reg om met al hierdie mense te praat en
Dit is nie nodig om met die polisie te praat of
deur hulle besoek te word.
vrae wat deur die polisie aan jou gevra word, te
beantwoord nie. Indien jy verkies om hierdie reg van • ou man, vrou of lewensmaat
j
die hand te wys, is die polisie geregtig daarom om • ‘n godsdienstige berader van jou keuse
enigiets wat jy sê, neer te skryf of ‘n aantekening (byvoorbeeld ‘n dominee)
daarvan te maak. Hierdie inligting mag tydens jou • ‘n mediese praktisyn van jou keuse (byvoorbeeld
verhoor gebruik word om sommige feite te bewys ‘n dokter of verpleegster)
of te bewys dat jy die misdaad gepleeg het.
3 Reg om nie gedwing te word om skuld te 6 , 7 , 8 en 9 verskyn op die keersy
erken nie
Niemand mag jou dwing om skuld te erken vir
enigiets wat teen jou gebruik kan word tydens jou This document gives easy-to-understand information about rights
to people who have been arrested. It is a concept only and is
verhoor nie. Die polisie mag nie enige skade aan not legal advice. It was put together by these volunteers:
jou aanrig of jou martel om jou te laat skuld erken Candice Burt and Frances Gordon (www.simplified.co.za)
for simplification and writing
nie, of inligting oor die misdaad te gee nie. Robert Hempsall (roberthempsall.co.uk) for design
Language Inc (www.language-inc.org) for translation
Garth Shoebridge for the mobi site
Sifiso Thwala for the voice recording

6. Rondom die redes waarom jy in hegtenis geneem is
6 Die reg om in die hof te verskyn sodat 8 Reg om die regmatigheid te bevraagteken
jy ingelig kan word omtrent die misdaad Indien jy glo dat die rede vir jou inhegtenisname nie
waarvoor jy verdink word regmatig is nie, mag jy die hof vra om jou vry te laat.
Jy moet so gou as billik moontlik is, in ‘n hof
9 Rondom borg en ander voorwaardes
verskyn, maar nie langer as 48 uur nadat jy
gearresteer is nie. Indien die hof gesluit is terwyl Die hof sal oorweeg of dit regverdig is om jou vry
hierdie 48 uur verstryk, moet die polisie jou voor die te laat tot en met jou verhoordatum. Die hof mag
einde van die volgende dag waarop die hof open, voorwaardes stel, byvoorbeeld om te vra dat jy borg
daarheen bring. betaal of jou paspoort inhandig.
7 Reg om te weet waarom jy in hegtenis
geneem is
Indien jy in hegtenis gehou word na jou eerste
verskyning in die hof, het jy die reg om te weet
waarom. Indien die rede nie verskaf word nie, het jy
die reg om vrygelaat te word.
Jou bevestiging dat jou regte aan jou voorgehou is
Jou verklaring Verklaring deur getuie (indien nodig)
Ek Ek
bevestig dat bevestig dat
my ingelig het omtrent my regte rondom my arrestasie ingelig is omtrent sy / haar regte rondom die arrestasie
en inhegtenisname en dat ek my regte verstaan. en inhegtenisname deur
Datum Tyd
/ /
: en
Plek
verkies om nie die bevestiging te onderteken nie.
Datum Tyd
Geteken: Gearresteerde persoon
/ /
:
Plek
Geteken: Persoon wat die gearresteerde persoon
ingelig het Geteken: Getuie:

7. Amalungelo Wakho Nawubotjhiweko ND
nanyana Nawusekudingisweni
Uthole incwadi le ngombana amapholisa akubophile akufaka ekudingisweni.
• Iincwadi lezi ziveza amalungelo wakho ngaphasi komThethosisekelo weSewula Afrika.
• Iinzathu zamalungelo la kukobana uthole ubulunga ekugwetjweni kwakho.
• Umthetho uthi awunalo icala, umsulwa, ngaphambi kokugwetjwa.
