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12 May 2022
AfriForum faced off against the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the South African Human Rights Commission in the court in Bloemfontein today, to try and overturn the 2019 ruling.
JOHANNESBURG - The fate of the Equality Court ruling declaring gratuitous displays of the old South African flag to be hate speech is now in the hands of the Supreme Court of Appeal.
AfriForum faced off against the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the South African Human Rights Commission in the court in Bloemfontein today, to try and overturn the 2019 ruling.
JOHANNESBURG - The fate of the Equality Court ruling declaring gratuitous displays of the old South African flag to be hate speech is now in the hands of the Supreme Court of Appeal.
Commission to monitor Mogalakwena municipality
12 May 2022
For months residents of Mogalakwena in Limpopo have had to put up with a broken sewage system.
After failing to get the municipality to fix the problem, they asked the Human Rights Commission to step in.
The municipality has submitted a plan to the Commission which will be monitored.
Residents of Mogalakwena in Limpopo have asked the Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) for help getting the municipality to fix a broken sewage system which has left sewage running in the streets.
12 May 2022
For months residents of Mogalakwena in Limpopo have had to put up with a broken sewage system.
After failing to get the municipality to fix the problem, they asked the Human Rights Commission to step in.
The municipality has submitted a plan to the Commission which will be monitored.
Residents of Mogalakwena in Limpopo have asked the Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) for help getting the municipality to fix a broken sewage system which has left sewage running in the streets.
10 May 2022
The South African Human Rights Commission says it's received numerous complaints about the lack of running water in parts of eThekwini.
In most instances, supply was cut when water infrastructure was damaged during last month's floods.
The South African Human Rights Commission says it's received numerous complaints about the lack of running water in parts of eThekwini.
In most instances, supply was cut when water infrastructure was damaged during last month's floods.
09 May 2022
THE South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is squaring off with three major banks for their tendency to apply for default judgments in the high court against debtors who owe amounts as small as R7 000 on their home loans.
THE South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is squaring off with three major banks for their tendency to apply for default judgments in the high court against debtors who owe amounts as small as R7 000 on their home loans.
07 June 2022
It is no secret that South Africa is one of the most unequal countries in the world. From class to gender to race to sexuality, it seems that anything we could be unequal about, we excel in.
According to the outgoing South African Human Rights Commission CEO Tseliso Thipanyane, poor governance has plagued the country and become one of its biggest human rights atrocities but the question, here, is if that is our only problem. Is poor governance the only one to blame, or are we, as people in the country, just as to blame.
It is no secret that South Africa is one of the most unequal countries in the world. From class to gender to race to sexuality, it seems that anything we could be unequal about, we excel in.
According to the outgoing South African Human Rights Commission CEO Tseliso Thipanyane, poor governance has plagued the country and become one of its biggest human rights atrocities but the question, here, is if that is our only problem. Is poor governance the only one to blame, or are we, as people in the country, just as to blame.
27 April 2022
The narrative which emerged is deep human suffering in a context of physical devastation. Homes and belongings are no longer available to many.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has been actively monitoring areas most impacted by the floods, which ravaged KwaZulu-Natal recently.
The narrative which emerged is deep human suffering in a context of physical devastation. Homes and belongings are no longer available to many.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has been actively monitoring areas most impacted by the floods, which ravaged KwaZulu-Natal recently.
25 April 2022
Pretoria - The practice of requesting a fee from protesters in the City of Johannesburg will be challenged in the Johannesburg High Court tomorrow.
The applicants, represented by the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (Cals), will argue that charging a fee to exercise the rights guaranteed in the Constitution is unlawful and unconstitutional.
Pretoria - The practice of requesting a fee from protesters in the City of Johannesburg will be challenged in the Johannesburg High Court tomorrow.
The applicants, represented by the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (Cals), will argue that charging a fee to exercise the rights guaranteed in the Constitution is unlawful and unconstitutional.
25 April 2022
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in the Free State has announced plans to conduct an investigation into the province’s service delivery system. This comes in response to reports from various communities across the province of poor delivery of basic services.
The SAHRC’s Provincial Manager, Thabo Kheswa says the hearings are scheduled for June or July.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in the Free State has announced plans to conduct an investigation into the province’s service delivery system. This comes in response to reports from various communities across the province of poor delivery of basic services.
