Thursday, 2 October 2025
Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) welcomes the order granted against the City of Johannesburg and City Power by the Johannesburg High Court on 18 September 2025 in an urgent matter concerning the unlawful demolition of homes in Alexandra Township.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 1 October 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) joins the global community in commemorating the International Day of Older Persons. This day is an opportunity to celebrate the invaluable contributions of older persons to families, communities, and society at large, and to confront the persistent challenges that undermine their dignity and quality of life.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Tuesday, 18 November 2025                                                                           

Today, 18 November 2025, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) launched its Investigative Report into the State of Municipal Service Delivery in the North West (Report). The Report emanates from a comprehensive investigation conducted by the SAHRC through its North West Provincial Office following a series of complaints regarding service delivery challenges across several municipalities in the North West Province.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 05 November 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC/the Commission) Western Cape Provincial Office (WCPO) has over the last few years noted with deep concern deaths of children of school going age, the rise in child offenders and school closures in the province.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Thursday, 06 November 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) welcomes judgment delivered by the Gauteng Local Division of the High Court, Johannesburg on an application instituted by Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia, the South African Informal Traders Forum, the Inner-City Federation and Abahlali BaseMjondolo (‘the Applicants’) seeking relief against Operation Dudula and certain of its office-bearers in respect of ongoing xenophobic speech and conduct, and against the Government of the Republic of South Africa, and more specifically the Ministers of Police, Home Affairs, Justice and Constitutional Development, Health, Basic Education, as well as the Gauteng MECs for Health and Education, for failing to discharge their duties in relation to Operation Dudula’s unlawful conduct.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Date: Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Today, 12 November 2025, the South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) launched the SAHRC 2025 School Readiness Monitoring Report, A National Overview of Public Schools Readiness in South Africa 2025 (Schools Monitoring Report).  The 2025 monitoring project emanates from complaints lodged with the Commission regarding challenges with access to basic education as enshrined in section 29 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996.

Attention Editors and Reporters
Friday, 14 November 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission, represented by Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa’s Social Impact team, pro-bono, welcomes the court order granted on 10 November 2025 by the Pretoria High Court. The Court order declared the Madibeng Local Municipality’s failure to provide a basic water supply to the residents of Klipgat C unconstitutional and in contravention of the Water Services Act 108 of 1997 and its regulations.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Date: Friday, 14 November 2025

The National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) of South Africa welcomes the judgment of the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Johannesburg, in the matter of Nthabiseng Beverly Mokoena v Head of Johannesburg Correctional Centre and Others (Case No. 2024/070075), delivered on 10 November 2025.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 19 November 2025

Today, 19 November 2025, marks World Toilet Day, observed under the global tagline, “We will always need the toilet”. It is a truism that no matter what lies ahead, we will always need the toilet. Therefore, World Toilet Day is a time to reflect and introspect as a country on how we are faring in ensuring access to sanitation for all. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) reiterates that safe, hygienic, adequate sanitation is essential in living a dignified life.

By Tshepo Madlingozi

This year is the 40th anniversary of the first State of Emergency by the apartheid regime. In recalling this ignoble anniversary, I choose to focus on the challenge the apartheid regime sought to address with that unprecedented suppression tool: people’s power. I posit that one of the outcomes of the National Dialogue ought to be the reinvigoration of the spirit and praxis of people’s power.