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7 February 2018
The Commission added that they further found that the human rights and dignity of the learners were not protected.
The South African Human Rights Commission (the SAHRC) announced on Wednesday that they had found that various education leaders in the North West had failed to comply with legislation and policy following an investigation into a fire that killed three learners at the North West School for the Deaf (NWSD) in Leeudoringsstad in August 2015.
The Commission added that they further found that the human rights and dignity of the learners were not protected.
The South African Human Rights Commission (the SAHRC) announced on Wednesday that they had found that various education leaders in the North West had failed to comply with legislation and policy following an investigation into a fire that killed three learners at the North West School for the Deaf (NWSD) in Leeudoringsstad in August 2015.
7 February 2018
THE SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has found education authorities are responsible for a fire that killed three pupils at the North West School for the Deaf (NWSD) in 2015.
THE SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has found education authorities are responsible for a fire that killed three pupils at the North West School for the Deaf (NWSD) in 2015.
7 February 2018
Screenings in parts of the Eastern and Western Cape had to be cancelled due to protests.
JOHANNESBURG - The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has confirmed that it has received a complaint about the cancelled screenings of Inxeba: The Wound following protests against the film and threats of intimidation and violence.
Screenings in parts of the Eastern and Western Cape had to be cancelled due to protests.
JOHANNESBURG - The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has confirmed that it has received a complaint about the cancelled screenings of Inxeba: The Wound following protests against the film and threats of intimidation and violence.
07 February 2018
A KwaZulu-Natal Democratic Alliance leader's attempt to fight Islamophobia on Facebook almost five years ago is going to the dogs. Literally.
On the eve of its provincial elective congress at the weekend‚ the DA instructed deputy provincial chair nominee and Women's Network provincial leader Shehana Kajee to apologise for an online post in which she called for the Muslim community to "go on the attack" in the name of Islam in 2013.
A KwaZulu-Natal Democratic Alliance leader's attempt to fight Islamophobia on Facebook almost five years ago is going to the dogs. Literally.
On the eve of its provincial elective congress at the weekend‚ the DA instructed deputy provincial chair nominee and Women's Network provincial leader Shehana Kajee to apologise for an online post in which she called for the Muslim community to "go on the attack" in the name of Islam in 2013.
7 February 2018
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has confirmed it has received a complaint about the cancelled screening of the movie Inxeba: The Wound following protests, threats of intimidation and violence.
The film has received a lot of criticism following its release with claims that it violates the sanctity of cultural practices, which by nature are secret.
6 February 2018
The Inkatha Freedom Party calls on the South African Human Rights Commission to urgently institute its own investigation into the reports that workers’ rights are being violated at King Edward VIII Hospital in Durban.
“Workers employed in the maintenance hospital department are complaining that since 2015 they have not been provided with protective clothing and they are wearing worn out clothing. If they raise this issue with relevant authorities their complaints fall on deaf ears.
The Inkatha Freedom Party calls on the South African Human Rights Commission to urgently institute its own investigation into the reports that workers’ rights are being violated at King Edward VIII Hospital in Durban.
“Workers employed in the maintenance hospital department are complaining that since 2015 they have not been provided with protective clothing and they are wearing worn out clothing. If they raise this issue with relevant authorities their complaints fall on deaf ears.
5 February 2018
Debate on the film Inxeba remained contentious yesterday, with the Congress of Traditional Leaders of SA (Contralesa) holding urgent talks on the film in the Eastern Cape.
Debate on the film Inxeba remained contentious yesterday, with the Congress of Traditional Leaders of SA (Contralesa) holding urgent talks on the film in the Eastern Cape.
04 February 2018
DURBAN - A DURBAN family still reeling from the death of their father plan to report his ordeal to the South African Human Rights Commission because of the inhumane treatment he received at a Durban hospital.
Hoosen Noor Mahomed, 60, who shared his story with the Sunday Tribune Herald, last week, about how he was allegedly refused treatment at Addington Hospital, died on January 27, a few days after the interview.
DURBAN - A DURBAN family still reeling from the death of their father plan to report his ordeal to the South African Human Rights Commission because of the inhumane treatment he received at a Durban hospital.
Hoosen Noor Mahomed, 60, who shared his story with the Sunday Tribune Herald, last week, about how he was allegedly refused treatment at Addington Hospital, died on January 27, a few days after the interview.
04 February 2018
The film ‘Inxeba’ (The Wound) was “the best performing film” at the seven movie sites where it played on Friday.
That’s according to Helen Kuun, the managing director of Indigenous FilmDistribution, the company releasing the film in South Africa.
Kuun was reacting to a statement by the executive director of Man and Boy Foundation, Nkululeko Nxesi, who told ANN7 that “99%” of the South African population are against the movie, which has already won 19 awards at 44 festivals in 25 countries, including South Africa.
The film ‘Inxeba’ (The Wound) was “the best performing film” at the seven movie sites where it played on Friday.
That’s according to Helen Kuun, the managing director of Indigenous FilmDistribution, the company releasing the film in South Africa.
Kuun was reacting to a statement by the executive director of Man and Boy Foundation, Nkululeko Nxesi, who told ANN7 that “99%” of the South African population are against the movie, which has already won 19 awards at 44 festivals in 25 countries, including South Africa.
02 February 2018
Cape Town - Responding to violent threats against the release of the film Inxeba (The Wound) and its cast, the producers have laid complaints with the South African Human Rights Commission and the Commission for Gender Equality.
Cape Town - Responding to violent threats against the release of the film Inxeba (The Wound) and its cast, the producers have laid complaints with the South African Human Rights Commission and the Commission for Gender Equality.
