Following the unprecedented unrest, the South African Human Rights Commission held an Imbizo attended by various stakeholders to ascertain the full scope of the work. Subsequently a National Investigative Hearing into the 2021 July Unrest Report was conducted sitting in both KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.

On the other hand, the CRL Rights Commission conducted investigative hearings at which various stakeholders and affected parties presented their reports and evidence in respect of the 2021 unrest in KZN.

Both the South African Human Rights Commission and the CRL Rights Commission have since completed their reports with findings and recommendations and plan to publicly launch the two reports, together as follows:

Date: 29 January 2024

Venue: aha Gateway Hotel, Umhlanga, Durban

Time: 10h00 – 14h00

Media briefing: a dedicated question and answer session will be held with the members of the media at 12:00 as part of the launch. 

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Issued by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and the Commission for the Promotion, Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL) Rights Commission

For further information or enquiries, please contact:

Mr Wisani Baloyi, SAHRC Acting Communications Coordinator, 081 016 8308 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Mr Mpiyakhe Mkholo, CRL Senior Manager: Communications & Marketing, 065 592 2752 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.