Attention: Editors and Reporters
06 September 2022

On 6 – 9 September 2022, the North West Provincial Office of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will conduct capacity building workshops aimed at capacitating faith based organisations and traditional leaders in Vryburg and Setlagole village.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

06 September 2022

On 13 September 2021, the South African Human Rights Commission in Mpumalanga (“the Commission) received a complaint against Lekwa Local Municipality (“the Municipality”) and the Department of Human Settlements (“DHS”).  The complainant was a community member on behalf of an elderly pensioner and beneficiary of an RDP house, Mrs Gumede*.

05 September 2022

Attention: Editors and Reporters                    

The South African Human Rights Commission, Eastern Cape Provincial Office (ECPO) is concerned about the reported strike action that has been allegedly undertaken by Amathole District Municipality (ADM) officials pertaining to wage disputes. Media reports have indicated that the said strike action has, amongst other things, resulted in the sabotaging of water infrastructure, which consequently has negatively affected communities and services at large. The Constitution provides that Local Government structures have the objective to ensure the provision of services to communities in a sustainable manner and to promote a safe and healthy environment.

05 September 2022

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (‘the Commission’) Gauteng Provincial Office is initiating the second leg of the investigation inquiry into continuing complaints or allegations of racial discrimination or discrimination in general in advertising within South Africa. 

Attention: Editors and Reporters

Wednesday, 31 August 2022

The South African Human Rights Commission (the SAHRC) and the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) National Conference on Local Governance will conclude on 01 September as follows:

31 August 2022

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission, KwaZulu Natal Provincial Office (the Commission) in partnership with the KwaZulu Natal Department of Education (DoE), and other stakeholders, will conduct workshops in preparation for the Provincial Oral Rounds of the National Schools Moot Court Programme (NSMCP). The Commission and DoE following the workshops, will host the Provincial Oral Rounds at the Durban Magistrate Court.

31 August 2022

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (‘the Commission’) Gauteng Provincial Office’s second leg of the investigation inquiry into continuing complaints or allegations of racial discrimination or discrimination in general in advertising within South Africa adjourned on Tuesday and will resume again on Thursday morning, as follows:

Attention: Editors and Reporters

30 August 2022

The SAHRC North West Provincial Office will be conducting stakeholder engagements with government officials, older persons, and community development workers, as well as monitoring activities in mental health facilities and police stations in Mahikeng from 30 August 2022 to 1 September 2022.

30 August 2022

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The Bill of Rights provides the communities with fundamental rights to access social services. In this regard, the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 places the responsibility on the government to ensure that basic services are progressively expanded to all, within the limits of available resources. Basic services include water, sanitation, electricity, housing, refuse and waste removal. These are critical services that are meant to improve the lives of people. In South Africa, the government has committed to providing a basic amount of free water and electricity to poor people.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

Tuesday, 30 August 2022

The South African Human Rights Commission (the SAHRC) has noted myriad systemic challenges within the sphere of local government, which hinder the attainment and enjoyment of human rights. As part of its responses to these challenges, the SAHRC and the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) will be hosting a National Conference on Local Governance under the theme, “Local Government, Accountability, Service Delivery, and Human Rights.” The hosting of the conference is in line with the SAHRC’s and CRL Rights Commission’s mandate to promote, protect and monitor the observance of human and community rights in South Africa.