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Attention: Editors and Reporters
31 March 2022
The South African Human Rights Commission Western Cape provincial office (WCPO) will host the annual stakeholder engagement for purposes of launching the report on homelessness. The WCPO will further use this engagement to brief the Office of the Premier of the Western Cape on the work done and also reflect on the state of human rights in the province following various activities undertaken and complaints investigated by the WCPO.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa will appear at its hearings into the deadly July anarchy on Friday.
JOHANNESBURG - The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa will appear at its hearings into the deadly July anarchy on Friday.
President Cyril Ramaphosa to appear in the SAHRC National Investigative Hearing into the July unrest
DURBAN – President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to appear before the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) National Investigative Hearing into the July 2021 unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng this Friday, April 1.
29 MARCH 2022
On 30 March 2022, the North West Provincial Office of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will conduct a workshop to induct Mahikeng Local Municipality councillors on human rights.
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
On 28 March 2022, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) met with the Premier of the North-West Province, Honourable Bushy Maape, and the MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (COGHSTA), Honourable Lena Miga, in Mahikeng. The meeting sought mainly to enhance cooperation in improving service delivery through good governance, accountability and consequences management in local government in the Province.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is due to appear before the national investigative hearing into the July 2021 unrest on Friday.
29 MARCH 2022
The Eastern Cape Provincial Office (ECPO) will be launching a report on a dialogue which was held on 14 July 2021 on violence in schools. The dialogue took place following various media outlets reporting on the rise in violence in schools and complaints received by the office.
The Commission has found that Brackenfell High School did not host a "whites only matric ball" as complaints suggested and therefore didn't discriminate against Grade 12 learners on the grounds of race.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says those aggrieved by its findings in the Breckenfell High School matter must challenge them in court.
28 March 2022
The Mpumalanga Provincial Office (MPO) will be commemorating Human Rights Day under the theme: “The Year of National Unity and Renewal: Promoting and Protecting Our Human Rights.”
CAPE TOWN - The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) wants those aggrieved by its findings that the Brackenfell High School was not involved in what was termed a “whites only” matric event two years ago to challenge its decision in court.
An unofficial matric ball for pupils at a Cape Town school in 2020 did not exclude anyone on the basis of race, a SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) investigation has found.
Thursday, 24 March 2022
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission or the SAHRC) has concluded its investigation into allegations of alleged racism in respect of a matric ball (Event) held in 2020 allegedly by the Brackenfell High School (School) for white learners only.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
24 March 2022
The South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) wishes to advise that the Western Cape Provincial Office (WCPO) will be hosting a dialogue on homelessness. This dialogue is aimed towards a human rights-based approach when dealing with homeless people living on the streets and the need to combine efforts between all stakeholders to assist with inculcating a culture of human rights.
23 March 2022
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The Eastern Cape Provincial Office (ECPO) of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will be hosting a human rights day event in Mbizana in the Alfred Nzo District.
23 March 2022
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
On 24 March 2022, the South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) North West Provincial Office will convene the second leg of the provincial investigative enquiry into allegations of inadequate infrastructure in public schools in the North West Province.
As South Africa commemorates Human Rights Day, the South African Human Rights Commission says despite having one of the most celebrated constitutions in the world, inequality still remains a huge challenge in the country.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
On 29 March 2022, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in partnership with the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) through the support of the European Union Delegation to South Africa will convene a workshop at The Old Women’s Jail at Constitution Hill, 286 Fox Street, Johannesburg to discuss the opportunities and challenges in the treatment and protection of women in the criminal justice system through the implementation of the Bangkok Rules in South Africa and the broader SADC region.
18 March 2022
The Free State Provincial Office (FSPO) will be conducting human rights calendar day event on human rights and corruption.
The post-1994 marked a new dawn for most South Africans especially the historically marginalised groups (Blacks, Coloureds, and Indians) during the apartheid era. This era provided hope for the historically marginalised groups. The new government crafted the Batho Pele Principles White Paper (Setswana/Sesotho word meaning ‘people first’). This policy was planned to transform the public service by putting people first. The Government wanted the public administration, which would be centered around people. This policy has eight service delivery blueprints. These service delivery blueprints were perceived to be the key elements that will make citizens feel content about the public sector. However, for most communities there hasn’t been much change in the new dispensation.
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