31 January 2018
The KwaZulu-Natal Health Department has decided to partner with private hospitals and specialists to address the oncology crisis in the province, department head Dr Musa Gumede said on Tuesday
“We’ve decided to engage in private/public partnerships since we can’t get specialists to work full-time in public hospitals,” said Gumede.
He was speaking at a stakeholder and media breakfast in Durban on Tuesday morning.
Gumede said the department was also engaging with the SA Human’s Rights Commission (SAHRC) on the matter on a fortnightly basis, since the Democratic Alliance’s member of provincial legislature Dr Imraan Keeka had complained to the commission about the collapse of oncology services in KZN.
“There has been a team from the department, which consists of senior members of management, including a legal expert, working on this matter,” he said.
The KwaZulu-Natal Health Department has decided to partner with private hospitals and specialists to address the oncology crisis in the province, department head Dr Musa Gumede said on Tuesday
“We’ve decided to engage in private/public partnerships since we can’t get specialists to work full-time in public hospitals,” said Gumede.
He was speaking at a stakeholder and media breakfast in Durban on Tuesday morning.
Gumede said the department was also engaging with the SA Human’s Rights Commission (SAHRC) on the matter on a fortnightly basis, since the Democratic Alliance’s member of provincial legislature Dr Imraan Keeka had complained to the commission about the collapse of oncology services in KZN.
“There has been a team from the department, which consists of senior members of management, including a legal expert, working on this matter,” he said.
31 January 2018
A medical surgery in Mokopane, Limpopo, has come under fire from the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) for alleged racism, breaching a number of medical ethics codes. SAHRC provincial manager Victor Mavhidula is quoted in News24 as saying that the commission had visited the surgery and found that patients were segregated upon entry, and treated differently based on race.
A medical surgery in Mokopane, Limpopo, has come under fire from the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) for alleged racism, breaching a number of medical ethics codes. SAHRC provincial manager Victor Mavhidula is quoted in News24 as saying that the commission had visited the surgery and found that patients were segregated upon entry, and treated differently based on race.
30 January 2018
The commission found he treated black patients in a different room from to his white patients and made them use separate bathrooms.
The Health Department in Limpopo says it’s confident an investigation by the South African Human Rights Commissio n (SAHRC) into alleged racism by a Mokopane doctor will be done diligently.
The commission found he treated black patients in a different room from to his white patients and made them use separate bathrooms.
The Health Department in Limpopo says it’s confident an investigation by the South African Human Rights Commissio n (SAHRC) into alleged racism by a Mokopane doctor will be done diligently.
30 January 2018
Durban - Umgeni Water said on Monday there was no danger of KwaZulu-Natal running out of water in the near term but responsible consumer behaviour was vital if the province was to achieve water security.
While KZN was still recovering from the devastating drought which is now threatening to run Cape Town taps completely dry, KZN dam levels are between 63% and 114%.
Durban - Umgeni Water said on Monday there was no danger of KwaZulu-Natal running out of water in the near term but responsible consumer behaviour was vital if the province was to achieve water security.
While KZN was still recovering from the devastating drought which is now threatening to run Cape Town taps completely dry, KZN dam levels are between 63% and 114%.
30 January 2018
The Congress of South African Trade Unions is concerned by the deteriorating situation and the intensity of violent armed conflict between organised groups of illegal miners in many areas of the country, where illegal mining is taking place. The reports of gang violence and of armed gangs shooting at the police should send the alarm bells ringing to our authorities. The federation has repeatedly called for action to from our government to deal with this unremitting deaths of artisanal miners all across the country.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions is concerned by the deteriorating situation and the intensity of violent armed conflict between organised groups of illegal miners in many areas of the country, where illegal mining is taking place. The reports of gang violence and of armed gangs shooting at the police should send the alarm bells ringing to our authorities. The federation has repeatedly called for action to from our government to deal with this unremitting deaths of artisanal miners all across the country.
30 January 2018
The current drought gripping the south-western parts of South Africa started as far back as the end of the 2015 summer when the rains expected to fall during the 2016 and 2017 winter seasons did not arrive.
This situation has been exacerbated by the fact that at the same time‚ the demand for water in the Western Cape Province increased because of fairly rapid economic and population growth.
The current drought gripping the south-western parts of South Africa started as far back as the end of the 2015 summer when the rains expected to fall during the 2016 and 2017 winter seasons did not arrive.
This situation has been exacerbated by the fact that at the same time‚ the demand for water in the Western Cape Province increased because of fairly rapid economic and population growth.
29 January 2018
IOL News reports that a teacher union has turned to the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), asking that it probe complaints of hate speech and racism emanating from protests at the Hoërskool Overvaal.
IOL News reports that a teacher union has turned to the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), asking that it probe complaints of hate speech and racism emanating from protests at the Hoërskool Overvaal.
29 January 2018
THE University of the Witwatersrand is investigating an alleged racist incident following social media posts that one of the lecturers referred to protesting workers as “monkeys”.
THE University of the Witwatersrand is investigating an alleged racist incident following social media posts that one of the lecturers referred to protesting workers as “monkeys”.
28 January 2018
The Western Cape is currently experiencing its worse drought in more than 100 years.
At a planned briefing scheduled for later on Sunday, the Water and Sanitation Department will reveal how it plans to manage day zero and beyond.
The Western Cape is currently experiencing its worse drought in more than 100 years.
At a planned briefing scheduled for later on Sunday, the Water and Sanitation Department will reveal how it plans to manage day zero and beyond.
28 January 2018
The South African Human Rights Commission says that far from the situation reported following a media conference by DA leader Mmusi Maimane on Wednesday‚ it can confirm that the City of Cape Town does indeed have a water plan.
The South African Human Rights Commission says that far from the situation reported following a media conference by DA leader Mmusi Maimane on Wednesday‚ it can confirm that the City of Cape Town does indeed have a water plan.
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