21 September 2021

19 million residents dependent on the Vaal River were at serious risk due to being exposed to pollution and raw sewage.

Deputy President Mabuza, in his capacity as the chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Water and Sanitation, will visit the troubled Vaal River and the Kroonstad Waste Water Treatment Plant.

Some classrooms in Arcadia Senior Secondary have no electricity, the roof leaks, and science and computer studies have been suspended because of vandalism

21 September 2021

Pigeons are nesting in the classrooms of Arcadia Senior Secondary School in Gqeberha. The roof and walls of the prefabricated building leak and vandals have looted kitchen equipment, doors and window panes. Science and computer studies have been suspended because of fears the equipment will be stolen.

22 September 2021

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) is celebrating and participating in the International Week of Deaf People 2021-Celebrating Thriving Deaf Communities, hosted by DeafSA. The webinar will be led by the Commissioner for the Rights of People with Disabilities and Older Persons, Advocate Bokankatla Malatji and Gauteng Provincial Office Legal Officer, Ms. Harriette Buga.

22 September 2021

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 Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Hlengiwe Mkhize who, sadly, passed away on the 16th September 2021 after a short illness.

20 September 2021

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) in partnership with the Health IQ Consulting will be hosting a dialogue on ‘Dignified Rights’ which seeks to raise awareness about the vulnerability of Mental Health Care Users.

20 September 2021

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The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission or the SAHRC) will hold a National Investigative Hearing into the July 2021 unrest, which affected especially the provinces of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, the causes of the unrest as well as the impact of the unrest on human rights. The Hearing will commence on the 15th November 2021 and is planned to be heard over a three week period until the 3rd December 2021.

17 September 2021

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

On 18 September 2021, the South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) North West Provincial Office will host the oral round of the National Schools Moot Court Competition (NSMCC). The NSMCC is a collaboration between the National Department of Basic Education (DBE), the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) and the SAHRC.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
16 September 2021

As part of the 2021 Schools Moot Court Competition and following the success of Mpumalanga learners who participated in the essay writing phase of the competition, the Mpumalanga provincial office of the South African Human Rights Commission in collaboration with Department of Basic Education and the Department of Justice in Mpumalanga will be hosting the learners as they now take part in the provincial oral round of the competition.  

13 September 2021

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) North West Provincial Office, working with the Department of Justice and Community Advice Office South Africa, will conduct capacity building workshops on the right to equality.

13 September 2021

ATT: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) launched its Position Paper and campaign on the Right to Read and Write on 8th September at the Constitutional Court (Braamfontein). The Position Paper was prepared by the Section 11 Committee on the Right to Read and Write, a formally constituted sub-committee of the South African Human Rights Commission. The Section Eleven Committee is comprised of esteemed members of academia, organisations and individuals dedicated to the advancement of education, children’s rights, education, literacy, language, disability, economic and constitutional law.  The Committee’s work was ably coordinated by Prof Nic Spaull from Stellenbosch University.  The project was sponsored by the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation and the Zenex Foundation.