Ukudingiswa kufaka hlangana ukuvalelwa ngevenini yamapholisa, emaselini wemapholiseni, esitetjhini
samapholisa, nanyana ejele.
Isizathu sokubotjhwa bese uyadingiswa
Isizathu sokubotjhwa
kwakho bewuvalelwe
kungobana usolelwa
bonyana wenze umlandu
woku
Unamalungelo alithoba naka
Ukuphathwa ngehlonipho Ongakhuluma naye godu uthole isizo kuye
1 Ilungelo lokuphathwa ngokuhlonitjhwa 4 Ilungelo lokukhuluma negcwetha
njengomuntu Unelungelo lokukhuluma negcwetha ozikhethela
Unelungelo lokunikelwa indawo yokuhlala lona. Nangabe awukghoni ukubhadela igcwetha,
esebujameni obufaneleko, ukudla namanzi, ungadosela ku-Legal Aid Board enomborweni
iintlabagelo zokufunda, ukuzithabulula, le: 0800 110 110 , bese unikelwa igcwetha
nokwelatjhwa ngokwezepilo. Akukafaneli elizakujamela ecaleni lakho.
ukubhadelele koke lokhu.
5 Ilungelo lokukhuluma nokubonana
nomndeni wakho, umfundisi oyelelisako abe
Ukukhuluma nokungakhulumi
akhuthaze nanyana udorhodere wakho
2 Ilungelo lokuthula Unelungelo lokukhuluma nokuvakatjhelwa
ngiboboke labantu:
Akukafaneli ukhulume namapholisa nanyana
uphendule umbuzo wamapholisa nakakubuzako. • umkakho nanyana umlingani wakho
Unelungelo lokuthula. Nangabo uyakhuluma, • umfundisi oyelelisako abe akhuthaze ozikhethele
amapholisa anelungelo lokurekhoda nanyana atlole yena (isibonelo, umfundisi)
koke lokho okutjhoko. Iwazi leli lingasetjenziswa • udorhodere wakho ozikhethele yena (isibonelo,
nawugwetjwako njengobufakazi becala olenzileko. udorhodere nanyana inesi, umhlengikazi)
3 Ilungelo lokungakatelelwa ukufunga
6 , 7 , 8 nobu- 9 angemuva
Akekho ongakukatelela bona ufunge ngekani
nanyana uvumele yoke into etjhiwo kuwe
ngokugwetjwa kwakho. Amapholisa akakavunyelwa This document gives easy-to-understand information about rights
to people who have been arrested. It is a concept only and is
ukukulimaza nanyana ukukuhlukumeza bonyana not legal advice. It was put together by these volunteers:
uvume icala othweswa lona. Candice Burt and Frances Gordon (www.simplified.co.za)
for simplification and writing
Robert Hempsall (roberthempsall.co.uk) for design
Language Inc (www.language-inc.org) for translation
Garth Shoebridge for the mobi site
Sifiso Thwala for the voice recording

8. Iinzathu zokuba sekudingisweni (ukuvalelwa)
6 Ilungelo lokuvela phambi kwekhotho ukuze 8 Ilungelo lokuphikisana nalokho
uzokutjelwa icala osolelwa lona okwenziwako obona sengathi
Kufanele ulethwe ekhotho masinyana akusisemthethweni
ngokukghonakalako, kodwana kungabi ngaphezu Nangabe usola bona ukubotjhwa kwakho
kwama-iri ama-48 ngemva kokubotjhwa kwakho. akusisemthethweni, ungabawa ikhotho bona
Nangabe ikhotho ivaliwe ema-irini ama-48 ikutjhaphulule.
nakaphelako, amapholisa kufanele akulethe
ekhotho ngpahambi kokuphela kwelanga 9 Ibheyili neminye imibandela
elilandelako lokuvulwa kwekhotho.
