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19 September2018
It would seem that as one inexcusable incident of blatant racism recedes from public view, another reprehensible rant emerges – much to the disgust and outrage of most South Africans.
It would seem that as one inexcusable incident of blatant racism recedes from public view, another reprehensible rant emerges – much to the disgust and outrage of most South Africans.
18 September 2018
The 30% Club is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the premier Gender Mainstreaming Awards in association with Business Engage, PwC, Maserati, Brand South Africa and the South African Human Rights Commission. These awards give public recognition to corporates who have championed gender mainstreaming within their organisations and communities.
The 30% Club is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the premier Gender Mainstreaming Awards in association with Business Engage, PwC, Maserati, Brand South Africa and the South African Human Rights Commission. These awards give public recognition to corporates who have championed gender mainstreaming within their organisations and communities.
17 September 2018
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is calling for submissions on the pollution of the Vaal river.
This follows after the commission conducted a site inspection of the Vaal river earlier this month, following allegations that about 150 Mℓ/d of raw sewage was spilling into the river.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is calling for submissions on the pollution of the Vaal river.
This follows after the commission conducted a site inspection of the Vaal river earlier this month, following allegations that about 150 Mℓ/d of raw sewage was spilling into the river.
15 September 2018
The former ANC Western Cape chairperson had accused the SA Jewish Board of Deputies of undermining transformation in the CBD and on the Cape Flats.
The former ANC Western Cape chairperson had accused the SA Jewish Board of Deputies of undermining transformation in the CBD and on the Cape Flats.
15 September 2018
TIGER Brand’s Nishaan Purshad said no citizen is allowed to remove expired foods illegally.
The head of internal audit was giving testimony yesterday at the South African Human Rights Commission hearings on the sale of expired and counterfeit goods in Braamfontein, Joburg.
TIGER Brand’s Nishaan Purshad said no citizen is allowed to remove expired foods illegally.
The head of internal audit was giving testimony yesterday at the South African Human Rights Commission hearings on the sale of expired and counterfeit goods in Braamfontein, Joburg.
14 September 2018
Representatives from the Somali board told the Human Rights Commission on Wednesday that a text on the intention to loot stores had been circulating three months before last month’s unrest.
Representatives from the Somali board told the Human Rights Commission on Wednesday that a text on the intention to loot stores had been circulating three months before last month’s unrest.
13 September 2018
There are simply not enough inspectors to check on the food being sold by spaza shops in parts of Gauteng.
That was the message conveyed to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Wednesday as it held a two-day inquiry into claims that foreign national shop owners were selling counterfeit or expired food.
A panel of different stakeholders will seek to unpack what prompted recent attacks on several shop owners.
Jerry Chaka from the city of Ekurhuleni said samples of questionable food‚ confiscated during an inspection in the Tembisa area a week ago‚ had been sent to the National Health Laboratory Services.
13 september 2018
JOHANNESBURG - Foreign spaza shops owners say there’s a smear campaign against them.
They’re denying allegations that they’re selling fake and expired goods.
JOHANNESBURG - Foreign spaza shops owners say there’s a smear campaign against them.
They’re denying allegations that they’re selling fake and expired goods.
13 September 2018
JOHANNESBURG – The City of Ekurhuleni says that as recently as last week, it seized goods, including soft drinks and cooking oil, which is suspected to be counterfeit.
Officials were speaking at the South African Human Rights Commission hearings in Johannesburg, which are continuing on Thursday looking into allegations that foreign-owned shops are selling expired goods.
8 September 2018
DURBAN - The DA has reported an eThekwini Municipality senior official to the Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) for referring to a senior colleague as the C-word in a leaked recorded phone call.
The senior eThekwini official, who heads a key unit in the city and whose name has been withheld, allegedly referred to his Indian colleague Krish Kumar, the city’s deputy city manager with the derogatory racial term “c*****” numerous times.
DURBAN - The DA has reported an eThekwini Municipality senior official to the Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) for referring to a senior colleague as the C-word in a leaked recorded phone call.
The senior eThekwini official, who heads a key unit in the city and whose name has been withheld, allegedly referred to his Indian colleague Krish Kumar, the city’s deputy city manager with the derogatory racial term “c*****” numerous times.
07 September 2018
IN an attempt to remedy the dire situation at the troubled Elonwabeni Old Age Home in Kokstad, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has requested that the South African Human Rights Commission launch an investigation into the home. This after KwaZulu-Natal DA chief whip Francois Rodgers visited the institution with DA councillors last Friday.
IN an attempt to remedy the dire situation at the troubled Elonwabeni Old Age Home in Kokstad, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has requested that the South African Human Rights Commission launch an investigation into the home. This after KwaZulu-Natal DA chief whip Francois Rodgers visited the institution with DA councillors last Friday.
