25 October 2017

Gauteng has the highest number of urban people living in makeshift homes that include shacks set up in sprawling informal settlements.
According to the Centre of Housing Rights and Eviction, most of the 7.5million people who lacked adequate housing live in Gauteng.
Stakeholders from a variety of sectors gathered at an indaba to discuss the existing issues pertaining to housing, such as provision of shelter for migrants in Gauteng cities.

25 October 2017

On Tuesday the South African Human Rights Commission initiated a conversation regarding the sensitive issue of foreign migrants’ access to housing and resources. The subject was calmly debated, but the message was loud and clear – exclusion and inequality must fall. By BHEKI C SIMELANE.

25 October 2017

GAUTENG has the highest number of urban people living in makeshift homes that include shacks set up in sprawling informal settlements.
According to the Centre of Housing Rights and Eviction, most of the 7.5million people who lacked adequate housing live in Gauteng.
Stakeholders from a variety of sectors gathered at an indaba to discuss the existing issues pertaining to housing, such as provision of shelter for migrants in Gauteng cities.

25 October 2017

The South African Human Rights Commission says it has noted with great concern the arrest of 13 human rights activists‚ including two South African lawyers‚ in Tanzania.

24 October 2017

A recent judgment against spanking children has led to a local church that was previously revealed to “advocate for the use of corporal punishment” seeking legal counsel on implications for it in its fight with the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC).
Joshua Generation’s Sunningdale-based church was investigated by SAHRC last year for publishing a parenting manual, “Raising Children - Transformation through Truth”.

23 October 2017

The chances of two South African lawyers arrested last week Tuesday in Tanzania being released any time soon are minimal‚ as the East African country has yet to charge them.

23 October 2017

A court judgment prohibiting parents from smacking their children sets a dangerous precedent that erodes parental authority.
That is the view of Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) – a non-profit Christian organisation – in response to the judgment‚ which effectively found that the common law defence of reasonable chastisement of children at home was unconstitutional and no longer applicable in law.

23 October 2017

Watch how waiting times for life-saving cancer treatment has grown as KwaZulu-Natal’s cancer services crumble. As the crisis grows, patients wait longer and longer for treatment. This information comes from the SAHRC’s report but Democratic Alliance spokesperson for health in KwaZulu-Natal Imran Keeka says he doubts the veracity of the information. Keeka alleges the data does not reflect patient backlogs at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital fuelled by a breakdown of treatment machines at Addington Hospital.

20 October 2017

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has added its voice to nationwide calls for strong action to be taken to end sexual violence, especially in schools.

31 October 2017

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in the province has praised judge Sekgopotje Mphahlele for showing respect to the country’s Constitution when passing judgment on farmers Theo Martins Jackson and Willem Oosthuizen last week.