Attention: Editors and Reporters

Date: 19 June 2026

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ the Commission), together with TransHope and the Hate Crimes Working Group represented by Lawyers for Human Rights, welcomes the order granted by the Johannesburg High Court, sitting as an Equality Court on 19 June 2026 in the matter against Mr Ngizwe Mchunu.

Prior to instituting litigation, the Commission sought to resolve the matter directly with Mr Mchunu demanding amongst others that he ceases publishing or promoting content amounting to hate speech or discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual/Aromantic (LGBTQIA)+ persons, to remove all offending material from his platforms within 24 hours, and to issue a public retraction and apology acknowledging the harm caused. However, Mr Mchunu rejected the Commission’s demands, refused to apologise and publicly stated that he stood by his remarks.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 17 June 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) will undertake a three-day (17-19 June 2026) provincial visit to the Free State to monitor the state of human rights, with a particular focus on access to healthcare services.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 17 June 2026

113 Years Since the 1913 Natives Land Act and 30 Years of Constitutional Democracy

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) invites members of the public, civil society organisations, social movements, traditional leaders, academics, policymakers, government representatives and members of the media to participate in the Constitutional Dialogue on Land, Human Rights and Spatial Justice.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 17 June 2026

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ the Commission) welcomes the judgment handed down by Judge Wilson of the Gauteng Division of the High Court on 14 June 2026, in the matter concerning the unlawful eviction and demolition of homes at the Chief Albert Luthuli Informal Settlement (the “N12 Settlement”) in Cloverdene, Benoni.

Attention Editors and Reporters

Tuesday, 16 June 2026

National Youth Day represents one of the darkest chapters in the history of human rights. It reminds the country of 16 June 1976, when hundreds of students were killed by the Apartheid regime while protesting the oppressive Bantu Education Act and the forced imposition of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction. The South African Human Rights Commission (‘the Commission’) joins the country in commemorating the 50^th Anniversary of the Soweto Uprising by highlighting its work to address the human rights challenges currently facing the youth.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Date: 15 June 2026

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ the Commission), together with TransHope and the Hate Crimes Working Group, represented by Lawyers for Human Rights, will appear in the Johannesburg High Court on Friday, 19 June 2026, in a matter concerning statements made by Mr Ngizwe Mchunu against members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual/Aromantic (LGBTQIA)+ community.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday,10 June 2026

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) Eastern Cape Provincial Office today released its Investigation Report into the ongoing water, sanitation and wastewater crisis affecting residents of Makana Municipality.

Attention: Aditors and Reporters
Tuesday, 09 June 2026

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC/ the Commission) Eastern Cape Office (EPO) will launch its Investigation Report into systemic human rights concerns relating to governance and service delivery challenges within Makana Municipality on Wednesday, 10 June 2026. The report forms part of the Commission’s constitutional mandate to promote, protect, and monitor the realisation of human rights in South Africa. As the country’s independent watchdog on human rights, the SAHRC is tasked with assessing government compliance with constitutional and legislative obligations, particularly where governance failures adversely affect the dignity, wellbeing, and socio-economic rights of communities.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Sunday, 07 June 2026

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC/the Commission) Eastern Cape Provincial Office (ECPO) will convene subpoena proceedings involving the Executive Mayor and Municipal Manager of the OR Tambo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province. This follows persistent concerns regarding lack of access to clean and safe water in communities across the district. The proceedings are in line with the Commission’s constitutional mandate to promote, protect, and monitor the realisation of human rights in South Africa.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Monday, 01 June 2026

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) has continued its strategic intervention programme following the Virtual Human Rights Imbizo convened on 25 May 2026, on migration-related tensions and service-delivery concerns.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Thursday, 28 May 2026

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) convened an Imbizo on Monday, 25 May 2026, to address recent immigration and service delivery-related tensions in various parts of the country, including the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Thursday, 28 May 2026

As the world commemorates World Hunger Day, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) notes with deep concern the continued reality of hunger, food insecurity and nutritional inequity affecting millions of people across South Africa.

Attention Editors and Reporters
Friday, 22 May 2026

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) invites written submissions from interested stakeholders, experts, communities, industry actors, civil society organisations, academics, regulators and organs of state on the human rights implications of the rapid expansion of data centres and digital infrastructure in South Africa.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 20 May 2026

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is deeply alarmed by recent reports and circulating footage of violent attacks that appear to target non-nationals. These incidents threaten South Africa’s constitutional values of ubuntu, dignity, equality, and the rule of law, as well as the social cohesion.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Date: 16 May 2026

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC/the Commission) Gauteng Provincial Office (GPO) will convene an inquiry as part of its investigation into the Water Crisis in Gauteng Province. The Commission undertakes this investigative inquiry as part of its constitutional and statutory mandate to promote, protect and monitor the observance of human rights in the country.

Attention: Editors and Reporters