7 September 2018
MPs from across the political spectrum, black and white, condemned the alt-right lobby group AfriForum after its submission to the Joint Constitutional Review Committee on Thursday afternoon, drawing comparisons to the neo-fascist Black First Land First (BLF) movement who made a presentation to the committee a day before…
AfriForum deputy CEO Ernst Roets said expropriation without compensation, or compensation below market price, showed disrespect to property rights, a basic human right.
MPs from across the political spectrum, black and white, condemned the alt-right lobby group AfriForum after its submission to the Joint Constitutional Review Committee on Thursday afternoon, drawing comparisons to the neo-fascist Black First Land First (BLF) movement who made a presentation to the committee a day before…
AfriForum deputy CEO Ernst Roets said expropriation without compensation, or compensation below market price, showed disrespect to property rights, a basic human right.
7 September 2018
JOHANNESBURG - Following violent protests over the poor quality quality of drinking water in Hammanskraal, the City of Tshwane on Friday said the water supply has improved and it has withdrawn water tankers from the area.
"The quality of drinking water in Hammanskraal and surrounding areas has improved and no longer has an odour and a brown colour, following reports of suspected cholera contamination in the area around June this year. The city had resorted to supplying water through tankers even though the reports were dismissed after tests proved that there was no trace of cholera in the water," the city said in a statement.
JOHANNESBURG - Following violent protests over the poor quality quality of drinking water in Hammanskraal, the City of Tshwane on Friday said the water supply has improved and it has withdrawn water tankers from the area.
"The quality of drinking water in Hammanskraal and surrounding areas has improved and no longer has an odour and a brown colour, following reports of suspected cholera contamination in the area around June this year. The city had resorted to supplying water through tankers even though the reports were dismissed after tests proved that there was no trace of cholera in the water," the city said in a statement.
6 September 2018
CAPE TOWN – After his controversial walk-off from a live SuperSport broadcast, former Springbok wing Ashwin Willemse won’t be back on air.
SuperSport confirmed on Thursday that Willemse’s contract had expired, and that “he will not be back on air”.
Willemse, who will turn 37 on Saturday, walked out of the SuperSport studios on May 19 after being part of a panel alongside Naas Botha and Nick Mallett, with Motshidisi Mohono as the presenter.
CAPE TOWN – After his controversial walk-off from a live SuperSport broadcast, former Springbok wing Ashwin Willemse won’t be back on air.
SuperSport confirmed on Thursday that Willemse’s contract had expired, and that “he will not be back on air”.
Willemse, who will turn 37 on Saturday, walked out of the SuperSport studios on May 19 after being part of a panel alongside Naas Botha and Nick Mallett, with Motshidisi Mohono as the presenter.
25 September 2018
Ex-convict, Kessie Nair, who used the derogatory “K word” on President Cyril Ramaphosa, in a viral Facebook video, spent the long weekend in the police holding cell following his arrest by the Hawks.
He appeared in the Verulam Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. The state successfully argued that Nair continue to be held at the police holding cells pending the outcome of his bail application.
Ex-convict, Kessie Nair, who used the derogatory “K word” on President Cyril Ramaphosa, in a viral Facebook video, spent the long weekend in the police holding cell following his arrest by the Hawks.
He appeared in the Verulam Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. The state successfully argued that Nair continue to be held at the police holding cells pending the outcome of his bail application.
29 August 2018
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has taken steps to help residents of Lavender Hill and the surrounding areas with the ongoing gang violence.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has taken steps to help residents of Lavender Hill and the surrounding areas with the ongoing gang violence.
22 August 2018
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has released its investigative hearing report on the underlying socio-economic challenges of mining-affected communities in the country.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has released its investigative hearing report on the underlying socio-economic challenges of mining-affected communities in the country.
13 August 2018
Parliament now appears to starting on a process of dealing with a set of recommendations that will several of the Chapter Nine institutions like the Commission for Gender Equality and the Human Rights Commission being merged into one group – Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Lechesa Tsenoli joins Stephen Grootes in the line for more on this.
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Source: SAFM
Parliament now appears to starting on a process of dealing with a set of recommendations that will several of the Chapter Nine institutions like the Commission for Gender Equality and the Human Rights Commission being merged into one group – Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Lechesa Tsenoli joins Stephen Grootes in the line for more on this.
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Source: SAFM
02 September 2018
While the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is concerned about claims of the sale of expired goods, it says there is no justification for people taking the law into their own hands.
The commission was referring to violence that broke out during protests in White City, Soweto on Wednesday afternoon. Rubber bullets and teargas were fired to disperse crowds in different shops in the suburb.
While the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is concerned about claims of the sale of expired goods, it says there is no justification for people taking the law into their own hands.
The commission was referring to violence that broke out during protests in White City, Soweto on Wednesday afternoon. Rubber bullets and teargas were fired to disperse crowds in different shops in the suburb.
2 September 2018
The streets of Soweto and other townships in Gauteng were calm following a week of violence and looting of foreign-owned shops, but police presence has been upped to monitor the situation.
The streets of Soweto and other townships in Gauteng were calm following a week of violence and looting of foreign-owned shops, but police presence has been upped to monitor the situation.
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