2 September 2021

JOHANNESBURG - The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will be joining an international forum in a legal case.

5 September 2021

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has announced that it will be a third party in the appeal matter between 800m runner Caster Semenya and the Swiss Federal Supreme Court which will be heard at the European Court of Human Rights.

6 September 2021

PRETORIA – The CRL Rights Commission is continuing with its intervention to facilitate the resolution of friction among communities in KwaZulu-Natal in the aftermath of deadly violence, looting and widespread vandalism in July.

07 September 2021

Hammanskraal families say they can't use the "brownish" and "slimy" water coming out of their taps.

GroundUp spoke to residents after a visit by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) at the Temba Water Purification Plant and Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Works.

14 Sep 2021

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says its monitoring the government's plans to introduce a vaccine passport.

Chairperson, Bongani Majola, says at this stage, it's difficult to comment as this has not been introduced as yet.

16 September 2021

The nation is facing the prospect of vaccination-only facilities and buildings in South Africa, with the debate heightening after Sunday’s announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that the government was considering this approach. JOHANNESBURG - While the South African Human Rights Commission said that it did not have a position on the vaccination passport issue as yet, its chairperson, Bongani Majola, has raised concern about the potential abuse of the rights of the unvaccinated.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it is unconstitutional for companies to force employees to vaccinate against COVID-19.

17 September 2021

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has said that companies are violating people’s rights by forcing individuals to vaccinate. SAHRC wants the government to point out the policy that allows companies to make the decision.

17 September 2021

The idea of a vaccine passport to allow people to enter certain events and venues has sparked a lot of debate, with readers saying the idea should be scrapped.

President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday the health department was considering implementing vaccine passports “which can be used as evidence of vaccination for various purposes and events so people are able to demonstrate they’ve been vaccinated”.

20 September 2021

The causes of alleged racially motivated attacks and killings during the July unrest will be investigated.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will look into the cause of the July unrest and the hearings will commence on 15 November 2021.

They started by writing their arguments in an essay format, using the constitution and case laws to solve the case.

21 September 2021

Kwa-Thema – Laban Motlhabi learners Nobuhle Diko and Lesego Choshane were crowned winners of the South African Schools Moot Court Competition for Gauteng on Saturday. This was after competing against learners from 10 other schools, both public and former model C, from across the province.