Ikhotho izokuqala bona ufanelwe kutjhatjhululwa
kufikela ngelanga lakho lokugwetjhwa nanyana
7 Ilungelo lokwazi iinzathu zokusiwa
awa. Ikhotho ingakunikela imibandela, isibonelo,
esidingisweni (zokuvalelwa) kwakho
ikubawe bona ubheyile nanyana ikubawe bona
Nangabe uvalelwa nanyana usiwa ekudingisweni ubuyise ipasiporodo yakho.
ngemva kokuvela ekhotho, unelungelo lokwazi
bonyana kuba yini, kungebanga lani, nangabe
awitjelwa iinzathu, unelungelo lokuliswa
ungasavalelwa.
Isibopho sakho sokutjelwa amalungelo wakho
Isibopho sakho Isiqinisekiso ngofakazi (nakufunakalako)
Wena Mina
uyaqinisekisa bonyana u ngiqinisekisa bonyan
ukutjelile ngamalungelo wakho wokubotjhwa begodu utjeliwe ngamalungelo wakhe wokubotjhwa begodu
uzwisisa amalungelo wakho. wasiwa ekudingisweni (wavalelwa) ngu
Ilanga Isikhathi
/ /
: u
Indawo
akafuni ukutlikitla ubufakazi nanyana isiqinisekiso.
Ilanga Isikhathi
Umtlikitlo: Umbotjhwa
/ /
:
Indawo
Umtlikitlo: Umuntu owazisa umbotjhwa ngokubotjhwa
kwakhe Umtlikitlo: Ufakazi

9. Ditokelo tša gago ge o golegilwe SP
goba ge o beilwe ka kgolegong
O amogetše sengwalwa se ka lebaka la gore maphodisa a go golegile gomme a go iša kgolegong.
• Sengwalwa se se hlagiša ditokelo tša gago tše di lego ka gare ga Molaotheo wa Afrika Borwa.
• Lebaka la ditokelo tše ke go netefatša gore o hwetša tsheko ye e lokilego.
• Molao o tšea gore ga o na molato go fihla ge kgorotsheko e bolela gore o na le molato.
Kgolego e akaretša go ba ka gare ga bene ya maphodisa, setešeng sa maphodisa, ka seleng ya kgolego, ka
kgorotshekong, goba ka kgolegong.
Lebaka la go golegwa le go bewa ka kgolegong
Lebaka la gore o golegwe
le go bewa ka kgolegong
ke ka lebaka la gore o
gononelwa gore o dirile
bosenyi bja
O na le ditokelo tše tše senyane
Mabapi le go swarwa ka seriti Mabapi le yo o ka hwetšago thušo go yena le
yo o ka boledišanago le yena
1 Tokelo ya go swarwa ka seriti sa botho
O na le tokelo ya go fiwa madulo a maleba, dijo 4 Tokelo ya go boledišana le mmoleledi wa
le meetse, dibuka tša go balwa, go itšhidulla, le tša molao
kalafo. Ga se wa swanelwa go di lefa. O na le tokelo ya go boledišana le mmoleledi wa
tša molao yo o mo kgethilego. Ge o ka se kgone go
Mabapi le se o se bolelago goba se o sa se lefa mmoleledi wa tša molao, o ka dira kgopelo go
