11 Mar 2024

THE eThekwini Municipality has denied allegations of internal sabotage after it was revealed in a town hall meeting called by the SA Human Rights Commission SAHRC to discuss water challenges in the city last week that a valve at the Mountview Reservoir in Verulam has a locked chain on it. This comes in the midst of ongoing water outages in the area, among others in the city, that have resulted in multiple protests by affected residents who say their constitutional rights are being violated.

17 March 2024

ON THE INCREASE IN SA Political and taxirelated killings are worsening and experts say the paymasters get away with murder KILLED A screenshot captured by a CCTV camera of the night AKA was assassinated in Durban I think there is a sense among many of the people involved in the killings that they can act with impunity Assassinations have become the method of choice for eliminating someone in South Africa and policing experts are alarmed by the boldness of the hits with bodyguards no longer a deterrent for hitmen and the impunity of the perpetrators.

22 Mar 2024

ASYLUMseekers living along a pavement in Bellville who were evicted from Paint City last year have asked to be relocated to a safer place after a taxi injured a woman. It has been five months since the group of around 150 people were evicted from the shelter. They have been living on Robert Sobukwe Drive, outside the shelter, since October. The asylumseekers first illegally occupied the Methodist Church on Greenmarket Square in 2019, and around 600 were then placed in Bellville.

24 March 2024

IT IS WIDELY established that human rights are indivisible, interdependent and interrelated. Similarly, consensus exists that water is the source of all life and therefore the right to water is the force that sustains the intrinsic connectedness of all human rights.

However, in South Africa this vital right is under siege due substantially to neglected infrastructure.The nation is grappling with a growing crisis as the availability of this essential resource increasingly diminishes – leading to inequalities
and adversities. The unfolding crisis is on full display in the rising number of community protests against water shortages. In the province of KwaZulu-Natal, communities living in the eThekwini Metropolitan are particularly despondent with increasing reports of water protests. In recent months, there have been increased protest action in areas such as Phoenix, KwaXimba, Verulam, KwaNyuswa and oThongathi, among others.

27 March 2024

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) in the Northern Cape Province will be conducting a human rights engagement with the Northern Cape Department of Education aimed at addressing key issues related to human rights in the education sector.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

27 March 2024

The Free State Provincial Office (FSPO) of the South African Human Rights Commission will host media briefing on the 28^th of March 2024 from 12h00 until 12h30 at Tuscan Rose next to Bains Lodge in Bloemfontein. The media briefing allows members of the media to enquire with the Commission about the Investigative Enquiry which was underway during the cause of this week.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

26 March 2024

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC or the Commission) will on Wednesday 27 March 2024 honour Chief Albert Luthuli and other human rights activists and defenders for their relentless work in the protection of human rights.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

26 March 2024

The Gauteng Provincial Office (GPO) of the South African Human Rights Commission (Commission) will host its annual media briefing on 27 March 2024 from 10h00 until 12h00.

The briefing will cover updates on matters that the Gauteng Provincial Office has investigated and has been featured in the media. The Gauteng Provincial Office will also provide a report back on activities undertaken during 2023 and inform the media of goals for 2024. In addition, updates will be provided on advocacy and monitoring activities.

26 March 2024                                                                                                 

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) in the Northern Cape Province will be conducting a strategic stakeholder engagement on children in conflict with the law. Children in conflict with the law refer to individuals under the age of 18 who are alleged as, accused of, or recognised as having infringed criminal law. Their involvement in illegal activities poses significant challenges to their well-being, rehabilitation, and successful reintegration into society. Factors such as poverty, social inequality, lack of access to education, and exposure to violence exacerbate their vulnerability to engaging in criminal behaviour.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

25 March 2024

 The South African Human Rights Commission wishes to announce that the meeting with Ingonyama Trust Board which was meant to take place on Tuesday 26 March 2024 has been postponed.