.f'CHl>fi, ',, -,. · . ~ ACHPR African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights Human Rights our Collective Responsibi lity 5. The Complainant further alleges that his dismissal from employment had adverse effects on his personal life as he could no longer provide for his wife and three children, which led to their separation. 6. The Complainant alleges that he attempted to reapply to be admitted as an educator based on information from his former colleagues that it was possible to return to the Department of Education as an educator. 7. This resulted in him being recruited as an educator at Mosikare Secondary School in the North-West Province from March to December 2012. However, he was not remunerated as he was yet to be pardoned by the Limpopo Department of Education. His Persal Number was still blocked due to the dismissal. 8. The Complainant alleges that, betwee·n November and December 2015, he was appointed to Gaenthone Secondary School. The Complainant was compelled to abandon this post as he established that his Persal Number2 was yet to be unblocked, which meant he still could not get paid. 9. It is further alleged that in 2016, the Complainant applied for his Persal Number to be unblocked by the Limpopo Provincial Treasury, and in 2019, he applied for a Pardon and elearance Certificate. According to the Complainant, the Pardon and Clearance Certificate was granted in 2020. 10. The Complainant avers that in May 2021, he applied for a temporary teaching post at Mashupye Tladi Primary School and was shortlisted for an interview. Thereafter, he was notified that he had been recommended for appointment to the position. 2 A Persal Number is a unique system generated eight-digit number assigned to each em appointed on the persal system. A persal system is a standardized Human Resource for all the Central Government Departments in South Africa. ,:i C) . :r I c, «.': ~' ~-.) EETOlc~~