2 June 2022

Hofmeyer said Disney’s agenda is to groom children to have sex with animals.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said it will be instituting legal proceedings against Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr for his remarks that Disney’s agenda is to groom children to have sex with animals. Hofmeyr also said the LGBTQ+ community represents bestiality.

10 June 2022

Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital in Johannesburg has lifted the suspension of Dr Tim De Maayer.

He was suspended on Thursday after penning an open letter, published by Daily Maverick, in which he pleads with authorities to help provide quality healthcare to children at the hospital.

10 June 2022

On Thursday, 9 June, paediatric gastroenterologist Dr Tim de Maayer, who recently exposed the shocking state of children’s healthcare at the Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital, was suspended for ‘serious misconduct’, which prompted a massive outpouring of public support for him. The Gauteng Department of Health has now announced that his suspension has been lifted, saying the matter was ‘resolved amicably’.

12 June 2022

Paediatrician Dr Tim de Maayer is back at work at the Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital in Johannesburg after he placed on precautionary suspension for alleged misconduct.

JOHANNESBURG - The Gauteng Health Department says it will address the appalling conditions of its hospitals following the reinstatement of a doctor who spoke out against the failures of the department and its facilities.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

05 July 2022

On the 2nd of July 2022 the South African Human Rights Commission Eastern Cape provincial office noted from media reports the alleged gang rape of a 13 year old learner by fellow grade 12 learners at the Maria Louw High School in Komani, Eastern Cape. Based on the seriousness of the allegations as well as the urgent need to ensure that the safety of children is upheld, the Commission conducted a site inspection at the school yesterday the 4th July 2022.

01 July 2022

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) regrets the postponement of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Inquiry on Access to Water. The Inquiry was scheduled to commence this Monday, 04  to 15 July 2022.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

27 JUNE 2022

Violations of the right to equality remain pervasive in South Africa 27 years into our democracy. In its 2019/2020 Trends Analysis Report, the Commission found that equality-related complaints remained the highest reported complaints nationally. In Mpumalanga, equality-related complaints have also remained high, ranking the fourth highest reported complaints in the 2021/2022 financial year.

26 June 2022

Attention: Editors and Reporters

Today, 26 June 2022, is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. The South African National Preventive Mechanism (South African NPM), established to fulfil South Africa’s international law obligations, solemnly marks this day by noting how the country can do more to discharge its duty to prevent torture and other ill-treatment. 

Attention: Editors and reporters

Date: 24 June 2022

The South African Human Rights Commission will conduct a site inspection of the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital on Monday, 27 June 2022, as it continues with its investigation into the public health system in the province. The visit follows reports that about 870 operations have been cancelled at the Hospital so far this year because of overbooking, equipment problems, maintenance issues, and shortages of linen.

23 June 2022

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has over the past few years received and noted myriad challenges faced by the people living and sleeping on the streets (referred to as ‘homeless people’) in the Cape Town Metro and the province at large. The number of the homeless people has increased significantly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.  There have also been several complaints lodged in recent years relating to the treatment of homeless people by law enforcement agencies.