bolelego Boto ya Thušo ya tša Molao gore o fiwe mmoleledi
wa tša molao. Ikgokaganye le Boto ya Thušo ya tša
2 Tokelo ya go homola Molao go 0800 110 110.
Ga o gapeletšege go boledišana le maphodisa 5 Tokelo ya go boledišana le go bona ba lapa
goba go araba dipotšišo tše maphodisa a go la gago, moeletši wa sedumedi le ngaka
botšišago tšona. Ge o kgetha go lahlegelwa ke
tokelo ye, maphodisa a dumeletšwe go ngwala O na le tokelo ya go boledišana le go etelwa ke
goba go gatiša selo sefe goba sefe se o se batho ba ka moka:
bolelago. Tshedimošo ye e ka šomišwa ka tshekong • monna wa gago goba mosadi wa gago goba
ya gago go fa bohlatse bja mabaka a itšego goba molekane wa gago
go fa bohlatse bja gore o dirile bosenyi. • moeletši wa sedumedi yo o mo kgethilego (go fa
mohlala, moruti)
3 Tokelo ya go se gapeletšwe go ipolela
• mošomi wa tša kalafo yo o mo kgethilego (go fa
Ga go motho yo a ka go gapeletšago go ipolela mohlala, ngaka goba mooki)
goba go dumela selo sefe goba sefe se se ka
šomišwago kgahlanong le wena ka tshekong ya This document gives easy-to-understand information about rights
gago. Maphodisa ga se a dumelelwa go go kweša 6 ,people who le 9 been ka morago
to 7 , 8 have di arrested. It is a concept only and is
not legal advice. It was put together by these volunteers:
bohloko goba go go thotšhara gore o ipolele goba Candice Burt and Frances Gordon (www.simplified.co.za)
for simplification and writing
go dumela se sengwe ka ga bosenyi.
Robert Hempsall (roberthempsall.co.uk) for design
Language Inc (www.language-inc.org) for translation
Garth Shoebridge for the mobi site
Sifiso Thwala for the voice recording

10. Mabapi le mabaka ao o lego ka kgolegong ka lebaka la ona
6 Tokelo ya go tšwelela pele ga kgorotsheko 8 Tokelo ya go lwantšha tlhokego ya molao
gomme wa botšwa gore o belaelwa ka go Ge e le gore o dumela gore mabaka a go go bea ka
dira bosenyi bofe kgolegong ga a molaong, o ka kgopela kgorotsheko
O swanetše go tlišwa pele ga kgorotsheko ka go go dumelela go lokollwa.
pela ka fao go kgonagalago ka gona, eupša e
9 Mabapi le peila le maemo a mangwe
sego ka morago ga diiri tše 48 ka morago ga ge o
golegilwe. Ge kgorotsheko e tswalelwa ge diiri tše Kgorotsheko e tla lebelela ge eba go lokile go go
48 di fela, maphodisa a swanetše go go tliša pele dumelela go lokollwa go fihla ka letšatšikgwedi la
ga kgorotsheko pele ga ge letšatši le le latelago leo gago la tsheko. Kgorotsheko e ka go fa maemo a
kgorotsheko e butšwego ka lona le fela. itšego, go fa mohlala, ya go kgopela go lefa peila
goba ya go kgopela go tliša phasephote ya gago.
7 Tokelo ya go tseba mabaka a gore o
beetšwe eng ka kgolegong
Ge e le gore o beilwe ka kgolegong ka morago ga
go tšwelela pele ga kgorotsheko la mathomo, o na
le tokelo ya go tseba gore ke ka lebaka la eng. Ge
e le gore ga o botšwe mabaka, o na le tokelo ya go
lokollwa kgolegong.
Tiišetšo ya gore o boditšwe ditokelo tša gago
Boikano bja gago Boikano ka hlatse (ge go nyakega)
Wena Nna
o tiišetša gore ke tiišetša gore
o go boditše ditokelo tša gago mabapi le go golegwa o boditšwe ka ga ditokelo tša gagwe mabapi le go go-
le go romelwa kgolegong le gore o kwešiša ditokelo tša legwa gomme o rometšwe kgolegong ke
gago.
Letšatšikgwedi Nako
gomme
/ /
:
Lefelo ga a nyake go saena tiišetšo.
Letšatšikgwedi Nako
E saennwe: Motho yo a golegilwego
/ /
:
Lefelo
E saennwe: Motho yo a tsebišitšego motho yo E saennwe: Hlatse
a golegilwego

11. Emalungelo akho uma ngabe SS
ubanjiwe noma uvalelwe
Utfole lomculu ngoba emaphoyisa akubambile ayokuvalela.
• Lomculu ukutjela ngemalungelo akho ngaphansi kweMtsetfosisekelo waseNingizimu Afrika.
• Sizatfu salamalungelo kwentela kutsi ugwetjwe ngendlela lengavuni licala.
• Umtsetfo ubeka kutsi awunacala inkhantolo idzimate isho kutsi unelicala.
