24 October 2018

Larochelle Smit has endured attacks for dating outside her race but when she got a racist Facebook message from the mother of a man she used to date, she decided enough was enough
Speaking to News24 on Tuesday, 28-year-old Smit said she was shocked when nurse Elaine Jacobs sent her the “absolutely disgusting” private message last month. 

25 October 2018

The South African Defence Force (SANDF) has been roped in to assist in the fight to end the Vaal River water crisis.

Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni, announced during his inaugural Medium Term Budget Policy Statement that President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Minister of Defence, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, have agreed to have the military assist with engineering and other expertise to help fix the problem. Mboweni says Treasury is dealing decisively and urgently with the water crisis. He explained that they will be doing this by mobilising short-term financing by reprioritising funds and increasing capacity. The newly appointed Finance Minister stresses that “water is critical and that current water delivery models are not working in many cases”.

26 October 2018

What is a superbug exactly? How do they spread? What makes them so deadly, and what can be done to protect health employees and their patients? Gareth Greathead reports.
In 2012, a superbug by the name of carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE), also known as the “nightmare bacteria”, found its way from the United States of America to South Africa.

27 October 2018

Jeppe Girls' High School in Johannesburg, Gauteng is reportedly set to review its hijab policy.
The school made headlines for preventing when it prevented a group of pupils from wearing hijabs with their school uniforms.

30 October 2018

The new Occupational Therapy and sports facilities at Sterkfontein Psychiatric Hospital have been officially opened by the Industrial
Development Corporation (IDC) in partnership with the S.A Medical and Education Foundation (SAME) and the Gauteng Department of Health.

31 October 2018

The “crisis” in the Vaal River system highlighted by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni in his mini-budget has, according to the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), been subjected to a reconnaissance visit by a task team from the SA Army Engineer Formation.

31 October 2018

Cape Town - Striking MyCiTi bus drivers have approached the Human Rights Commission to act as a go-between for them and the City of Cape Town regarding their grievances.
SAHRC Commissioner Chris Nissen said some of the drivers’ problems remained a “massive and ongoing challenge” and that he would ask Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane to intervene.

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30 October 2018

On 31 October 2018, the South African Human Rights Commission will host roadshows in the Setsoto District Municipality.

These roadshows are expected to serve as a platform to amplify awareness on pertinent issues relating to access to justice, Children’s rights, the Commission’s child friendly complaints handling procedure, access to information and many other rights as provided in the Bill of Rights.

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23 October 2018

The Eastern Cape Provincial Office in collaboration with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) will be hosting a workshop commemorating Africa Human Rights Day (21 October). The two Commissions hope to bring all role players in the human rights space such as government departments, civil society and the public, particularly the refugee community to reiterate their commitment to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and other regional instruments such as the African Charter in ensuring a culture of human rights in the country and the province.

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19 October 2018

 The SAHRC, DOJ&CD, and ProBono.Org will be hosting an outreach clinic in Umbumbulo. This initiative is designed to inform the community about their rights and responsibilities; to create a platform for the community to engage directly with stakeholders and to provide a free legal advisory desk.