19 Apr 2019

The South African Human Rights Commission says the eviction of people living on farms and informal settlements is a matter of great concern.

19 April 2019

JOHANNESBURG – The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it plans on being a mediator between disadvantaged communities and the relevant government departments on issues of service delivery.

19 April 2019
 
Inquiry follows spate of protests in township
 
Johannesburg City Manager Ndivhoniswani Lukhwareni made submissions at an inquiry conducted by the South African Human Rights Commission on what services the City has provided to Alexandra. Photo: Zoë Postman.

19 April 2019


JOHANNESBURG – The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it plans on being a mediator between disadvantaged communities and the relevant government departments on issues of service delivery.The commission held its first day of an inquiry into service delivery in Alexandra on Thursday.

20 April 2019

Johannesburg City manager Ndivhoniswani Lukhwareni made submissions at the South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) inquiry regarding the recent spate of protests in Alexandra.

24 April 2019

The South African Human Rights Commission is calling for an investigation into the conduct of an Emfuleni Municipal official. The South African Human Rights Commission has called for the Emfuleni municipality to investigate allegations that a municipal official was involved in soliciting funds from unlawful land occupiers in the Rust-Ter-Vaal informal settlement in return for their continued residence on the land.
ANC chairperson of Emfuleni municipality’s ward 16, Madoda Mkhombeni, has come under fire with other ANC members after it was reported that they were behind land invasions in the area.

26 April 2019

Hundreds of detainees in police station and court cells were reporting torture, cruelty as well as degrading treatment.
Pretoria - Hundreds of detainees in police station and court cells were reporting torture, cruelty as well as degrading treatment and punishments.
This was due to system faults as there were no regular station and cell inspections by people independent of the SAPS to ensure detainees were held and treated in accordance with the law.

26 April 2019

Durban - TWO men accused of inciting racial hatred said they stood by their words despite being found guilty by the Equality Court.
Last week, magistrate John Sanders found Phumlani Mfeka and Zweli Sangweni of the Mazibuye African Forum guilty of hate speech for comments made in articles and interviews in 2013/14.

26 April 2019

Provincial Chairperson of the SAHRC, Buang Jones, said they are an institution that is transparent. Addressing a full hall last week, Jones said theirs is to facilitate on a constructive engagement between the community, local government and other stakeholders.

29 April 2019

The Nelson Mandela Foundation has approached the Equality Court seeking an order declaring that the public display of South Africa’s apartheid-era flag constitutes unfair discrimination, hate speech and harassment. AfriForum argues that banning the old flag could set a bad precedent.