Kubanjwa kusho kutsi ubanjwe ube emotweni yemaphoyisa, esiteshini semaphoyisa, ejele lasenkhantolo,
noma ejele.
Sizatfu sekubanjwa nekugcinwa uvalelwe
Sizatfu sekutsi ubanjwe
ugcinwe uvalelwe kutsi
uyasolwa kutsi wente l
icala lebugebengu
Unalamalungelo layimfica
Kufanele uphatfwe ngesizotsa Ngekutsi lusito ungalutfola kubani noma
ukhulume nabani
1 Lilungelo lekuphatfwa ngesizotsa
Unelilungelo lekuniketwa indzawo yekuhlala 4 Lilungelo lekukhuluma nemmeli
leyanele, kudla nemanti, tincwadzi tekufundza, Unelilungelo lekukhuluma nemmeli lomkhetsile.
kutilolonga, nemutsi wekulashwa. Akukafaneli kutsi Uma ngabe ungeke wakhona kukhokhela ummeli,
ukubhadalele loku. ungafaka sicelo ku-Legal Aid Board kutsi uniketwe
ummeli. Shayela i-Legal Aid Board ku-0800 110
Ngalokushoko nalongakusho 110.
2 Tokelo ya go homola 5 Lilungelo lekukhuluma nekubona umndeni
wakho, umfundzisi noma dokotela
Awukacindzetelwa kutsi ukhulume nemaphoyisa
noma uphendvule imibuto loyibutwa maphoyisa. Unelilungelo lekukhuluma nekuvakashelwa ngibo
Uma ngabe utikhetsela kungalisebentisi lelilungelo, bonkhe labantfu:
emaphoyisa avumelekile kubhala phansi noma • Indvodza yakho noma umfati wakho nemlingani
arekhode noma yini loyishoko. Lolwatiso • Umfundzisi lomkhetsile (sibonelo, umfundisi)
lungasetjentiswa nawugwetjwa kucinisekisa
• Losebentela temphilo (sibonelo dokotela noma
emaciniso ekutsi wente bugebengu.
umhlengikati)
3 Lilungelo lekungacindzetelwa kutsi ufakaze
Akekho langakucindzetela kutsi ufakaze 6 , 7 , 8 ne 9’ tisemuva
noma uvumele noma yini lokungasetjentiswa
ngekumelana nawe nawugwetjwa. Emaphoyisa
awakavunyelwa kukulimata noma akuhlukumete This document gives easy-to-understand information about rights
kute kutsi uvume noma ufakaze ngalokutsite to people who have been arrested. It is a concept only and is
not legal advice. It was put together by these volunteers:
kwalobugebengu. Candice Burt and Frances Gordon (www.simplified.co.za)
for simplification and writing
Robert Hempsall (roberthempsall.co.uk) for design
Language Inc (www.language-inc.org) for translation
Garth Shoebridge for the mobi site
Sifiso Thwala for the voice recording

12. Ngetizatfu letibangela kutsi uvalelwe
6 Lilungelo lekuvela enkhantolo utjelwe kutsi 8 Lilungelo lekubeka inselela
usolelwa ngekutsi wente buphi bugebengu ngalokusemtsetfweni
Kufanele kutsi uyiswe enkhantolo ngekushehsa Uma ngabe ukholwa letizatfu lovalelelwe tona
ngesikhatsi lesibonakala sifanele, kodvwa kutsi atikho emtsetfweni, ungacela inkhantolo kutsi
kungakapheli emahora langema-48 ngemuva ikukhulule.
kwekutsi uboshiwe. Uma ngabe leyo nkhantolo
ivaliwe nakuphela lamahora lali-48, emaphoyisa 9 Ngalokuphatselene nebheyili naleminye
kufanele akuyise enkhantolo kungakapheli lelilanga imibandzela
lelilandzelako lekuvula ngalo inkhantolo.
