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Attention: Editors and Reporters
Saturday, 21 March 2026
The 21st of March 1960 is one of the most significant days in the history of the struggle for human rights in South Africa. It is a stark reminder of the painful past, when the majority of people in South Africa were denied their human rights.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
The Windybrow Arts Centre and Turquoise Harmony Institute, in partnership with ASSITEJ SA and the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), present the return of Skin We Are In, following its previous successful tours. This thought-provoking piece is set to start touring schools, festivals and community spaces from 10 March 2026, engaging young audiences in meaningful dialogue.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
The Windybrow Arts Centre and Turquoise Harmony Institute, in partnership with ASSITEJ SA and the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), present the return of Skin We Are In, following its previous successful tours. This thought-provoking piece is set to start touring schools, festivals and community spaces from 10 March 2026, engaging young audiences in meaningful dialogue.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Monday, 16 March 2026
On 24-25 March 2025, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/Commission), in partnership with Wits School of Governance and the Chartered Institute for Business Accountants, will convene a national indaba focused on advancing pro-poor human rights budgeting and strengthening the equitable share mechanism as South Africa reflects on the 2025/26 Budget cycle.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Monday, 16 March 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will brief the National Council of Provinces’ Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Public Administration (Select Committee) on the contents of the investigative report into the state of municipal service delivery in the North West.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Monday, 16 March 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will brief the National Council of Provinces’ Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Public Administration (Select Committee) on the contents of the investigative report into the state of municipal service delivery in the North West.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Date: Tuesday, 10 March 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ the Commission) will commence with the National Investigative hearing into the food systems of South Africa (National Investigative Hearing) from 12 – 13 and 16 – 20 March 2026.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Date: Tuesday, 10 March 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ the Commission) will commence with the National Investigative hearing into the food systems of South Africa (National Investigative Hearing) from 12 – 13 and 16 – 20 March 2026.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Date: Monday, 09 March 2026
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Date: Tuesday, 03 March 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) will on, 04-05 March 2026, host a two-day National Conference on Human-Border, and responsible Migration. This conference is convened in terms of the Commission’s mandate to protect and promote human rights in the country.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Date: Monday, 02 March 2026
The month of March is significant in the history of human rights in South Africa. It should remind the country and the world of many human rights atrocities that occurred during Apartheid. March is also an opportunity to zoom in on the current state of human rights to reflect on the gains and highlight the challenges facing the progressive realisation of human rights that are enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Date: Monday, 02 March 2026
The month of March is significant in the history of human rights in South Africa. It should remind the country and the world of many human rights atrocities that occurred during Apartheid. March is also an opportunity to zoom in on the current state of human rights to reflect on the gains and highlight the challenges facing the progressive realisation of human rights that are enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Date: Monday, 23 February 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission/SAHRC) has noted and is actively monitoring the planned auction of 50 parcels of municipal land by the City of Cape Town (the City), scheduled for Thursday, 26 February 2026.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC / the Commission) in the Northern Cape Province officially launches its Final Investigative Report into the Conditions at the Northern Cape Mental Health Hospital (NCMHH) following an own-initiative investigation conducted in line with its constitutional and statutory mandate.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Date: Thursday, 12 February 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is concerned by the ongoing water challenges engulfing the country. Communities and households in various parts of the country are battling with lack of access to water. Water is a fundamental human right entrenched in section 27 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. Water is the lifeblood of human existence and plays a critical role in the achievement of several rights, such as healthcare, children’s rights, and education.
6 February 2026
The subpoena hearing against the Executive Mayor of the City of Matlosana (“Matlosana”), Councillor Fikile Mahlophe (“Mahlophe”), is scheduled to continue on 9 February 2026. The first sitting of the hearing was convened on 12 January 2026, but could not conclude due to the need for the hearing of further evidence.
05 February 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is pleased to announce its endorsement of the nomination of Commissioner Tshepo Madlingozi to serve as a Commissioner of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR). Commissioner Madlingozi has been nominated by the Government of the Republic of South Africa.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
5 February 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) welcomes the publication of the long-awaited draft regulations under the Cannabis for Private Purposes Act 7 of 2024 for public consultation. The absence of regulations for two and a half years after President Ramaphosa assented to the Cannabis for Private Purposes Act 7 of 2024 meant that cannabis users and cannabis communities, such as the Rastafari, have been left at the mercy of subjective discretion by law enforcement when policing the use, possession, and cultivation of cannabis.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
01 February 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (Commission/SAHRC) wishes to communicate the commencement of the second leg of the National Inquiry into Policy Framework around Artisanal Mining, the Impact of Artisanal Mining on the human rights of surrounding communities and the scope and tactics employed in Operation Vala Umgodi (Inquiry).
Attention: Editors and Reporters
02 February 2026
On Tuesday 03 February 2026, the Ministers of Mineral and Petroleum Resources; Honourable Gwede Mantashe, and the Minister of Social Development, Honourable Nokuzola Tolashe, will appear before the South African Human Rights Commission’s(Commission/SAHRC) National Inquiry into Policy Framework around Artisanal Mining, the Impact of Artisanal Mining on the human rights of surrounding communities and the scope and tactics employed in Operation Vala Umgodi (Inquiry).
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