ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

27th February 2013

The South African Human Rights Commission has received information about alleged statements made by Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Minister Lulu Xingwane during an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.  

February 2013


ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission facilitated and welcomed the public apology and withdrawal of all hurtful racial statements posted on social media by the young unemployed journalist Zama Khumalo.

14 February 2013

 ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) invites members of the media to the roundtable discussion on illegal mining in the Gauteng Province.

Opinion piece by Commissioner Lindiwe Mokate, Commissioner responsible for Basic Education and Children
 
Monday, 28 January 2013
 
The right to a basic education is a constitutionally protected right that is unequivocally guaranteed to all children in South Africa. It is considered a central facilitative right that is not qualified by expressions such as ‘available resources’, ‘progressive realisation’, or ‘reasonable legislative measures’ which are applicable to other socio-economic rights enshrined in our Constitution. This was explicitly confirmed in the 2011 Constitutional Court Judgement of Governing Body of the Juma Musjid Primary School and Others v Essay NO and Others.

24 January 2013

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission has complied with the request by Judge Ian Farlam to share the report into the death of Free State activist, Andries Tatane with the police responsible for handling violent protests.

MEDIA STATEMENT

21 January 2013

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission is in the process of investigating an alleged failure of government departments to implement the National Child Protection Register (CPR).

17 JANUARY 2013

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

The Commission has been monitoring media reports of the race based attack which occurred at the World of Golf. Although it has not yet received an instruction or complaint from the victim (Maluleke), it has received a complaint from two members of the public.

16 JANUARY 2013

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters


The South African Human Rights Commission has noted with concern and shock reports of the death of a young Northern Cape woman Gabaediwe Motsage after she was allegedly tortured, physically assaulted and burned at an initiation school in Hartswater, along the border with the North West Province.

16 JANUARY 2013

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

Education is an important tool for the development of an individual, society and the nation as a whole.
It is for this reason that the South African Human Rights Commission plans to launch the Basic Education Charter.

16 JANUARY 2013

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) notes with concern the increasing number of reports of excessive use of force by the South African Police Services (SAPS) from the Boland/Winelands area including Barrydale, Robertson, Wolsely, Clanwilliam and De Doorns.