Inkhantolo itawuncuma kutsi ngabe kukahle kutsi
bakuyekele utihambele mahhala kuze kufike lilunga
7 Lilungelo lekwati kutsi kungani uvalelwe
lekugwetjwa. Inkhantolo inganiketa imibandzela,
Uma ngabe uvalelwe ngemuva kwekuvela kwakho sibonelo, bakucele kutsi ukhokhe ibheyili noma
kwekucala enkhantolo, unelilungelo lekwati kutsi bakucele kutsi ubanike iphasiphoti yakho.
kungani. Uma ngabe ungatjelwa tizatfu, unelilungelo
lekuphuma ukhululeke.
Sicinisekiso sakho sekutsi utjeliwe ngemalungelo akho
Bufakazi bakho Bufakazi lobentiwe ngufakazi (uma
kudzingekile)
Mine
Mine
ngiyacinisekisa kutsi
ngicinisekisa kutsi
ungitjelile emalungelo ami ngekutsi ngiboshwe
leni nekutsi ngivalelwe leni nekutsi ngiyawavisisa utjeliwe emalungelo akhe ngekutsi uboshwe leni
emalungelo ami. nekuvalelwa
Lusuku Sikhatsi
/ /
: na
Indzawo
akafuni kushicilela lesicinisekiso.
Lusuku Sikhatsi
Kushicilela: Umuntfu loboshiwe
/ /
:
Indzawo
Kushicilela: Umuntfu locinisekiswe kutsi uboshiwe
person Kushicilela: Fakazi

13. Ditokelo tsa hao haeba o tshwarwa ST
kapa o bolokwa tjhankaneng
O amohetse tokomane ena ka hobane lepolesa le o tshwere le ho o kenya tjhankaneng.
• Tokomane ena e o hlalosetsa ditokelo tsa hao tlasa Molao wa Motheo wa Afrika Borwa.
• Lebaka la ditokelo tsena ke ho etsa bonnete ba hore o fumana kahlolo e se nang leeme ya molao.
• Molao o nka hore ha o na molato ho fihlela lekgotla la dinyewe le o fumana o le molato.
Ho kengwa tjhankaneng ho kenyeletsa le ho bolokwa hara vene ya mapolesa, ho bolokwa seteisheneng sa
mapolesa, seleng ya tjhankane lekgotleng la dinyewe, kapa tjhankaneng ka boyona.
Lebaka la ho tshwarwa le ho bolokwa tjhankaneng
Lebaka la hore o tshwarwe
le ho bolokwa tjhankaneng
ke hobane o ho na le
pelaelo ya hore o tlotse
molao wa
O na le ditokelo tsena tse robong
Mapi le ho tshwarwa ka seriti Mabapi le motho ya ka o thusang le eo o ka
buang le yena
1 Tokelo ya ho tshwarwa ka seriti jwaloka
motho 4 Tokelo ya ho bua le mmuelli wa molao
O na le tokelo ya hore o fuwe sebaka se loketseng O na le tokelo ya ho bua le mmuelli wa molao
sa ho robala, dijo le metsi, dibuka tsa ho bala, eo o mo kgethang. Haeba o se na tjhelete ya ho
boikwetliso, le kalafo ya bongaka. Ha ho hlokahale lefa mmuelli wa molao, o ka etsa kopo ho Legal
hore o lefe bakeng sa dintho tsena. Aid Board mme e tla o neha mmuelli wa molao.
Letsetsa Legal Aid Board mona 0800 110 110.
Mabapi le seo o ka se buang kapa seo o sa
5 Tokelo ya ho bua le ho bona lelapa la hao,
lokelang ho se bua
moeletsi wa bodumedi le ngaka
2 Tokelo ya ho thola O na le tokelo ya ho bua le ho etelwa ke batho bana
kaofela:
Ha se tlameho hore o bue le mapolesa kapa ho
araba dipotso tseo mapolesa a o botsang tsona. • monna wa hao kapa mosadi wa hao kapa
Haeba o kgetha ho qhelela thoko tokelo ena, molekane
mapolesa a dumeletswe ho ngola fatshe le ho • moeletsi wa bodumedi eo o mo kgethang (ka
tlaleha ntho e nngwe le e nngwe eo o e buang. mohlala, moruti)
Lesedi lena le ka sebediswa nyeweng ya hao pela • ngaka eo o e kgethang (ka mohlala, ngaka kapa
lekgotla ho fana ka bopaki ba dintlha tse itseng mooki)
kapa ho fana ka bopaki ba hore o hlile o entse tlolo
e jwalo ya molao.
