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Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission or the SAHRC) will recommence its National Investigative Hearing into the July 2021 Unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng Provinces on Monday, the 21st February 2022. The Hearing will continue until Friday, 4th March 2022.
This second leg of the National Hearing will focus on events as they unfolded in Gauteng Province during the unrest in July 2021 and will also feature the continuation of evidence from the KZN sitting. The Hearing Panel is due to hear testimony from survivors, various community members as well as industry players in commerce, private security and State officials.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
On Friday, 18 February 2022, the South African Human Rights Commission, Gauteng Provincial Office will host a stakeholder engagement in observance of the World Day of Social Justice. The World Day of Social Justice is observed and celebrated to promote social development, human dignity and equal opportunities for all. This celebration coalesces with the Commission’s medium to long-term objectives toward promoting, monitoring and protecting rights in general and the right to equality in particular.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (‘the Commission’) will convene an inquiry into allegations of racial discrimination or discrimination in general in advertising within South Africa. The Inquiry is scheduled to take place in Johannesburg from 14 – 18 March 2022.
In the recent past, there have been a few advertisements which have been indicative of racism and have evoked much criticism of the industry and their clients.
15 February 2022
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) Western Cape Provincial Office (WCPO) will conduct a capacity-building workshop for Community Development Workers (CDWs) to train them as Human Rights Champions. The capacity building workshop is aimed at empowering the local stakeholders by heightening awareness about human rights and structures that can help with redress for human rights violations with a specific focus on the role of the SAHRC in promoting, monitoring and protecting human rights.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Tomorrow, the South African Human Rights Commission, Gauteng Provincial Office will be conducting a site inspection of the Wemmer Pan Lake in Johannesburg. This follows allegations of environmental pollution and raw sewage pouring into the lake.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
On Monday, 14 February 2022, the Gauteng office of the South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) will conduct a joint inspection with government stakeholders in Alexandra to assess progress made in implementing its directives.
11 February 2022
From 27 September 2021 to 1 October 2021, the Commission in Mpumalanga conducted an investigative inquiry into service delivery challenges within local municipalities in Mpumalanga. The inquiry followed service delivery complaints against various local municipalities in the province over the years. The issues raised in the various complaints included the failure by municipalities to provide water and housing, sewage spillages, sewage treatment challenges, electricity outages, non-collection of refuse and potholes on the roads.
09 February 2022
The South African Human Rights Commission Western Cape provincial office (WCPO) will conduct a capacity building workshop for Community Development Workers (CDWs) to train them as Human Rights Champions. The capacity building workshop is aimed at empowering the CDWs by heightening awareness about human rights and structures that can help with redress for human rights violations with a specific focus on the role of the SAHRC in promoting, monitoring and protecting human rights.
07 February 2022
The Eastern Cape Provincial Office of the South African Human Rights Commission (Commission) has noted from media reports the dangerous conditions learners face in attempting to access their right to basic education within areas of the province. In view thereof, as well as the urgent need to ensure that the safety and best interests of children are upheld, the SAHRC will be visiting the areas affected to inspect and assess the concerns herein.
07 February 2022
The South African Human Rights Commission’s Gauteng Provincial Office will, this week, embark on an awareness and information sharing roadshow and human rights monitoring in various parts of the West Rand and Sedibeng districts in Gauteng. During the four-day roadshow, the Commission will share information on human rights and engage with municipalities on service delivery challenges and specific areas of potential collaboration.
03 February 2022
On 3 February 2022, the North West Provincial Office of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will conduct a capacity building workshop with Community Human Rights Champions who are members of Community Advices Offices affiliated to the Community Advice Offices South Africa (“CAOSA”).
Attention: Editors and Reporters
On Thursday, 03 February 2022, the South African Human Rights Commission (“The Commission”) will conduct a site inspection of the Tholimfundo Primary School in Protea Glen, Soweto.
02 February 2022
The South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) working in collaboration with the Langa Advice Office will host a community engagement to educate members of the public on the Equality legislation and the work of the Institutions Supporting Democracy in the Republic. This is meant to amplify basic human rights awareness with specific focus on the equality provision of the Bill of Rights as enshrined in Chapter 2 of the Constitution of the Republic South Africa, 1996.
ATT: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (Commission) has noted the decision by Cabinet on 31 January 2022 to review the resumption of schooling to full-time learning in all schools. The Commission welcomes this decision and is encouraged by the government’s prioritisation of teaching and learning.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The SAHRC Limpopo Provincial Office led by Commissioner Ntuli and J.B. Sibanyoni will this week (31 January 2022 - 04 January 2022) conduct follow-up site-visits and monitoring of areas affected by lack of access to clean drinking water and some of the areas affected negatively by mining activities in the Limpopo Province.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) will be hosting a webinar on local government service delivery through infrastructure development and management.
ATT: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission or the SAHRC) joins the rest of the nation in mourning the passing of yet another pillar upon which South Africa’s constitutional democracy was built. In a statement, Dr Max Coleman’s family confirmed that he had passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, the 16th January 2022, aged 95.
19 January 2022
The South African Human Rights Commission has issued the Mayor and Municipal Manager of Nyandeni Local Municipality with a Subpoena Notice to Appear before the Commission in terms of Section 15 (1) (c) and (d) of the Human Rights Commission Act No. 40 of 2013.
ATT: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission or the SAHRC) joins the rest of the Nation and the world in mourning the passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.
Good morning everyone, and welcome especially to members of the media and everyone else participating in this, the final Monthly Media Briefing by the South African Human Rights Commission for the year 2021.
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