The SAHRC’s Provincial Manager, Thabo Kheswa says the hearings are scheduled for June or July.
21 April 2022
Sahrc CEO said the commission was already hard at work and monitoring developments.
The South African Human Rights Commission (Sahrc) says it will monitor closely how funds and resources meant to assist flood victims in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) are used to ensure that they are not diverted and looted due to corruption.
Sahrc CEO said the commission was already hard at work and monitoring developments.
The South African Human Rights Commission (Sahrc) says it will monitor closely how funds and resources meant to assist flood victims in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) are used to ensure that they are not diverted and looted due to corruption.
21 April 2022
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said it has been actively monitoring areas most impacted by the floods, which ravaged KwaZulu-Natal last week.
Commissioners visited families and shelters housing hundreds of displaced children.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said it has been actively monitoring areas most impacted by the floods, which ravaged KwaZulu-Natal last week.
Commissioners visited families and shelters housing hundreds of displaced children.
16 April 2022
Human rights activist Rhoda Kadalie, 68, has died after a battle with lung cancer.
Her daughter, Julia Pollak, confirmed the death to News24.
Human rights activist Rhoda Kadalie, 68, has died after a battle with lung cancer.
Her daughter, Julia Pollak, confirmed the death to News24.
15 April 2022
SAHRC also called for more attention to be given to the impact of climate change
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said the State must ensure that humanitarian aid actually reaches those that need it after the floods in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and is not lost to corruption or maladministration.
SAHRC also called for more attention to be given to the impact of climate change
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said the State must ensure that humanitarian aid actually reaches those that need it after the floods in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and is not lost to corruption or maladministration.
13 April 2022
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is investigating Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr and is demanding R500,000 over his comments about the LGBTIQ+ community.
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is investigating Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr and is demanding R500,000 over his comments about the LGBTIQ+ community.
13 April 2022
The SA Human Rights Commission has issued a letter to Steve Hofmeyer after he made comments about Disney and the LGBTQ+ community.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has issued a letter of demand to Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr for his remarks that Disney’s agenda is to groom children to have sex with animals and the LGBTQ+ community represents bestiality.
The SA Human Rights Commission has issued a letter to Steve Hofmeyer after he made comments about Disney and the LGBTQ+ community.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has issued a letter of demand to Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr for his remarks that Disney’s agenda is to groom children to have sex with animals and the LGBTQ+ community represents bestiality.
12 April 2022
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has called for swift action against any criminality in Diepsloot but also warned residents not to take the law into their own hands.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has called for swift action against any criminality in Diepsloot but also warned residents not to take the law into their own hands.
12 April 2022
Cape Town - Community activist Lucinda Evans has written to the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and the national secretariat of the police, asking them to urgently investigate the Steenberg and Muizenberg police stations.
Cape Town - Community activist Lucinda Evans has written to the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and the national secretariat of the police, asking them to urgently investigate the Steenberg and Muizenberg police stations.
12 April 2022
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has sent a letter of demand to Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr over comments made to the LGBTQI+ community.
Hofmeyr caused a stir on social media when he claimed Disney's agenda is to groom children to have sex with animals, adding that the channel's agenda promotes bestiality.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has sent a letter of demand to Afrikaans singer Steve Hofmeyr over comments made to the LGBTQI+ community.
Hofmeyr caused a stir on social media when he claimed Disney's agenda is to groom children to have sex with animals, adding that the channel's agenda promotes bestiality.
8 April 2022
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Friday condemned the vigilantism that led to the murder of Zimbabwean national Elvis Nyathi in Diepsloot on Wednesday.
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Friday condemned the vigilantism that led to the murder of Zimbabwean national Elvis Nyathi in Diepsloot on Wednesday.
8 April 2022
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is holding a hearing at Knysna on the Garden Route following a number of complaints by communities of alleged brutality from law enforcement officials and security companies.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is holding a hearing at Knysna on the Garden Route following a number of complaints by communities of alleged brutality from law enforcement officials and security companies.
8 April 2022
The South African Human Rights Commission says the residents of crime-ridden Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg feel neglected by the police.
The commission visited Diepsloot on Thursday and Friday amid this week’s violence and protests in the area.
The South African Human Rights Commission says the residents of crime-ridden Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg feel neglected by the police.
The commission visited Diepsloot on Thursday and Friday amid this week’s violence and protests in the area.
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