6 , 7 , 8 le 9 di ka morao
3 Tokelo ya ho se qobellwe ho ipolela
Ha ho na motho ya ka o qobellang hore o
ipolelle kapa ho dumela ntho efe kapa efe e ka This document gives easy-to-understand information about rights
sebediswang kgahlanong le wena pela lekgotla la to people who have been arrested. It is a concept only and is
not legal advice. It was put together by these volunteers:
dinyewe. Mapolesa ha a dumellwa hore a o utlwise Candice Burt and Frances Gordon (www.simplified.co.za)
bohloko kapa ho o hlekefetsa e le hore o etsa for simplification and writing
Robert Hempsall (roberthempsall.co.uk) for design
boipolelo kapa ho dumela ntho e itseng mabapi le
Language Inc (www.language-inc.org) for translation
tlolo ya molao. Garth Shoebridge for the mobi site
Sifiso Thwala for the voice recording

14. Mabapi le mabaka a ho kengwa ha ho tjhankaneng
6 Tokelo ya ho hlahella lekgotleng la dinyewe 8 Tokelo ya ho phephetsa tshebediso ya
le ho bolellwa tlolo ya molao eo ho molao
belaelwang hore o o entse Haeba o dumela hore lebaka leo o bolokilweng
O tshwanetse ho hlaha pela lekgotla la dinyewe tjhankaneng ka lona ke tlolo ya molao, o ka kopa
kapele kamoo ho ka kgonehang, empa e seng lekgotla la dinyewe hore le dumellwe hore o
ka mora dihora tse 48 ka mora hore o tshwarwe. lokollwe.
Haeba lekgotla la dinyewe le kwetswe nakong
eo dihora tse 48 di felang ka yona, mapolesa a 9 Ngalokuphatselene nebheyili naleminye
tshwanetse ho o tlisa lekgotleng la dinyewe pele imibandzela
ho bofelo ba letsatsi le hlahlamang ha lekgotla la Lekgotla la dinyewe le ka hlahloba haeba ho loketse
dinyewe le bulwa. hore o dumellwe ho lokollwa ho fihlela letsatsi la
ho mamela qoso ya hao. Lekgotla la dinyewe le ka
7 Tokelo ya ho tseba mabaka a hore o
beha dipehelo, ka mohlala, o ka kotjwa hore o lefe
bolokwe tjhankaneng tjhelete ya beile kapa o ka kotjwa hore o fane ke
Haeba o bolokwa tjhankaneng ka mora ho hlahella pasepoto ya hao
ka lekgetlo la pele pela lekgotla la dinyewe, o na
le tokelo ya hore o bolellwe lebaka la sena. Haeba
o sa bolellwe mabaka, o na le tokelo ya hore o
lokollwe.
Ho netefatsa hore o ile wa bolellwa ditokelo tsa hao
Boikano ba hao Polelo ya kano ya paki (haeba e hlokahala)
Nna Nna
ke netefatsa hore ke netefatsa hore
o o boleletse ditokelo tsa hao mabapi le ho tshwarwa ke mo boleletse mabapi le ho tshwarwa le ho bolokwa
ha hao le ho bolokwa tjhankaneng le hore o utlwisisa ha hae tjhankaneng
ditokelo tsa hao.
Letsatsi Nako
mme
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:
Sebaka ha a batle ho saena polelo ena ya netefatso.
Letsatsi Nako
E saennwe: Motho ya tshwerweng
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:
Sebaka
Saennwe: Motho ya boleletseng motho ya tshwerweng E saennwe: Paki