Attention: Editors and Reporters

4 AUGUST 2023

The South African Human Rights Commission Gauteng Provincial Office (GPO) will meet with the management of Crawford International, Pretoria, on 4 August 2023.

02 August 2023

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) in Limpopo undertakes the training of the clerks of the Equality Courts and court managers in the province on the procedure and operations of the Equality Courts.

01 August 2023

Attention: Editors and Reporters


The South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) in Limpopo will be conducting the inspection in loco together with the Municipal Manager of Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality (“the Municipality”) on the 1st of August 2023. The Commission will conduct the inspection in the areas identified during the preliminary investigation after receiving the complaints.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

31 July 2023

The North West Provincial Office of the Commission (“NWPO”) will be launching its Social Harmony National Effort (“SHiNE”) initiative under the theme of “Good Governance Starts at Home: Empowered Women a Cornerstone of Strong Families and Communities”.

The closing date for entries has been extended to 8 August 2023

Attention: Editors and Reporters

25 July 2023

The SAHRC together with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Clive Sithole Ceramics (Durban), Imiso Ceramics (Cape Town), and Van Schaik Bookstore, wishes to invite youth below the age of 18 years in the KwaZulu Natal Province to submit their clay works that demonstrate their interpretations and reflections on the meaning of the July Unrest and the April 2022 Floods.

21 July 2023

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has considered the judgment of the Johannesburg High Court that was delivered on 14 July 2023 in AfriForum vs SAHRC.

20 July 2023

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission has partnered with the Centre for Applied Legal Studies and the Nelson Mandela Foundation to host a day of dialogue, memory and nation-building, reckoning with the “July Unrest” by invoking the legacies of Sanusi Credo Mutwa and Chief Albert Luthuli. The convening will take place on the 21st of July 2023 - Sanusi Credo Mutwa's birthday and the anniversary of the passing on of Chief Luthuli.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

19 July 2023

The South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) will be conducting a stakeholder engagement on issues arising out of the farming communities in the Gert Sibande District, as part of its initiatives to address systemic violations in the province.

17 July 2023

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) is mandated in terms of section 184(1) to promote respect for human rights and a culture of human rights, to promote the protection, development and attainment of human rights, as well as to monitor and assess the observance of human rights in the Republic of South Africa. This mandate provides the Commission with an opportunity to ensure redress, and to ensure that the culture of human rights is upheld in the country.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

14 July 2023

The South African Human Rights Commission has partnered with the Centre for Applied Legal Studies and the Nelson Mandela Foundation to host a day of dialogue, memory and nation-building, reckoning with the “July Unrest” by drawing on the legacies of Sanusi Credo Mutwa and Chief Albert Luthuli. The convening will take place on the 21st of July, 2023 - Sanusi Credo Mutwa's birthday and the anniversary of the passing on of Chief Luthuli.