Attention Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 18 August 2026

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ the Commission) will host a webinar titled “The True Meaning of Privacy as a Right: A Discussion on the Rights, Duties and Responsibilities of Data Subjects” to promote public understanding of privacy as a constitutional and human right in an increasingly digital society.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Tuesday, 18 August 2026                                    

In August 2026, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/Commission) will release four investigative reports pertaining to various complaints in the North West Province.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Thursday, 13 August 2026

Today, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) released its Report of the Constitutional Dialogue on Land, Human Rights and Spatial Justice, convened on 19 June 2026 under the theme “113 Years Since the Natives Land Act and 30 Years of Constitutional Democracy.” The Dialogue was convened to mark the historical and constitutional significance of 113 years since the enactment of the Natives Land Act of 1913 and three decades of constitutional democracy.

Joint National Inquiry into the Reporting, Victim Support, Investigation and Pre-Trial functioning of the Criminal Justice System response to Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) in South Africa.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Sunday, 09 August 2026

As South Africa commemorates Women’s Month, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/Commission) joins the nation in honouring the courage, resilience and leadership of women who have shaped our democracy and continue to champion equality, justice and human dignity.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Monday, 3 August 2026

As South Africa commemorates Women’s Month, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/Commission) joins the nation in honouring the courage, resilience and leadership of women who have shaped our democracy and continue to champion equality, justice and human dignity.

Attention Editors and Reporters
Monday, 27 July 2026

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ the Commission) has released its investigative report into wastewater infrastructure failures and the contamination of rivers, estuaries and coastal waters in selected areas of Kouga Local Municipality, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality and Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Friday, 24 July 2026

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) has subpoenaed the  Director General of the Department of Home Affairs (Department), Mr Tommy Makhode, and the Department’s North West Provincial Manager, Ms Eunice Mhlanga, in terms of section 15 (1) (c) of the South African Human Rights Commission Act 40 of 2013.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Friday, 23 July 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) in the Eastern Cape will launch its investigative report into recreational water quality, wastewater infrastructure failures, sewage-related contamination and the condition of selected rivers, estuaries and coastal waters in the Eastern Cape Province.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Thursday, 23 July 2026

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ the Commission) welcomes the release of the Public Protector South Africa’s (PPSA) report on systemic failures in food safety governance in Gauteng. The report is an important contribution to strengthening constitutional accountability and protecting the rights of those most vulnerable to unsafe food systems.

DATE: 21 JULY 2026

South Africa continues to experience a pervasive crisis of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF), which remains one of the most serious human rights challenges affecting individuals, families and communities across the country.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Monday, 20 July 2026

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission), through its Eastern Cape Provincial Office (ECPO), invites written submissions from affected individuals, interested stakeholders, healthcare professionals, civil society organisations, academics, professional bodies, government departments, healthcare institutions and members of the public on access to renal dialysis services within public healthcare facilities in the Eastern Cape.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 15 July 2026

Today, as part of Mandela Month and in reflection on the 30^th anniversary of the Constitution, the South African Human Rights Commission (“Commission”/ “SAHRC”) publishes a report on the National Question titled Promoting a Culture of Human Rights through the Resolution of the National Question: The Role of Civil Society Organisations.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Tuesday, 14 July 2026

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC/Commission) North West Provincial Office (NWPO) has directed the Acting Municipal Manager of the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, Mr Frans Temeki Mabokela, to appear before it in terms of section 15 (1) (c) of the South African Human Rights Commission Act 40 of 2013.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Monday, 13 July 2026                                          

Today, the South African Human Rights Commission released its investigative report into the state of Police Stations and Correctional Centres in the North West Province.