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Colleges in Zebediela reopen after SAHRC, Public Protector step in

15 July 2019

Virtually three 000 pupils, who had been pressured out of sophistication for greater than three months by residents demanding a tarred highway in Zebediela, Limpopo, have now all returned to highschool.

SAHRC, City of CT to ‘find solution’ on fining the homeless

12 July 2019

CAPE TOWN – The Human Rights Commission on Friday agreed to work with the City of Cape Town to find sustainable solutions to address homelessness.CoCT: Fines for homeless people set by Justice Dept, not the cityThe municipality was criticised for enforcing a by-law and fining homeless people.

#AdamCatzavelos pleads poverty as SAHRC fines him R200K for racist utterance

#AdamCatzavelos pleads poverty as SAHRC fines him R200K for racist utterance | The Star

11 July 2019

Johannesburg - The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is pushing for racism-accused Adam Catzavelos to pay a R200 000 fine for his alleged racist utterance.

SAHRC: Adam Catzavelos wants to settle hate speech case out of court

11 July 2019

Businessman Adam Catzavelos faced three separate matters relating to his racist remarks including in the Equality Court and in Greece.

JOHANNESBURG – The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said on Wednesday Adam Catzavelos indicated his intentions to settle his hate speech case out of court.

SAHRC takes Adam Catzavelos racism case to Equality Court

11 July 2019

Adam Catzavelos's crimen injuria case was briefly heard in the Randburg Magistrates Court on Wednesday, where it was postponed to August.

DA welcomes SAHRC probe into RK Khan Hospital maggot case

08 July 2019

Imran Keeka says the party extends its sincere condolences to the Ebrahim family.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in KwaZulu-Natal on Monday welcomed the announcement of an investigation by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) into the RK Khan Hospital after a patient was found with maggots in his mouth.

AfriForum lodges hate speech complaint against Zindzi Mandela

08 July 2019

AfriForum has lodged a complaint of hate speech against SA ambassador to Denmark Zindzi Mandela for tweets the organisation believes “bore witness to a hate-bearing attitude”.

SAHRC to visit Mamelodi clinic where woman forced to give birth outside

08 July 2019

Elina Maseko, aged 45, was already in labour when she was allegedly told to go to a hospital because she had a high-risk pregnancy.

CT's by-law on fines for homeless violates rights, says SAHRC

08 July 2019

The commission received hundreds of complaints from people living on the streets regarding their treatment at the hands of municipal officials.

Maggots in man’s mouth: SAHRC to investigate

08 July 2019

On Monday, the Democratic Alliance (DA) in KwaZulu-Natal welcomed the announcement of an investigation by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) into the RK Khan Hospital after a patient was found with maggots in his mouth
On Tuesday last week, 52-year-old Sadick Ebrahim was found with maggots in his mouth, before his death.

WATCH: 'I have nothing to say to those nurses' - woman left to give birth outside Mamelodi clinic

08 July 2019

Elina Maseko has no words for the nurses who allegedly refused her care, leading to her giving birth to her baby at the gates of Stanza Bopape Clinic in Mamelodi, Tshwane, on Sunday last week.

SAHRC ‘will consider’ probe into Zindzi Mandela tweets

08 July 2019

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says the history of Zindzi Mandela and her family needs to be taken into account during any investigation into her tweets on land reform.

Nurses 'burnt out' at clinic that turned away pregnant woman‚ says SAHRC

08 July 2019

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says no action has been taken against officials who allegedly turned away a heavily pregnant woman who ended up giving birth outside a clinic in Pretoria.

SA Human Rights Commission helps quell Plett protests

07 July 2019

The South African Human Rights Commission has played a leading role in helping to quell the protests at Plettenberg Bay which saw the N2 though the town closed for several days this week.
The Bitou Municipality said that the N2 had been reopened to traffic on Saturday after an official from the SAHRC helped broker an agreement with residents of Qolweni, who took to the streets on Tuesday morning.

‘We don’t do racial profiling’ – medical schemes

4 July 2019

Three of the country’s giant medical health companies have denied profiling black, Indian and coloured healthcare professionals according to their race.

SAHRC looking into claims of racial profiling by medical aid schemes

04 July 2019

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is looking into claims that medical aid schemes are discriminating against black medical professionals.

Lack of documentation should not block any child's access to education

3 July 2019

A legal fight is underway, spearheaded by the Centre for Child Law, which seeks to secure the right of undocumented learners to access to basic education.

HRC to investigate City by-law that leads to homeless people being fined

3 July 2019

A furore has erupted over the city council’s implementation of a by-law that leads to homeless people being fined for sleeping on pavements or erecting illegal structures, with the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) saying they are launching an investigation.

Pretoria clinic faces probe after pregnant woman gives birth at gates

3 July 2019

The Gauteng health department has launched an inquiry after a heavily pregnant woman said she was turned away at a clinic in Pretoria and had to give birth at the gates of the facility.

Human Rights Commission joins application in battle for rights of undocumented pupils

3 July 2019

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has been allowed to join as an amicus curiae (friend of the court) in a case fighting for the rights of undocumented pupils to receive a basic education.

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